Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:27 pm  

Zig wrote:

Add in the Wigan connection - Partington and Bourough and they look like our reserves.

I knew I'd missed some, just couldn't think who it was.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:28 pm  

Quote from Redvee:

Ok, so I'm now officially depressed. Couldn't get hold of my guy yesterday but did this morning. I asked him about the Welsby deal and he said he's definitely going but not likely for twelve months. I was about to ask him a couple more questions when he said, "You do know Wigan are in for Lewis Dodd - big, big money?" I said that sounded strange as they already have Harry Smith and Jack Farrimond. But he was adamant the interest is there. He also said Dodd has been rehabbing his ankle all year. Still not right.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:32 pm  

Zig wrote:

Quote from Redvee:

Ok, so I'm now officially depressed. Couldn't get hold of my guy yesterday but did this morning. I asked him about the Welsby deal and he said he's definitely going but not likely for twelve months. I was about to ask him a couple more questions when he said, "You do know Wigan are in for Lewis Dodd - big, big money?" I said that sounded strange as they already have Harry Smith and Jack Farrimond. But he was adamant the interest is there. He also said Dodd has been rehabbing his ankle all year. Still not right.

I'll bet good money this "Jack Moves" is WW69, joined week after we won the GF, bigging up everything Wigan while pretending to be a Saints fan

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:37 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

I'll bet good money this "Jack Moves" is WW69, joined week after we won the GF, bigging up everything Wigan while pretending to be a Saints fan

He's winding me up. He's coming up to 400 posts in a month. Clearly has way too much time on his hands and talks absolute poop.

Wigan signing Dodd when they have an excellent 7 in Smith and a generational talent in Farrimond is his best yet.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:47 pm  

Zig wrote:

Quote from Redvee:

Ok, so I'm now officially depressed. Couldn't get hold of my guy yesterday but did this morning. I asked him about the Welsby deal and he said he's definitely going but not likely for twelve months. I was about to ask him a couple more questions when he said, "You do know Wigan are in for Lewis Dodd - big, big money?" I said that sounded strange as they already have Harry Smith and Jack Farrimond. But he was adamant the interest is there. He also said Dodd has been rehabbing his ankle all year. Still not right.

Would be a great signing, if our reserves our going to play in league one next year Dodd can be the captain.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 1:55 pm  

Zig wrote:

Quote from Redvee:

Ok, so I'm now officially depressed. Couldn't get hold of my guy yesterday but did this morning. I asked him about the Welsby deal and he said he's definitely going but not likely for twelve months. I was about to ask him a couple more questions when he said, "You do know Wigan are in for Lewis Dodd - big, big money?" I said that sounded strange as they already have Harry Smith and Jack Farrimond. But he was adamant the interest is there. He also said Dodd has been rehabbing his ankle all year. Still not right.

Bad for Dodd if his ankle's still rotten. Nothing worse for a player than the same injury dragging on and on. But I don't believe any of the rest. There is such a thing as a salary cap, and though we've made some space now, the players leaving are mostly forwards, so that's where we're likely to recruit.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 1:56 pm  

[quote="Stu M"]He's winding me up. He's coming up to 400 posts in a month. Clearly has way too much time on his hands and talks absolute poop.

Wigan signing Dodd when they have an excellent 7 in Smith and a generational talent in Farrimond is his best yet.[/quot
He's as bad as Saddened him

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:31 pm  

Saracens posted a video to twiiter showing Owen Farrell back in training for them. Not sure what to make of it, obviously their season is still in it's early stages so makes sense for him to be back. But if he was signing for us i would have expected us to buy him out of his current contract and for him to be resting up now in preparation for our pre-season as it would need to be a big one for him i feel. Just doesn't seem to add up. https://twitter.com/Saracens/status/171 ... gr%5Etweet

Saracens posted a video to twiiter showing Owen Farrell back in training for them. Not sure what to make of it, obviously their season is still in it's early stages so makes sense for him to be back. But if he was signing for us i would have expected us to buy him out of his current contract and for him to be resting up now in preparation for our pre-season as it would need to be a big one for him i feel. Just doesn't seem to add up. https://twitter.com/Saracens/status/171 ... gr%5Etweet

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:41 pm  

BoredWiganer wrote: Saracens posted a video to twiiter showing Owen Farrell back in training for them. Not sure what to make of it, obviously their season is still in it's early stages so makes sense for him to be back. But if he was signing for us i would have expected us to buy him out of his current contract and for him to be resting up now in preparation for our pre-season as it would need to be a big one for him i feel. Just doesn't seem to add up. https://twitter.com/Saracens/status/171 ... gr%5Etweet As I've said before, Owen Farrell coming in would be a commercial signing bordering on vanity. We don't need him and it would be an unnecessary sideshow. I personally feel Kaide Ellis is the best option as a longer term 13 and we have more than enough options at front row to cover his role there.

BoredWiganer wrote: Saracens posted a video to twiiter showing Owen Farrell back in training for them. Not sure what to make of it, obviously their season is still in it's early stages so makes sense for him to be back. But if he was signing for us i would have expected us to buy him out of his current contract and for him to be resting up now in preparation for our pre-season as it would need to be a big one for him i feel. Just doesn't seem to add up. https://twitter.com/Saracens/status/171 ... gr%5Etweet As I've said before, Owen Farrell coming in would be a commercial signing bordering on vanity. We don't need him and it would be an unnecessary sideshow. I personally feel Kaide Ellis is the best option as a longer term 13 and we have more than enough options at front row to cover his role there.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:52 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

As I've said before, Owen Farrell coming in would be a commercial signing bordering on vanity. We don't need him and it would be an unnecessary sideshow. I personally feel Kaide Ellis is the best option as a longer term 13 and we have more than enough options at front row to cover his role there.

I’m so glad someone has said this. Because if I said it I’d be accused of being bitter etc.

You’re spot on. It would be a signing that screamed “look at us and how much money we have.” It would make sense commercially and I appreciate how big the story would be because of who he is, his name, his stature in world sport. But from a playing point of view I just don’t get it.

For him to play at 6 it would mean French or Field going and trust me, every opposition fan would rather play you with Farrell at 6 and Field/French at 1 than your current set up.
At 13 he wouldn’t do half the work that the likes of Smithies or Knowles do. He’s not taking 15 carries and doing 35 tackles a game. It just won’t happens.
Centre? You’ve signed Keighran to play alongside Wardle so again it wouldn’t make much sense.
2nd row? Again, he’s not the type to making those types of carries and running lines.

It just doesn’t make any sense from a rugby point of view. I’ve been told by someone at Wigan they’d be amazed if it happened but he doesn’t know for 100% certain. Personally I’d be shocked if it happened but it genuinely wouldn’t concern me from the point of view of playing against you.

The Luke Thompson deal worries me far far more because if you get the 2019 version then it’s the signing of the season by a country mile.