Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:34 am  

I wish him well wherever he goes but its time for us to move on

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:41 am  

The rumour is that TNT sports (BT Sports rebadged) are making a play for the Superleague rights from next season, that could be 3 companies bidding which should hopefully drive the price up.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:44 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

You just can’t see how Powell stays on. If a deal wasn’t set up elsewhere, I don’t think we’d announce Leeming. I can see him going to Leigh tbh. His best season in a Wigan shirt was under Lam and he’s good mates with a couple of the Leigh players.

Ipape has NRL interest so makes even more sense.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:37 pm  

Keighran signed for us on a 2 year deal according to Jenna Brooks.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:37 pm  

Keighran 2 year deal with Wigan according to Sky

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:38 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Keighran signed for us on a 2 year deal according to Jenna Brooks.

seconds in it

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:53 pm  

I think Keighran is as likely to be Cust's replacement as he is King's. He's played a lot at stand off in Australia and at Catalans. You'd imagine it would be tempting to throw him in there if we can't figure out the Field/French conondrum.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:00 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Keighran signed for us on a 2 year deal according to Jenna Brooks.

Good stuff, goal kicking centre sounds good.

Like the contract length, our other goal kicking centre Eckersley can replace Thornleys role in the team.

Maybe after 2 years Zack is ready for the number 3 shirt.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:24 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

I think Keighran is as likely to be Cust's replacement as he is King's. He's played a lot at stand off in Australia and at Catalans. You'd imagine it would be tempting to throw him in there if we can't figure out the Field/French conondrum.

Will be very interesting to see where he gets a run in pre season.

I’d personally like to see him at 6 because I think he will compliment Smith as he is a natural runner but I don’t see us being able to sign 2 props and a centre whilst due to cap and quota.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:00 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

I think Keighran is as likely to be Cust's replacement as he is King's. He's played a lot at stand off in Australia and at Catalans. You'd imagine it would be tempting to throw him in there if we can't figure out the Field/French conondrum.

Well it seems Catalans wanted to keep him and I think most people would probably choose life in the South of France over the North West of England, added to that Catalans apparently they pay the Ozzies handsomely it makes you think if he has plumped to join us because we are offering him a role in the halves? Or maybe he just wants to join the most famous rugby league team in the world but it was just a thought.