Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:37 am  

sergeant pepper wrote:

Why? It's a very smart signing imo.

Wire obviously have major cultural issues. IL alluded to it and performances on the pitch - with them most getting relegated in 22 and scraping into the playoffs in 23 is all you need to know. (Still baffles me that super coach Shaun picked so many of them).

Burgess will, at the very least, be demanding 100% effort from his players. He'll be expected to change the cultural there too. Powell is the type of player you bring in for that job. If I was Burgess & going into a mess like Wire, I'd be stacking my squad with guys like Sam.

Because they have Walker & Dwyer already signed. I mean odd from a positional sense unless they plan to play Powell elsewhere

IF its true of course

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:52 am  

[Gareth] wrote:

Because they have Walker & Dwyer already signed. I mean odd from a positional sense unless they plan to play Powell elsewhere

IF its true of course

By the looks of it there was a change of heart over Dwyer, but the deal was already done. I just assume Burgess doesn't rate him. Bad from a salary cap pov, but I can see why Burgess wants Powell in and is willing to take that hit.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:52 am  

Good interview with Sam Walters on Wigan tv speaks very well for a young lad. Look forward to seeing him next season

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:22 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

By the looks of it there was a change of heart over Dwyer, but the deal was already done. I just assume Burgess doesn't rate him. Bad from a salary cap pov, but I can see why Burgess wants Powell in and is willing to take that hit.

He's be right if that's the case,Dwyer reminds me of a headless chicken

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:51 pm  

Stranger wrote:

He's be right if that's the case,Dwyer reminds me of a headless chicken

To a degree a coach has to work within the confines of what he's got, but at the same time if you've got someone like Dwyer then you're onto a hiding to nothing imo. It's very much a case of dead money on the cap Vs not performing on the field.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Nov 04, 2023 1:12 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

I would p*** my pants if Saints signed Kasiano to add to their already 'World Class & SL Best' pack

I’d be amazed if they signed him. Just doesn’t play like a Saints forward.
I don’t know about world class but Saints have definitely got a very good pack. Experienced, mobile and very aggressive. If we get the 2019 Thompson then we possibly imo just about tip it. In Smithies and KPP we have 2 really good lads but hopefully Walters and Thompson can as a minimum keep us on at least a similar standing and maybe even move us to the next level.
I’m already looking forward to Good Friday.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Nov 04, 2023 1:15 pm  

It’s hard to judge anyone at Wire because everyone becomes a bad player there in this past 2 or 3 years (it’s like Man U in football). Look at Tony King for example. Sam Kasiano was a good player for Catalans and while he is past his best years, I could see them getting a tune from him for a year, especially in the absence of Paasi.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:31 pm  

Looks like Powell to Warrington is a done deal.

Good luck to him, think he will be a good signing for them as he will bring some much needed on and off field direction and leadership to their club.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:38 pm  

jonh wrote:

Looks like Powell to Warrington is a done deal.

Good luck to him, think he will be a good signing for them as he will bring some much needed on and off field direction and leadership to their club.

Clearly to offset King coming back to the dressing room with a winners ring haha they don’t want to many players crowding round him to marvel at it. Good signing for the leadership and great in defence however might slow down the feed to Williams. Good luck to the lad been a great servant of Wigan. The Dwyer signing now appears wasted cap money.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:44 pm  

Saw a rumour Dwyer may move on to Salford without playing a game for them. Talk also of Partington going to Wire and then Shorrocks to Salford. That would all fit in terms of filling positions for those teams and it would keep their Wigan quotas up!