Re: Squad for Wigan : Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:14 am  

Think somebody quoted earlier that carter chose applegarth as probably easy to manipulate.That surely must be the only reason the big earners are in,because even the coach must see with the stats how shocking they are.Also when we played leigh & the superleague show was there funny how mr carter missed a chance to be on tv. probably couldn't explain whats goin on, although an appearance would have been nice to let the fans know.

Re: Squad for Wigan : Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:12 am  

PopTart wrote:

I have to say, if Proctor and Atoni are as keen to get things working as they say, they both need to free up some quota and salary space.
They are adding nothing now.
If they are not fit by now they are never going to be fit.

I agree they should go back to Aus and for Proctor to retire and acknowledge that he can no longer perform to the levels required.

Surely Rob Butler’s stats are at least as good as Proctor and Atoni?

Should go with Whitbread, Bowden, Battye and Eseh as first choice props for the rest of the season and just get a little consistency in the pack.

Keep Pitts at loose forward and sell Tanginoa to Warrington before he goes for free at the end of the season as the team is already relegated and the few thousand quid from the sale can be invested in promising local talent for next season.

Play Bowes at 9 with Hood and Smith as back up.

Put Kay back to the wing as he’s got some pace and it’s where he’s been a success for most of his career.

Send Taufua out on loan to Championship.

Get Croft back and play him at centre alongside Langi who has offered more than Lynne who appears spent.

Hopefully Trinity get Milnes on loan for the rest of the season and who knows maybe get to keep him next season for the Championship.

Re: Squad for Wigan : Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:14 am  

Trojan Horse wrote:

The youngsters are the key part…

If we get relegated are we not entitled to any compensation under the homegrown rules for Eseh/Bowes/Pratt/Windrow etc.

To be perfectly honest if we do end up in the championship I’m hoping these lads are the ones that make up part of the team next season. We wouldn’t just lose them for free surely after the effort of developing them?

If we do end up relegated we absolutely must stay full time like Fev and look to top the league. We would have similar/more crowds than Fev and likely more earning potential outside game day with new facilities.

I agree though it would hurt the most losing the young players and it would be an absolute travesty if we couldn’t maintain the elite academy. The super league and championship is absolutely littered with trinity ex academy players. It’s actually one thing we get right.

All about the contract detail as all super league contracts have a relegation clause, meaning they are null & void on when we go down. To maintain any compensation claims there are rules about offering more favourable terms, non-material changes, when the deal is offered etc. It’s a bit of a legal minefield that savvy agents can take advantage on. Then there is the option of lower league rugby in Australia for a year. A few of our lads peers have already done that and they may fancy it themselves, and we don’t get anything if they do that. Hopefully it works out but there is no guarantee we get paid out as we’ve already seen with Croft & Shaw. For the record Bowes will have gone beyond the cut off date anyway so he is free to do as he pleases from 1st May.

Re: Squad for Wigan : Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:50 am  

Well we are still paying Shaw, surely it would have been better to offer him a decent contract and play him instead of our overseas rubbish. Far cheaper too.

Re: Squad for Wigan : Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:05 pm  

Isn't it the point that Croft and Shaw wanted out anyway?

Re: Squad for Wigan : Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:40 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Isn't it the point that Croft and Shaw wanted out anyway?

Mainly due to the pittence they were offered.