Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:51 pm  

TrentBarrett wrote:

good move for Salford he could thrive under a team with less pressure.

It will be a massive boost for him playing behind a pack that are able to dominate.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:55 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

Without thinking about new players we need to firstly concentrate on signing up our out of contract players:

Richards
Hanson
Tuson
Prescott

ALL are off contract this yerar. Get the lot of them signed up i say

Hanson - 3 years
Tuson - 3 years
Richards - 2 years
Prescott - 1 year + 1 year option in clubs favour

Im not sure id offer Prescott a contract. The lad is made of glass. When fit decent enough but not good enough to risk imo. If we werent prepared to offer Fielden a contract especially when losing so many experienced players then the same applies. I know Prescott is alot younger, but he's never had the pedigree of Fielden and suffered far more than Stu ever did injury wise at the same point of his career. As his body ages the injuries will only get worse and more frequent. As much as I like the lad he's not one id offer a contract to unless he can prove fitness with decent performances before his contract expires.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:48 pm  

There's a lot of talent off contract at the end of the year and that is the priority now after the start we've had.

I'm sure I read Burke and Crosby were off contract somewhere and they'd both get long term deals for me. I'd love to see Hansen stay and I think guys like Faz and Charnley probably need salary increases to ward off any growing interest (that I'd guess there must be).

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:58 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

There's a lot of talent off contract at the end of the year and that is the priority now after the start we've had.

I'm sure I read Burke and Crosby were off contract somewhere and they'd both get long term deals for me. I'd love to see Hansen stay and I think guys like Faz and Charnley probably need salary increases to ward off any growing interest (that I'd guess there must be).

Charnley looks happy as a pig in poop. But when his best mate leaves this year or next, we'll see what his mentality is then. A player with his ability will no doubt get the attention. Where is his heart, with Wigan Rl or the dollars and international recognition of yawnion.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:35 am  

lothlorian wrote:

Charnley looks happy as a pig in poop. But when his best mate leaves this year or next, we'll see what his mentality is then. A player with his ability will no doubt get the attention. Where is his heart, with Wigan Rl or the dollars and international recognition of yawnion.

I'm sure he'll be targetted and tbh he's another that will probably go at some point. I still say the success we had in the 80's and 90's is biting us on the backside nearly 20 years later.

Wigan are 'the' rugby league club, the leaders of the game and the benchmark in outsiders eyes and that's why our players are targetted. You never seriously hear that Union are interested in Ryan Hall, Kevin Sinfield, James Roby etc.

It's frustrating but complimentary at the same time.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:32 am  

Looks like Wigan are going to be making an audacious bid to sign Walmsley, with a possible swap deal on Smith.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:00 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

Looks like Wigan are going to be making an audacious bid to sign Walmsley, with a possible swap deal on Smith.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:23 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

Looks like Wigan are going to be making an audacious bid to sign Walmsley, with a possible swap deal on Smith.

True, Cameron Smith is going to Saints in a Higham style move.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:57 pm  

Penrith enquire about Sam Tomkins. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6612840784

Penrith enquire about Sam Tomkins. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6612840784

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:18 pm  

http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=547600&tsmp=1365112669 List of OOC players there - anybody you'd like to sign? Dan Sarginson is one who stands out for me. One for the future. Read good reports about Brad Singleton. Mickey Paea has always impressed me at Hull KR, if rumours about Lauaki are true I'd love to see us sign him to beef up the pack. Greg Burke, Liam Carberry, Dominic Crosby, Gil Dudson, Ben Flower, Anthony Gelling, Darrell Goulding, Harrison Hansen, Rhodri Lloyd, Jack Murphy, Paul Prescott, Pat Richards, Tom Spencer, Logan Tomkins, Chris Tuson. That's our OOC list. I'd sign up most of the players on that list. Burke, Crosby, Dudson, Flower, Goulding, Lloyd get them all signed up 3 year contracts. Carberry, Murphy, Gelling, Tomkins and Spencer have plenty to prove still before anything long-term can be reached. Hansen and Richards need to be kept along with Tuson. Prescott is the only worry on that list. Awesome prop on his day but he can't get himself fit!

http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=547600&tsmp=1365112669 List of OOC players there - anybody you'd like to sign? Dan Sarginson is one who stands out for me. One for the future. Read good reports about Brad Singleton. Mickey Paea has always impressed me at Hull KR, if rumours about Lauaki are true I'd love to see us sign him to beef up the pack. Greg Burke, Liam Carberry, Dominic Crosby, Gil Dudson, Ben Flower, Anthony Gelling, Darrell Goulding, Harrison Hansen, Rhodri Lloyd, Jack Murphy, Paul Prescott, Pat Richards, Tom Spencer, Logan Tomkins, Chris Tuson. That's our OOC list. I'd sign up most of the players on that list. Burke, Crosby, Dudson, Flower, Goulding, Lloyd get them all signed up 3 year contracts. Carberry, Murphy, Gelling, Tomkins and Spencer have plenty to prove still before anything long-term can be reached. Hansen and Richards need to be kept along with Tuson. Prescott is the only worry on that list. Awesome prop on his day but he can't get himself fit!