Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Oct 17, 2014 4:56 pm  

Burgess was offered the Brisbane contract 2 months ago after Wigan had offered him a derisory contract. This is from a very good source from within the coaching staff. This same source also said It is 90% certain that Charnley will be going to Rugby Union in the close season and they want Tommy Makinson to replace him.

Do not dismiss this a rubbish because i was informed of the Burgess deal 2 months ago and it's happened even before anyone had a sniff

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:05 pm  

adi wrote:

Could that view of wingers be the main reason why Hall has never moved there?

Could be, I'm not sure if he's ever been keen enough to go over there either. I seem to remember him having some fitness issues a few years ago which might have put off any suitors.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:49 pm  

Cherry_Warrior wrote:

Burgess was offered the Brisbane contract 2 months ago after Wigan had offered him a derisory contract. This is from a very good source from within the coaching staff. This same source also said It is 90% certain that Charnley will be going to Rugby Union in the close season and they want Tommy Makinson to replace him.

Do not dismiss this a rubbish because i was informed of the Burgess deal 2 months ago and it's happened even before anyone had a sniff

I will not rubbish a rumour but why would Charnley go to Australia to play for England if he then intends to leave the game and go to Union. Burgess has gone now and it would make sense if he was going he would go now as union season is just over a month old. By the time he gets back from Australia it will be November going into December. Not rubbishing your info but seems at odds with his statement a few months back and him not going now.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:35 pm  

tank123 wrote:

I will not rubbish a rumour but why would Charnley go to Australia to play for England if he then intends to leave the game and go to Union. Burgess has gone now and it would make sense if he was going he would go now as union season is just over a month old. By the time he gets back from Australia it will be November going into December. Not rubbishing your info but seems at odds with his statement a few months back and him not going now.

He's got the dates mixed-up. At the end of next season it is Burgess to Roosters, Charnley to Saracens and Makinson to Wigan with Cronk to Warrington.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:18 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

He's got the dates mixed-up. At the end of next season it is Burgess to Roosters, Charnley to Saracens and Makinson to Wigan with Cronk to Warrington.

One thing I will say about Wigan they do keep the fans in a state of limbo, you read this rumours and signings thread and one conclusion Wigan fans can take from the last few years , is that there going to be lots of comings and goings in the club.
The problem is all the goings are the club reared youngsters and comings most of the time seem to be club raised youngsters again.
The books may be balanced but if for a few seasons the standard of youngsters coming into the club should diminish the club will slide and become a middle table team. Why is it only Wigan who seem to have this problem, is it because the Wigan youngsters are restless and want to see the World or do Wigan not appreciate their youngsters enough and pay them enough to encourage them to stay.

Other Clubs do not seem to have this problem, apart from a few isolated cases, which means that other clubs youngsters have no ambition or they are better looked after than the players at Wigan. Or youngsters at other clubs are not sought after the same as youngsters from Wigan.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:03 am  

stillinthepast wrote:

One thing I will say about Wigan they do keep the fans in a state of limbo, you read this rumours and signings thread and one conclusion Wigan fans can take from the last few years , is that there going to be lots of comings and goings in the club.
The problem is all the goings are the club reared youngsters and comings most of the time seem to be club raised youngsters again.
The books may be balanced but if for a few seasons the standard of youngsters coming into the club should diminish the club will slide and become a middle table team. Why is it only Wigan who seem to have this problem, is it because the Wigan youngsters are restless and want to see the World or do Wigan not appreciate their youngsters enough and pay them enough to encourage them to stay.

Other Clubs do not seem to have this problem, apart from a few isolated cases, which means that other clubs youngsters have no ambition or they are better looked after than the players at Wigan. Or youngsters at other clubs are not sought after the same as youngsters from Wigan.

James Graham, Burgess brothers x 4, Richie Mathers, Jordan Baldwinson, Mason Tonks, Jordan Tansey, Mike Cooper.
It's not just Wigan is it?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:37 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

James Graham, Burgess brothers x 4, Richie Mathers, Jordan Baldwinson, Mason Tonks, Jordan Tansey, Mike Cooper.
It's not just Wigan is it?

Point taken Rogues, but with all due respect apart from Sam Burgess, James Graham and possibly Ritchie Mathers the others were almost unknown or very raw youngsters who could not hold down a regular spot in there S/l teams.

It just seems that Wigan are easier to talk into letting go young exiting players who look as if they can hold down a spot in any team in the league.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:03 pm  

Heard Danny Brough is on his way to us.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:15 pm  

Has burgess gone the NRL ?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:53 pm  

post wrote:

Heard Danny Brough is on his way to us.

Was told this this morning.