Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:10 am  

brook40 wrote: How long is he contracted for ? We wont get rid of him if he has a contract for a few years,you cant just bin players for getting injured,we may not renew his contract when its up though. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/17231251 Signed a two year extension last March after managing 4 games together. Given his track record think he needed to have proved his resilience before giving him his second or third first team contract extension. Yet another poor recruitment decision. So he is sorted for another two years regardless. Is there a record for a player to reach a testimonial having played less than 100 games?

brook40 wrote: How long is he contracted for ? We wont get rid of him if he has a contract for a few years,you cant just bin players for getting injured,we may not renew his contract when its up though. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/17231251 Signed a two year extension last March after managing 4 games together. Given his track record think he needed to have proved his resilience before giving him his second or third first team contract extension. Yet another poor recruitment decision. So he is sorted for another two years regardless. Is there a record for a player to reach a testimonial having played less than 100 games?

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:28 am  

Judder Man wrote:

That did cross my mind, about the same length of time 4 years wasn,t it. We don,t seem to have much luck at 6 around the superleague years, Hammond, Martyn, Pryce and Wheeler have had long periods of injuries.

You can add Scully to that list too. When he moved from loose forward to halfback is when his injury woes began.

Speaking of Scully, what bad luck with his injury, the guy is only in his 30's, he could have been playing up until last year at least. May not have been at his pomp but gees he would have made a difference to Saints over the last 5 years.

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:57 am  

I was gutted for him the other night. Whilst a few of you are sat there denouncing him as injury prone, imagine how the lad himself must feel. He has so much talent, but every time he gets the opportunity to show it, he finds himself off the field with injuries.

As I said, I am genuinely gutted for him.

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:08 pm  

I think the most likely scnario will be seeing his contract out and not being offered another one ( unless he can prove his fitness ). Seeing him in the changing room was such a sad sight and i hope he can come back from this.

To make a bit of a comparason Tommy Martyn played 90 games in 6 years,i wonder what the fickle supporters of today would of said about that now a days.

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:45 pm  

Still 40 games more than Wheeler to be fair.

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:32 pm  

brook40 wrote:

I think the most likely scnario will be seeing his contract out and not being offered another one ( unless he can prove his fitness ). Seeing him in the changing room was such a sad sight and i hope he can come back from this.

To make a bit of a comparason Tommy Martyn played 90 games in 6 years,i wonder what the fickle supporters of today would of said about that now a days.

If you take an average of 30 games a year, for argument's sake. That would mean Martyn was playing every other game. Wheeler, on the other hand, is playing just one game in every three.

I'm not bagging the lad. But professional sport is a tough business, and if his body just isn't up to it, then that's a real shame for him, and for the club who won't benefit from his talent, but we're wasting cash on him at the moment.

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:34 pm  

Tez the Saint wrote:

I was gutted for him the other night. Whilst a few of you are sat there denouncing him as injury prone, imagine how the lad himself must feel. He has so much talent, but every time he gets the opportunity to show it, he finds himself off the field with injuries.

As I said, I am genuinely gutted for him.

You would have to be pretty heartless to not feel gutted for the lad.

But, unfortunately, he can't string 3 games together without picking up an injury and you have to take an objective look at this: how much longer can we continue to pay a player who has picked up so many injuries?

The lad has a contract, so I'd suggest getting him out on loan and telling him that he needs to prove his fitness in order to get back into the team. If not, then he cannot get a contract extension.

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:51 pm  

Any news on the injury/length of time out?

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:18 pm  

I actually thought this was his last year.

However the point remains, the size of his contract is key here. Every year we have a 30 man squad, I think 12 have to be home grown players.

Better to have a quality, injury prone player, than just a player to make up the numbers. But if he's pulling down a big wedge then that theory does not hold.

I have nothing but good wishes for the guy but the club will have to make a decision at some point. Just hope it's the right one for him and the club.

Re: Wheeler : Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:55 pm  

Albion wrote:

You would have to be pretty heartless to not feel gutted for the lad.

But, unfortunately, he can't string 3 games together without picking up an injury and you have to take an objective look at this: how much longer can we continue to pay a player who has picked up so many injuries?

The lad has a contract, so I'd suggest getting him out on loan and telling him that he needs to prove his fitness in order to get back into the team. If not, then he cannot get a contract extension.

The most sensible post so far.