: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:57 pm  

wigan_knight wrote:

Dont bradford have money from the burgess deal they could use for a tranfer fee ?

Yeah they've supposedly got £100,000 I believe.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:06 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

Yeah they've supposedly got £100,000 I believe.

Bargin really!

I hope we get LMS, he is doing as well as most experienced props, he will only get better as long as they don't play him too much like the ginger guy.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:07 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

Yeah they've supposedly got £100,000 I believe.

That what the rumor started from i think. Bradford are a little punch drunk with cash after not having any for a while.

Either way with IL having very close ties with Quins he'll know if Bradford are sniffing around he'll also know

-How much they've offered,
-What he's currently on wages wise

We should in theory be on much stronger negotiating grounds with the previous history IL has with him and the enthusiasm Wane shows.

He's a player we should definatly be looking at when his contract is up at the end of season.

BTW can IL not just offer his quins counter part a transfer fee and then accept it himself and walk away with the dosh? You know Whelan would have done it

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:17 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote:

That what the rumor started from i think. Bradford are a little punch drunk with cash after not having any for a while.

Either way with IL having very close ties with Quins he'll know if Bradford are sniffing around he'll also know

-How much they've offered,
-What he's currently on wages wise

We should in theory be on much stronger negotiating grounds with the previous history IL has with him and the enthusiasm Wane shows.

He's a player we should definatly be looking at when his contract is up at the end of season.

BTW can IL not just offer his quins counter part a transfer fee and then accept it himself and walk away with the dosh? You know Whelan would have done it

You would hope that Lenegan's ties with Quins would be are advantage over Bradford, either way LMS comes out of contract at the end of next year anyway.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:24 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

You would hope that Lenegan's ties with Quins would be are advantage over Bradford, either way LMS comes out of contract at the end of next year anyway.

The only thing Bradford may have is more cap room and they have a couple of ex Quins players there.

Other than that i really don't know why a player wouldn't pick us over Bradford as we seem better in most areas

Training facilities
Final league standings
Cup runs
Stadia
Players
Juniors
Coaches

If you really had to look at it from and unbiased view point 99% of the time you'd pick Wigan over Bradford imo as we are in a much stronger position.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:36 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote:

The only thing Bradford may have is more cap room and they have a couple of ex Quins players there.

Other than that i really don't know why a player wouldn't pick us over Bradford as we seem better in most areas

Training facilities
Final league standings
Cup runs
Stadia
Players
Juniors
Coaches

If you really had to look at it from and unbiased view point 99% of the time you'd pick Wigan over Bradford imo as we are in a much stronger position.

I'd agree with all of the above"Waiting for irate Bulls fan to turn up".

The only reason that I can see him going to Bradford over us is larger salary and possibly ex-quins player being there, I just hope that if this is more than just a rumour that we actually make a move for him.

[DaveO]

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:49 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote:

Either way with IL having very close ties with Quins he'll know if Bradford are sniffing around he'll also know

-How much they've offered,
-What he's currently on wages wise

We should in theory be on much stronger negotiating grounds with the previous history IL has with him and the enthusiasm Wane shows.

BTW can IL not just offer his quins counter part a transfer fee and then accept it himself and walk away with the dosh? You know Whelan would have done it

All of the above are reasons/suppositions why I'd be surprised if we bid for LMS at all. As IL has interests in both clubs transferring a player from one to the other would probably be seen in a very dim light by the RFL.

Mind you it never stopped the Hethrington's with Hull and Leeds...

Dave

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:01 pm  

DaveO wrote:

All of the above are reasons/suppositions why I'd be surprised if we bid for LMS at all. As IL has interests in both clubs transferring a player from one to the other would probably be seen in a very dim light by the RFL.

Mind you it never stopped the Hethrington's with Hull and Leeds...

Dave

It's neither Wigan's or IL's problem tho imo. If they RFL approved his takeover of Wigan then it's their problem not ours.

At the end of the day we've as much of a right to bid for anyone as say Bradford have.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:14 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Another option could be to play Roberts at centre (where he has played in the NRL) and play Ainscough on the wing.

You and I often sing from the same hymn sheet.

However, on this occasion, we're in different churches!

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:12 pm  

who is LMS?