Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:45 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

Yeah, plenty of fans will do. I'm not a massive fan of it, but understand it too. I'm sure there are plenty in the same boat as me.

Just seems that we might be building to something & I don't think that's a 1 year deal for Isa. I think that, if we have signed 2 guys from the NRL, they might be announced tomorrow.

We can’t really sign 2 NRL players now can we?

Quota wise Keighran will replace King.

Mago will probably go and be replaced with an NRL player.


Thornley and Powell will go.

Hampshire 50/50 depends on if he can secure a better deal elsewhere

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:45 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

You know what, ignore my post above.

The club are obviously updating fans before the last regular home game of the season.

100% makes sense.

Didn’t think of that, wonder if we see Cust play tomorrow then if he’s leaving?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:48 pm  

CJamesy wrote:

Didn’t think of that, wonder if we see Cust play tomorrow then if he’s leaving?

Maybe. Give Brad a rest & start Powell in what could be his last regular game?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:54 pm  

Quota players atm are
Field (2024)
French (2024)
Miski (2024)
Cust?
Ellis (2026)
Mago?
Isa (2024

Keighran (2026)

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:56 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

Maybe. Give Brad a rest & start Powell in what could be his last regular game?

Could very well happen, but it’s whether has trust in that to get us the win, it should do, but he’ll be thinking about winning the shield and getting the home semi final.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:05 pm  

Look at the difference here. Warrington have just tweeted out the departure of six players all in one go. https://twitter.com/WarringtonRLFC/stat ... O4Llg&s=19 Wigan on the other hand are slowly announcing on a player by player basis, whether they are staying or whether they are leaving. Mike Cooper's came with an 8 minute video on his rehabilitation. Each announcement comes with statements from the coach, the CEO and the player themselves. This goes to show the club treat the players as humans and not just numbers. Yet again shows the difference in culture between the two clubs that was touched upon the other night. Just my opinion.

Look at the difference here. Warrington have just tweeted out the departure of six players all in one go. https://twitter.com/WarringtonRLFC/stat ... O4Llg&s=19 Wigan on the other hand are slowly announcing on a player by player basis, whether they are staying or whether they are leaving. Mike Cooper's came with an 8 minute video on his rehabilitation. Each announcement comes with statements from the coach, the CEO and the player themselves. This goes to show the club treat the players as humans and not just numbers. Yet again shows the difference in culture between the two clubs that was touched upon the other night. Just my opinion.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:15 pm  

Fair point, Matty.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:04 pm  

Mago extended the year

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:40 pm  

With 3 more extensions and 1 departure confirmed we are getting close to our squad being finalised for next season.

Remaining outgoings:

The remaining players OOC to my knowledge are:
Cust
Thornley
Hampshire

I’d imagine Thornley and Cust will go 100% and Hampshire likely too, although he could maybe stay on as back up on a low wage again? Powell it seems is the odd man out at hooker but he is still in contract but it would seem likely he will leave too .

Potential remaining incomings:

To my knowledge we have filled our non fed spots (although with Isa being here for 12 years now he could maybe get dispensation like Tommy?) so any links with overseas players seem off the table, is there any rumours doing the rounds with home grown players? the Owen Farrell links have done the rounds again recently and I have heard Sam Esahs name mentioned in the past, anybody else? There have been rumours we would bring 2/3 more players in but maybe we have taken the view that the players available were no improvement on Isa and Mago so plans changed?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:54 pm  

I’m amazed! No game changer NRL signing coming.