Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:28 pm  

George Burgess will be a great signing for you guys if his body is still up to the rigours of footy, as some pundits over in OZ reckon that his body is shot and that he is only capable of 20 minute spells, is this why Souths wanted shut and why no NRL club picked him up?

Time will tell how good he will be but IMO he is a massive upgrade on your current front rowers

I would have loved him at the Rhinos tbh and I would have taken the risk on him

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:29 pm  

Brilliant news and a clear statement of intent for next season. Strengthened the two key areas we've been lacking in.

I'm actually excited for the first time this season and will consider actually turning up to a game.

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:30 pm  

WARRIOR5 wrote:

Should we expect a few apologies for Lenagan and Radlinski from the forum mafia? I won’t hold my breath...

I don’t agree with this. Maybe just maybe falling gated and a lack of star quality that has affected the entertainment, affected gates and led to a general malaise has forced there hand.

Having said that this is absolutely not a thread for negativity.

Congratulations and thanks indeed are owed to IL and KR for getting this one over the line and the standard to recruitment for next year.

Massive signing for the club, and Super League.

One other real benefit of this is that I think it will put us firm favourites for if/when his brothers are looking for a couple of years back in SL, although I don’t expect we could fit all 3 under a salary cap.

That’s a secondary thought though at the moment the thought of having a real world class Prop still in his prime is a fantastic result for the club.

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:34 pm  

BOOOO Wane , IL and Rads out..... Rubbish, past his best, the worst of the Burgess brothers...... BOOO...


Blimey, thats a shock!

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:36 pm  

Now THAT signing is a genuine statement of intent ! We have been short of a fearsome front rower for too long now. Excellent.

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:36 pm  

Without a shadow of a doubt this is one of the biggest signings for both Wigan and SL in recent years.

Absolutely made up and I can't wait to actually see a proper prop in cherry and white. It's been far, far too long since we've been able to say that.

Fingers crossed the other two fancy it in a few years.

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:40 pm  

I'll admit me and a few of my mates have not bothered with a season tickets for a few seasons now because the mixture of poor boring rugby and crap signings, but me and a few of my mates are now considering getting new season tickets with these new signings, so credit to club about changing our minds and I imagine a lot of others too.

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:40 pm  

Hope SL pull their finger out and line Wigan v Wire up first game. Bumper crowd and get the season off to a big start, what with their recruitment for next year, too.

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:43 pm  

Azul wrote:

Hope SL pull their finger out and line Wigan v Wire up first game. Bumper crowd and get the season off to a big start, what with their recruitment for next year, too.

Same as this year but reverse venues, Wigan v Saints at the DW first game would be bumper in more ways than one?

For that to happen we would have to finish 4th this season

Re: Burgess signed: Official : Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:56 pm  

Great signing - if he comes across with the right attitude he can be the pack leader we've needed for years.

Flower, Bullock etc will benefit massively.