Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:56 pm  

RobRiches wrote:

I remember Twitter being awash with Saints fans claiming Sam Walters had signed for them.

Start a rumour at an amateur game with the other people watching. A believable one mind. I guarantee within a day or 2 it will be all over Twitter from people who have “contacts”

Yellow Giraffe thinks he has and that is good enough for me.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:58 am  

WWste wrote:

My guess is Thornley

Surely Hampshire?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:34 am  

MattyB wrote:

Surely Hampshire?

Trinity were interested in Thornley earlier in the year on loan.

They will be losing both starting centres next year and possibly Pratt the backup.

They will be retaining Gale, Lino and Jowitt and possibly Dagger so I don’t think they will be too desperate to get Rocky back over a natural big centre.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:02 am  

I'd rather play 1 in 10 for Wigan (with the potential for more) than play a full season in the championship with Wakey.

I'm pretty sure that, on the right deal, Wigan would love to keep Hampshire. Heck, Peet has even said the same. Next season, now he's fit he'd be 1st choice back up at 6 or 1. He'll get plenty of game time over the year imo.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:28 am  

Its a strange one with Eseh. Seems to be credible sources on both sides convinced he's joining their team. The pessimist in me is now swinging back to him going to Wigan. Even though they have a ton of props a loan deal makes sense as you'd think Mago and Cooper may not be there in 2025 and Havard can miss a few with injury too.

I spoke to another contact I have at Saints and he said Eseh has been to the club (that's not for debate- clearly we have been looking at him) but Saints are wary of having too many young props in the squad given that Delaney is only 19 and Stephens (now promoted) is only 18. That does make sense so I'm thinking now that the path is clearing for him to go to Wigan

What I will say is that putting rivalries aside I champion Wigan the same as Saints. Both clubs aren't afraid of signing "project" players and will always give youth a chance.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:54 am  

MattyB wrote:

Surely Hampshire?

I dono. Hampshire still SL quality I think. Thornley is a great player on his day but is coming to the end of his career think it just fits. I imagine Wakefield will be picked clean of players by other SL clubs. I hope we keep Hampshire although I don’t see him wanting to play second fiddle. He’s good cover

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:59 am  

sergeant pepper wrote:

I'd rather play 1 in 10 for Wigan (with the potential for more) than play a full season in the championship with Wakey.

I'm pretty sure that, on the right deal, Wigan would love to keep Hampshire. Heck, Peet has even said the same. Next season, now he's fit he'd be 1st choice back up at 6 or 1. He'll get plenty of game time over the year imo.

If possible I’d like to keep Hampshire but I’d never play him at FB as for me defensively he is a total liability particularly under a high ball.
If we do keep Hampshire then that’s probably the end of the road for Astley.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:14 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

If possible I’d like to keep Hampshire but I’d never play him at FB as for me defensively he is a total liability particularly under a high ball.
If we do keep Hampshire then that’s probably the end of the road for Astley.

If Field got injured we'd probably move French to FB and put Hampshire in at 6. That being said, if both French and Field got injured and we could call upon Hampshire to play FB - you'd know that we've got excellent squad depth.

Whilst he's a squad player, he's undoubtedly an important person to have in the squad imo.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:28 pm  

Stu M wrote:

Its a strange one with Eseh. Seems to be credible sources on both sides convinced he's joining their team. The pessimist in me is now swinging back to him going to Wigan. Even though they have a ton of props a loan deal makes sense as you'd think Mago and Cooper may not be there in 2025 and Havard can miss a few with injury too.

I spoke to another contact I have at Saints and he said Eseh has been to the club (that's not for debate- clearly we have been looking at him) but Saints are wary of having too many young props in the squad given that Delaney is only 19 and Stephens (now promoted) is only 18. That does make sense so I'm thinking now that the path is clearing for him to go to Wigan

What I will say is that putting rivalries aside I champion Wigan the same as Saints. Both clubs aren't afraid of signing "project" players and will always give youth a chance.

Huge worry for me with Wigan across all of the forwards

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:34 pm  

WWste wrote:

I dono. Hampshire still SL quality I think. Thornley is a great player on his day but is coming to the end of his career think it just fits. I imagine Wakefield will be picked clean of players by other SL clubs. I hope we keep Hampshire although I don’t see him wanting to play second fiddle. He’s good cover

Not many Wakefield players are SL quality, sadly.