Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:55 pm  

Dave Parker reporting in this weeks LW that Souths are targeting Williams for 2018 and beyond and that this is a from a very reliable contact.

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:57 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

Dave Parker reporting in this weeks LW that Souths are targeting Williams for 2018 and beyond and that this is a from a very reliable contact.

Parker and "reliable contact" shouldn't be said in the same year, never mind the same sentence.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:05 am  

I wouldn't be surprised if NRL clubs were showing an interest in Williams. He needs to be careful only to go when he is ready, if he goes too soon he will end up like Burgess.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:49 am  

Trainman wrote:

I wouldn't be surprised if NRL clubs were showing an interest in Williams. He needs to be careful only to go when he is ready, if he goes too soon he will end up like Burgess.

As in, back at Wigan in two years, having had a year's experience playing in the NRL, living in Australia and getting paid more than he would in SL? Joe Burgess is hardly a cautionary tale against young players trying their hand in the NRL just because he hasn't stayed there. Quite the opposite IMO, it shows they can always come back if it doesn't work out, so they don't really have anything to lose.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:43 am  

Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy wrote:

Parker and "reliable contact" shouldn't be said in the same year, never mind the same sentence.

+ 1

I've never read another RL pundit who gives me so much of an impression that he literally makes stuff up.

Either that or he makes a raft of phone-calls each morning, and everyone he contacts has a quiet giggle and then tells him the most unlikely story they can think of.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:56 am  

Grimmy wrote:

As in, back at Wigan in two years, having had a year's experience playing in the NRL, living in Australia and getting paid more than he would in SL? Joe Burgess is hardly a cautionary tale against young players trying their hand in the NRL just because he hasn't stayed there. Quite the opposite IMO, it shows they can always come back if it doesn't work out, so they don't really have anything to lose.

I'll never begrudge anyone wanting to try to better themselves and a wedge of wonga is always nice, but let's see what sort of player he's returning as before we start laying gold-plated rose petals at his feet (yes, I'm in curmudgeon mode. Bah, humbug).

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:39 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

As in, back at Wigan in two years, having had a year's experience playing in the NRL, living in Australia and getting paid more than he would in SL? Joe Burgess is hardly a cautionary tale against young players trying their hand in the NRL just because he hasn't stayed there. Quite the opposite IMO, it shows they can always come back if it doesn't work out, so they don't really have anything to lose.

Burgess contract wasnt as good as first thought by him when he finally got there, People need to realise how good he was for Souths, if he hadnt have resigned for Wigan as early as he did he would not be here now he would be a bunny.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:48 pm  

Pieman wrote:

Burgess contract wasnt as good as first thought by him when he finally got there, People need to realise how good he was for Souths, if he hadnt have resigned for Wigan as early as he did he would not be here now he would be a bunny.

I agree with this. Joe was a bit previous signing back with us. If he plays well this year I reckon he'll be off again, probably with George...and so on we go...

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:09 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

Dave Parker reporting in this weeks LW that Souths are targeting Williams for 2018 and beyond and that this is a from a very reliable contact.

I was told about 4 weeks ago that a deal to join Wire was close to completion for 2018 but Souths came in and blew it out of the water during the Four Nations and he is moving Down Under after next year.

The same story went that Wigan couldn't come close to either offer.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:11 pm  

to be fair Williams is on very very good money at Wigan