Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:27 pm  

100% Warrior wrote:

Completely agree. We’re settled in those positions and I’m happy to go forward into 2024 and beyond as is.

Who knows, French might get even better after a pre season at 6.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:36 pm  

Full pre-season would be great for French, pretty sure he hasn't had one since he joined us

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 6:39 am  

Cust and Shorrocks have been linked with us (Hull FC) aparrently.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 6:52 am  

Shorrocks must now be on borrowed time and I do think it would be a good time for both him and Wigan if he were to move on in the offseason.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:58 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Cust and Shorrocks have been linked with us (Hull FC) aparrently.

Good additions if you ask me, albeit maybe unspectacular ones. Cust has been unlucky in a lot of ways, in a different set up he should thrive. Shorrocks was very good in his short spell at Leigh and just hasn't really been able to force himself into a position where we have been very strong. Regular gametime at another club is exactly what he needs.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:28 am  

A personal trainer who used to work with Wigan told me this morning that Smithies to Canberra is essentially done. Assuming its correct its a big blow - his contributions to this team are phenomenal. But pleased for him as well and look forward to watching him next year - I think maybe another year or two would have given him an even better chance to do well right from the off but I don't doubt he'll thrive in time. Hopefully he'll be back in a Wigan shirt one day (excluding the next week or so obviously).

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:36 am  

MadDogg wrote:

A personal trainer who used to work with Wigan told me this morning that Smithies to Canberra is essentially done. Assuming its correct its a big blow - his contributions to this team are phenomenal. But pleased for him as well and look forward to watching him next year - I think maybe another year or two would have given him an even better chance to do well right from the off but I don't doubt he'll thrive in time. Hopefully he'll be back in a Wigan shirt one day (excluding the next week or so obviously).

That would be very frustrating, would love to keep him for 1 more year at least with this pack, but if he does go Thompson is as good a replacement as we could ask for.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:05 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

A personal trainer who used to work with Wigan told me this morning that Smithies to Canberra is essentially done. Assuming its correct its a big blow - his contributions to this team are phenomenal. But pleased for him as well and look forward to watching him next year - I think maybe another year or two would have given him an even better chance to do well right from the off but I don't doubt he'll thrive in time. Hopefully he'll be back in a Wigan shirt one day (excluding the next week or so obviously).

It is obviously true, Dan has spoken on the other forum.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:15 pm  

Best 13 in the comp, still at the start of his career but highly experienced. He'd arguably be next inline to be skipper too.

If anyone was worth "silly money" for a couple of years it was Smithies.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:19 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

Best 13 in the comp, still at the start of his career but highly experienced. He'd arguably be next inline to be skipper too.

If anyone was worth "silly money" for a couple of years it was Smithies.

You'd suspect money isn't the issue - signing with an Australian agent was an indication that NRL is simply an itch he wants to scratch. We'll see what happens but Thompson is looking like a direct replacement (although Wigan have historically announced this type of thing all at once).