Wonder what the reaction on here would have been were we to have signed Smith

Disbelief. The fact we actually went out and signed a key player from one of our rivals mid contract.

There would be some gnashing im sure.

I personally dont rate the guy, he fits in perfectly into Wigans interchangeable rigid style and looked all the better for it.

Acid test will come next year when he joins the entertainers next season. Though to be fair, they are a poor copy of Wigan now anyway so who knows?

I was always very impressed with him at wigan. He's been the perfect foil to williams and green before him.

Its not people claiming Sinfield coached the team, Mac has admitted numerous time that it was Sinfield who led the run through training sessions before the game, and that he often led the talk at half time

I think there is a decent player in there, it just would take the right coach to get it our of him... so no point him coming here

Yeah, there's a thread on their board about their team for 2017 and nearly everyone had Watkins in the centres

Yep and they use to go on about Leeds fans mentioning Daryl Clark. One of posters on there post GF claimed he heard that Watkins is going to Wire for £500,000.

Id have been quite pleased.

Though ive always considered him a poor mans sinfield, hes miles better than what we have at present, or what we're likely to get for next seasom

Why would Watkins go to wire?

He likes to win his grand finals.

You answered your own question - where is that more likely to happen?

Leeds.