Why is good for SL? Its not like they have tied down prime Thurston to a 7 year contract. They have tied down a halfback who was absolutely terrible in the NRL. Go ask the Broncos fans what they think of him. Specifically his kicking game



All this says is "are you a terrible NRL halfback?" come over here and we will give you 300K aus dollars a year for 7 years

No it doesn’t, it says the quality of SL is poor. Look at the quality of overseas signings at all clubs and they wouldn’t have got a sniff 20 years ago.

How is it good for SL as you claimed, that a terrible NRL halfback gets one of, if not the biggest contracts money wise in SL history?



It just makes SL look even more of a joke than it already is

Because he is a quality player in SL.



Some players suit SL more than they do the NRL. Some fantastic players have struggled to adapt to SL, been disappointing over the years gone back and gone very well in the NRL.



He is a quality entertaining Super League player and it is good for the competition that a proven quality SL player is remaining in the competition.

Because, like it or not, he is one of the better players in the competition. Given that he has signed for Salford gives them a better opportunity of challenging the bigger teams, which is good for the sport. He will not be paid one of the biggest contracts in SL history, Salford haven’t got the financial resources to pay him a king’s ransom.

Wigan Warriors can confirm that both Harvie Hill and Zach Eckersley will head to London Broncos RL on one-month loan deals.



Good moves, they are both multiple injuries away from being needed and it gives them more experience against grown men

Both don’t quite look ready for SL, particularly Hill, but both need to be playing and at a level above where they would be if they stayed at the club.



Great move and one that has served us well consistently when it comes to bridging the gap.

Reigning man of steel signing a new deal isn’t good for super league?



Give up mate.

You are trying to educate an idiot, it is impossible.

Wigan Warriors can confirm that both Junior Nsemba and Jacob Douglas have joined Whitehaven on one-month loan deals.

Whitehaven v London tomorrow is like Wigan v Wigan

Two tries for Douglas, one great finish in the corner, one an 80m break.



Nsemba scored Havens other try.

Saw comments from some Haven fans saying the Wigan lads were about the only positive. Hopefully we’ll get to see some highlights in the week.

On Whitehavens twitter account now mate. Two from Douglas were outstanding.

Two crackers, a great start for the lad. Good to see the pace on Eckersley nearly chasing him down on the long ranger as well.

Forber to Whitehaven aswell. Glad they are all getting game time.

Paul Vaughan looks a terrific front rower.

Superb! He’ll probably be on the combined wage of Ellis and Mago but looks worth it!



Wires strategy of signing 4 33 year old props looks good so far!

He’s a good player mate, but let’s see what happens as the season progresses.

Fev fan here. Not seen him before but I think Junior Nsemba played left edge back row for Whitehaven today (number 29). If so - it might sound mad in a team that lost 76-4 but I was really impressed with him, stood out amongst Whitehaven's team and looked to have a bit of quality about him. The other two Wigan players didn't get much chance to shine.

Thanks for your feedback. Junior has all the tools, the question for me is has he the desire.

I said to some Wigan colleagues at the time, if we had kept Mike Cooper and let Wigan sign Vaughan I would've been livid! Cooper has been an amazing prop(and is still pretty decent), but his best days are most definitely behind him.

Cooper will be on half the wage.

In addition to the perspective that one swallow doesn't make a summer. Whilst Vaughan was mightily impressive, he was playing against a passive Leeds side. We'll see how each of the players are performing later on this year.



Short memories have come to light since last weekend. I would even go as far as saying, I wouldn't be surprised to see Leeds doing well towards the end of the year too. It's round 1!

Watching Parcell last week and Ackers tonight being so influential to a game makes me think we need a change at 9 soon.



I love Powell and he’s been a warrior for years but being good defensively just isn’t enough in the modern game.



Personally I’ve not been that impressed with O’Neill either, Forber caught my eye in preseason.



Think Dwyer could have been a decent signing for us