Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:51 pm  

Delighted that we've snapped him up, it was a glaring weakness in the squad &, quite simply, he improves us.

Shame about Halsall tho. I thought that, not only did he have great potential, but he'd work his way in as a utility back. I'd have rather have seen Miski leave than Sam.

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:02 pm  

Great signing - but I do wonder where the cap space is coming from.
Ins: Wardle, King, Cooper + French upgrade
Outs: Halsall, Bibby x 2, Nicholson, Partington, Tommy, Hardaker.
Can’t see any of the exits being on big money but maybe they add up to enough. I could see there being some truth in the Bateman exit rumours off the back of this announcement

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:20 pm  

Chieftain McBeefton wrote:

Great signing - but I do wonder where the cap space is coming from.
Ins: Wardle, King, Cooper + French upgrade
Outs: Halsall, Bibby x 2, Nicholson, Partington, Tommy, Hardaker.
Can’t see any of the exits being on big money but maybe they add up to enough. I could see there being some truth in the Bateman exit rumours off the back of this announcement

McDonnell gone as well.

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:46 pm  

Interesting to hear on his Wigan TV interview that we tried to make a move for him earlier in the season.

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:22 pm  

Super duper signing, Dan the Man calls it right again

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:29 pm  

The Whiffy Kipper wrote:

Super duper signing, Dan the Man calls it right again

and WW69 gives us all a good laugh into the bargain

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 10:23 pm  

Never saw that happening.

For what it’s worth, which isn’t very much, I think this is a huge signing.

The lad is all class and I expect he will go on to do be part of a team that does very good things at Wigan.

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Sun Oct 09, 2022 10:33 pm  

Really pleased with this and a definite upgrade. Less enamoured with losing Sam Halsall though as I thought he had good potential. That said if he wasn't getting in the team last season with the lack of centres we had then you have to think this is the right move

ATEOTD we've got a player in and around the England team for a player who couldn't displace a couple 2nd rowers at club level and an academy forward. Time will tell how that pans out as I suspect both might go on to bigger and better things but, at the time of writing, it has to be a good deal.

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:46 am  

Chieftain McBeefton wrote:

Great signing - but I do wonder where the cap space is coming from.
Ins: Wardle, King, Cooper + French upgrade
Outs: Halsall, Bibby x 2, Nicholson, Partington, Tommy, Hardaker.
Can’t see any of the exits being on big money but maybe they add up to enough. I could see there being some truth in the Bateman exit rumours off the back of this announcement

We are not at the cap level.

Re: Wardle Confirmed - 3 Years : Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:47 am  

jonh wrote:

Never saw that happening.

For what it’s worth, which isn’t very much, I think this is a huge signing.

The lad is all class and I expect he will go on to do be part of a team that does very good things at Wigan.

Good shout Jon, any more tips?