Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:08 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

I also think his agent just saying "Hastings will stay over there" maybe leaves the door open for RU clubs to make him an offer? He doesn't explicitly say he will stay with Wigan.

You're probably right and his agent might be subtly stirring things up a little.

PR is one of those topics that people fall either one way or the other on. For me I'm pro communication & it's probably the only area that I think the club could improve on. IF Hastings is staying, then I see no reason why it shouldn't be made public knowledge. Stop all this chatter and it might even win back some fans who thought he was only here for 1 season.

I'd also hope the club knew what was happening either way.

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:13 pm  

I recall links with Quins but they seemed to be based around Sean Long being at the club and he’s now gone. I’m not sure what position he’d play in Union tbh. He certainly wouldn’t be a fly half, he’s not quick enough for the wing. Maybe a full back or centre but it just doesn’t suit his skill set really and I can’t see it happening.

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:10 pm  

Thats next seasons scape goat lined up

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:41 pm  

Really happy if this turns out to be true. Under no illusions that he'll be looking to go back to Oz as soon as it suits him, he won't be the first. Even so it doesn't seem right having players as talented as Hastings in Wigan and many fans won't have seen him play in the flesh.

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:30 pm  

Not convinced - will wait and see. Cant see Hastings turning down an NRL offer if it came in.

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:14 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

I know I'm going over old ground here, but the Hull link is baffling. We had no indication that he's got anything other than an NRL release clause.

A lot of Wigan fans (me included) would be rightly cheesed off if he moved to another SL club. It either means the original statement from the club wasn't the whole truth, or they've decided to let him leave. Either one would be an own goal as JH is a fine player and, if he wants to stay in the UK, the club needs to make sure he stays with us.

Perhaps down to the rumour that Watson is going to Hull as coach.

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:55 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Not convinced - will wait and see. Cant see Hastings turning down an NRL offer if it came in.

I can to be honest.

Hastings and his agent know only too well what happens when you move to the wrong club and we know that not all NRL clubs are as professional as some people might expect.

I suspect he knows where he is going but knows he needs to wait a year and whilst Wigan isn’t the NRL he is reasonably happy here.

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:51 pm  

Not a chance in hell an NRL club would want Hastings. Too slow, but can look good over here.
Good news for Wigan though as certainly a good man to have around the club.....

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:40 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Not convinced - will wait and see. Cant see Hastings turning down an NRL offer if it came in.

I can, he seems settled, bought a house over here, girlfriend is from Manchester and when the world locked down he stayed here're shall see.

Re: Hastings is staying : Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:41 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Perhaps down to the rumour that Watson is going to Hull as coach.

I was just going to write the same thing..some "journal" put 2 and 2 together and came up with 7,hence the Hull link.