Just read in this morning`s Warrington Guardian that King will still be contracted to us, for a further 2 years, after next year`s loan deal with Wigan expires.

His 12 month loan at Wigan will be followed by a 12 month loan at Widnes and then 12 months at Cornwall

Ouch

That`s my view.

He has burnt his bridges with Warrington and won`t be allowed back

This is true and its also a reflection on the lack of star quality talent coming out of our Academy since Harris and Sculthorpe that means we're so desperate to find the next hero that we overrate home grown players. We had loads of hype around Kevin Penny, GO'B, Dec Patton at various stages and they never lived up to it and we thrashed around looking for excuses blaming the coaches but when they left they didn't kick on under other coaches at other clubs either. Recently Riley Dean has become the new anointed one who is carrying all the hope and hype.

If we're honest the only home grown player with real star quality since the 90s was Ben Currie and injury took that away which is a huge shame. The best players we've produced have been Cooper, Wood and Riley. Good players but set against Wigan, Leeds and Saints we're well off the pace.

Toby King was basically a modern version of Jon Roper, he showed promise and had one good year where he was one of the better centres in the league but he never kicked on.

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Quote Boss Hog="Boss Hog"Just read in this morning`s Warrington Guardian that King will still be contracted to us, for a further 2 years, after next year`s loan deal with Wigan expires.'" You are quite right. November 2025. Jesus. https://warringtonwolves.com/news/2021/ ... term-deal/

Ben Currie was from Wigan's Scholarship system, so a debate as to whether that constitutes "home grown".

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... lves-move/ It all seems a very strange situation

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... lves-move/ It all seems a very strange situation

The Scholarship system is only schoolboy rugby, on a completely amateur basis.

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The town of Wigan and the club that is Wigan produce a lot of fine players, and of course many of those players grow up in the town and then go on to the club at some level. But I must admit that the way anyone who fits into either category gets marked as a 'Wigan product' winds me up a lot.

Currie is from within the Wigan catchment area but is not a 'Wigan product' at all. He was coached in the Warrington system.

Wigan (club) also take young lads from outside Wigan and give them great coaching. McIlorum from Leeds, Nicholson from Halifax, etc.

I read this earlier as well. Huddersfield did want King but they wanted him on a permanent deal and we said no! Wardle will be going back to Huddersfield, I think that's a mistake and we should have gone for the swap personally. King is a good player who I rate and like but Wardle seems to suit us a lot better.

With Wrench missing the 1st half of next season, we will need to sign another centre from somewhere.