Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:38 am  

Looks like we've signed ex Wigan youngster Matt Sarsfield, he was at Huddersfield last year but asked for a release apparently. I remember him being highly rated at Wigan.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:09 am  

Interesting to read in League Weekly that Burgess turned down Wigan to join his brothers at Souths - assume this means that Wane would like more strength in the pack for 2013.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:07 am  

dany1979 wrote:

Interesting to read in League Weekly that Burgess turned down Wigan to join his brothers at Souths - assume this means that Wane would like more strength in the pack for 2013.

Waney would like 17 props in his team each week but IFL keeps him in check!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:48 am  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

Waney would like 17 props in his team each week but IFL keeps him in check!

I can believe that, when you look at strength in depth the wing is probably the weakest position right now. It's either Thornley or Gelling playing out of position or Burgess running out for a debut. Our third best winger is Darrell Goulding but it seems to be sacrilege to condone using him as back up even though we have two promising centres in the reserves

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:33 am  

Grimmy wrote:

I can believe that, when you look at strength in depth the wing is probably the weakest position right now. It's either Thornley or Gelling playing out of position or Burgess running out for a debut. Our third best winger is Darrell Goulding but it seems to be sacrilege to condone using him as back up even though we have two promising centres in the reserves

Wing is the most expendable position and easiest covered by other players. How many teams carry a spare winger as part of their 25 men squad?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:53 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Wing is the most expendable position and easiest covered by other players. How many teams carry a spare winger as part of their 25 men squad?

The days of the specialist winger are a distant memory.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:35 am  

Well if you believe some of the stories knocking around on other forums Hock will be leaving us and signing for Wakefield, or another good one is 2 of our players have been done for taking performance enhancing drugs but we are keeping a lid on it and said players will be shipped off to the NRL and never play another game for Wigan.

So it appears not only are we bigger than the RFL we are also bigger than WADA.

It's a very slow off season this year!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:13 am  

jonh wrote:

Well if you believe some of the stories knocking around on other forums Hock will be leaving us and signing for Wakefield, or another good one is 2 of our players have been done for taking performance enhancing drugs but we are keeping a lid on it and said players will be shipped off to the NRL and never play another game for Wigan.

So it appears not only are we bigger than the RFL we are also bigger than WADA.

It's a very slow off season this year!

We even do rumours better than everybody else..... FIOS... lol

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:04 pm  

jonh wrote:

Well if you believe some of the stories knocking around on other forums Hock will be leaving us and signing for Wakefield, or another good one is 2 of our players have been done for taking performance enhancing drugs but we are keeping a lid on it and said players will be shipped off to the NRL and never play another game for Wigan.

So it appears not only are we bigger than the RFL we are also bigger than WADA.

It's a very slow off season this year!

We're Wigan RL - we're bigger than Jesus

ssshhhhh

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:16 pm  

100% Warrior wrote:

We're Wigan RL - we're bigger than Jesus

ssshhhhh

Who is this Jesus you speak of?