Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:40 pm  

You can't turn around and say Tomkins and Richards are being replaced in a straight swap with Clubb and Sarginson because that simple isn't true. Looking at rumours so far were looking at...

OUT... Tomkins, Richards, Tuson, Spencer and poss Luauki.

IN ... Bowen, Pettybourne, Sarginson, Clubb and poss Briscoe.

If we end up with that I'd be more than happy and think we had done extremely well recruiting, even without Briscoe I'd be pretty happy and content with the squad for next year.

Bowen
Briscoe/Burgess/Manfredi/Thornley
Gelling/Thornley/Clubb
Goulding
Charnley
Green
Smith
Powell
McLlorum
Flower
Farrell
Hansen
O'Loughlin

Tomkins/Powell/Hampshire/Williams/Sarginson
Taylor
Dudson/Crosby/Hopkins/Pettybourne
Pettybourne/Hughes/Clubb

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:35 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Father Ted wrote:

Clubb as a centre?
Surely he moved to prop due to his height and weight.
Bowen yes, a top quality experienced player which is what we need.
Sarginson, an awful lot to prove after two dreadful seasons for London.
Clubb, just don't get it I really don't!

Could be worse, we're looking at signing Feka Paleaasina!!

I'd genuinely go for Feka.

Sick of these project signings.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:55 pm  

We just look like we've gone for an X Factor player in Bowen to enable us to carry on playing our current tactics and then decided to full the squad out with cheap gambles.

I keep saying it but that's going to catch up with us. We should have gone for Kirmond instead of Clubb IMO (if he's being signed as a back row/prop) or if he's being brought in as a back (which I don't want to believe is true) then go for Dean Collis.

We must be way under the cap for 2014.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:57 pm  

Clubb is a shocking signing for you lot although pleased we are rid as his attitude is a disgrace. His days of playing centre are long gone, his out wide defence is terrible.. He can hit a ball up OK but no better than the young lads you have already. I can half understand Sarginson but again not in the same bracket as your academy guys as he struggles with the fundamentals.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:58 pm  

http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-warriors/clubb-on-brink-of-wigan-move-1-6056085

http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-warriors/clubb-on-brink-of-wigan-move-1-6056085

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:14 pm  

I'm not usually one to slag off signings before they've even pulled on the shirt, but I have no idea what we're thinking signing Clubb. Baffling signing.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:56 pm  

Orrell Lad wrote:

I'm not usually one to slag off signings before they've even pulled on the shirt, but I have no idea what we're thinking signing Clubb. Baffling signing.

Why, because it helps the Ruddy balance sheet. Wigan are in danger of going from the Harrods of R/L to Tesco's.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:18 pm  

To think we have let tuson leave to sign this fella is a joke.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:40 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

To think we have let tuson leave to sign this fella is a joke.

Tuson chose to leave, to say we let him go to sign Clubb is nonsense.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:57 pm  

Sarginson and Clubb are underwhelming but they're cheap gambles at the end of the day. Neither will be planned to start every week so if they don't work out it's no massive loss. We have a very good squad for next season with a hell of a lot of competition for places. I don't remember anyone predicting Flower would be this good when we picked him up for cheap from Crusaders.....