Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:11 pm  

RED LEAGUE wrote:

Don't rule Salford out yet, 2 more massive signings to come according to martin gleeson.

Briscoe would have been announced today if it were him. Your more than likely getting Brett Hodgson + one other. Its Leeds or Wigan for hum by the looks of things.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:31 pm  

tank123 wrote:

Briscoe would have been announced today if it were him. Your more than likely getting Brett Hodgson + one other. Its Leeds or Wigan for hum by the looks of things.

Not necessarily, some teams still involved in the playoffs might not want to release any information on player movement.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:46 pm  

Horatio Yed wrote:

Not necessarily, some teams still involved in the playoffs might not want to release any information on player movement.

True yes forgot about that.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

Sam Tomkins, the Anakin Skywalker of Rugby. He's been given everything by RL, they changed the salary cap rules granting him a massive contract, gets his own TV show on sky tv and segment on another sky sports how. Clearly painted as the 'golden boy' of league, and yet he comes outs with negative flippant comments about RL, if the golden boy calls the sport which has made him, what's left for us?
We are constantly fighting a battle to positively promote RL, this was a kick in the nuts from Sam, wheather he meant it or not.

So yes he might want to play Union or the NRL, fair enough, but please Sam, conduct your requests or future plans behind closed doors, and not at the cost of the sport which constantly does all it can to promote you.

Is this isn't a just an issue for Wigan, but for RL. Furthermore something needs to be done about his current situation at Wigan, I understand the idea of not announcing him signing for NZW, if he has, but a 'no comment' from the club policy is too old-fashioned. With social media people talk, rumours and 'private deals' are quickly discovered and passed around online, it's about time the club recognised the current climate and did something about this situation, with Sam's comments to boot, it leaves an uneasy feeling with the fans.

Additionally there is another angle to this, perhaps Sam was firing a 'Media warning shot' to English RL, 'treat players better, do more or else we will find work elsewhere, NRL or Union', if so I admire his balls, but all he's done is fed the Union boys a meal right out of the mouths of those who look after him and pay his wages.

Brilliantly put, sums my feelings up well.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:02 pm  

Amor has signed for Saints as I understand it.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:17 pm  

jonh wrote:

Amor has signed for Saints as I understand it.

No great loss to Wigan, average at best.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:38 pm  

Orrell Lad wrote:

No great loss to Wigan, average at best.

I quite like him tbh. Not a world beater but a big unit and would improve both us and them. They probably need him more than us atm.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:27 am  

Kirmond is their best player, I would imagine he'll be another stolen away

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:59 am  

Horatio Yed wrote:

Kirmond is their best player, I would imagine he'll be another stolen away

I really like him, gives 100% each and every game, gets through a tone of work, I would honestly consider a move for him.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:01 am  

I'd be hammering the door down for Kirmond. He's exactly what our pack needs.