Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:04 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

There can't be any substance to this surely. He is the most non-Wigan and non-Wane player in Super League. He is an absolute tart, scared of contact, can't tackle and has no toughness about him whatsoever. He wouldn't last one wresting session at Wigan. Not a chance are you that desperate you'd go for him.

Spot on TYG. If this is true then we might as well pack it in.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:59 pm  

Have you all forgot we need to run a reserve side next year.

W

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:59 pm  

Have you all forgot we need to run a reserve side next year.

Who is the reserve team 7 going to be

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:43 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

Have you all forgot we need to run a reserve side next year.

Who is the reserve team 7 going to be

Smith hopefully on this years form.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:44 am  

100% Warrior wrote:

I didn’t think we were desperate at all to be honest. We could do with another half as back up but it’s by no means an absolute necessity unless Field isn’t coming back. But even then I wouldn’t touch Richardson, I think I’d sooner Tommy play in the halves all season

Halfback as back up?

So you are happy to lose Hastings and replace with a backup halfback and our starting options next year are 2 from Tommy, Smith, Field?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:55 am  

jonh wrote:

Smith hopefully on this years form.

Not according to Matty Peet, who intends to get him back to his proper form!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:02 am  

Ruddy Duck wrote:

Not according to Matty Peet, who intends to get him back to his proper form!

I’m not sure we know what that is.

We were told he has potential and he looked very good as a junior but we have no idea what his level is in the first team playing in SL. Maybe he has found it….hopefully not.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:10 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

I wouldn’t take Richardson even if Cas offered to give him to us and pay a percentage of his salary, so they better go back to the drawing board if that’s the swap.

If it’s Cas, it would be Trueman or nobody for me. We and they know how good Hardaker can be in the right environment.

Apart from the fact that Truman now appears to be injury proned, it should be noticed that his mentor Deryl Powell has up to now made no attempt to take him to Warrington.

It should also be remembered that Truman was completely outplayed by Josh Woods in an Academy Final.

Always been overated as far as I am concerned!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:29 am  

Ruddy Duck wrote:

Apart from the fact that Truman now appears to be injury proned, it should be noticed that his mentor Deryl Powell has up to now made no attempt to take him to Warrington.

It should also be remembered that Truman was completely outplayed by Josh Woods in an Academy Final.

Always been overated as far as I am concerned!

Wire had a cash bid turned down

His injuries could be a slight concern granted but I wouldn’t be overly concerned with an academy final against a totally dominant Wigan side 5 years ago.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:46 am  

jonh wrote:

I’m not sure we know what that is.

We were told he has potential and he looked very good as a junior but we have no idea what his level is in the first team playing in SL. Maybe he has found it….hopefully not.

Your comments only show how little you and a few other sceptics on here have seen of his potential at all levels of the game. Like for example, never saw him rip the touring Australialian Schoolboys (Academy) to bits in a game at Leigh as just one example. Having watched him play since his age of fourteen, I can assure you that he is a far better player than what he was seen at Wigan last season.

Why do you think that Farge until he got injured and his replacement Dodd have looked so good at St Helens.

Anything to do with playing behind a good pack led by a outstanding pack leader in Walmsley!