Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:46 pm  

WYSIWYG wrote:

Charlie why don't you just don a Wiggin shirt. You are so in love with them. I can't believe people are so in love with Wiggin about this partnership and about our only decent player joining them. He will be playing at the WSV again but he will be playing for Wiggin when they take the WSV over!!!

Only decent player don't talk daft when was the last time you watched Leigh plenty good players here at Leigh
Sam will play SL in the next two years and will be a great asset to the club who signs him but to say our only decent player is Daft we have some terrific players here at the club several of them are in my opinion outstanding

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:51 pm  

I would normally steer clear of footballing matters on here but feel this is a communication issue also so I will clarify the situation if I may.

I can state at this time that no deal has been done for Sam with Wigan Warriors or anyone else.

I spoke at length with Our Football Director Derek Beaumont this morning who has today prepared a statement on this matter which I believe will be included in Thursdays Journal and other official club media streams later in the week, however I can communicate to our fans that this is simply speculation at this stage.

Obviously I am privy to the agenda for Thursday nights BOD meeting of which one of the items is to discuss two bids of which we are currently in receipt of for Sam Hopkins one of which I can confirm is from Wigan Warriors.

I would also state that Sam has no release clause in his contract for this season and while Leigh Centurions will not stand in the way of a talented young player any deal done will be in the best interests of both Sam and Leigh Centurions RL Club.

One thing is for sure the success of Chris Hill at Warrington and now Sam is a clear indicator of the importance of our community's amateur clubs and demonstrates why we must do anything we can going forward to support our amateur partners in any way we can as the towns professional club.

Finally to put this into perspective as a foot note I would hasten to add this is merely speculation by the Wigan Observer in the same way the Leigh Reporter could speculate that Mr Wane could be on his way to NZ Warriors I suppose????

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:03 pm  

Fingers crossed the club get a better transfer fee than the 'reported pittance they got for Chris Hill

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:17 pm  

One thing for sure it would nice to add to our squad before the signing deadline as if injury's aren't kind to us come the playoffs we could find ourselves in the same position as last season. Even one player could make a real difference, I really hope PR gets Mick Govin re-signed the lad is class & very versatile he's exactly what we need.

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:32 pm  

mr. chairman wrote:

That's funny he told me he was 24 , he played open age 4 years ago at east , he signed when he was 19

Date of birth according to Leigh RL website is 17/02/1990 by my reckoning that would make him 23. 24 in Feb.

Well done to Andy for the communicated. I suggest everyone should just let this matter run it's course and we'll see what's what as things progress.

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:43 pm  

j.c wrote:

Fingers crossed the club get a better transfer fee than the 'reported pittance they got for Chris Hill

What did they get for Chris?

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:55 pm  

Nostradamus's lad wrote:

What did they get for Chris?

£20k was the reported figure

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:33 pm  

j.c wrote:

£20k was the reported figure

That ain't too bad considering he was probably a free agent due to our crisis

[Dick Jones]

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:15 pm  

mr. chairman wrote:

That's funny he told me he was 24 , he played open age 4 years ago at east , he signed when he was 19

He played in year above James.
James is 22 in a few weeks.

Re: Hopkins to Wigan? : Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:22 pm  

Well i hope sam is getting good advice, i would suggest he would get far more game time at either wolves/saints, rather than at wigan. As for the dr situation somebody said without bigger crowds than 1500 we would struggle, well sheffield manage to do ît, and rather well too may i add.