Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:57 pm  

Josh off to Workington for a while? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/27683931 The bit in bold is interesting! And Wane, who called on the winger to improve his performances, says it will be "hard work" for him to dislodge youngster Dom Manfredi from his starting line-up. "I'm very happy with Dom," continued Wane. "Josh will get his chance, but he needs to grip it when he does and I'm not sure when that will be. "The Josh of the past has scored some great tries and done some unbelievable things, and I remember that, but he needs to come in and do the tough stuff as well. "There were deficiencies in Josh's game before he got injured so I need to make sure those problems have gone before he gets his chance with us."

Josh off to Workington for a while? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/27683931 The bit in bold is interesting! And Wane, who called on the winger to improve his performances, says it will be "hard work" for him to dislodge youngster Dom Manfredi from his starting line-up. "I'm very happy with Dom," continued Wane. "Josh will get his chance, but he needs to grip it when he does and I'm not sure when that will be. "The Josh of the past has scored some great tries and done some unbelievable things, and I remember that, but he needs to come in and do the tough stuff as well. "There were deficiencies in Josh's game before he got injured so I need to make sure those problems have gone before he gets his chance with us."

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:17 pm  

MattyB wrote: Josh off to Workington for a while? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/27683931 The bit in bold is interesting! I'm wondering if there's something going on behind the scenes there. Manfredi was at least partially at fault for two tries on Thursday. Plus Leeds very nearly scored a winner on his wing at magic weekend

MattyB wrote: Josh off to Workington for a while? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/27683931 The bit in bold is interesting! I'm wondering if there's something going on behind the scenes there. Manfredi was at least partially at fault for two tries on Thursday. Plus Leeds very nearly scored a winner on his wing at magic weekend

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:30 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

I'm wondering if there's something going on behind the scenes there. Manfredi was at least partially at fault for two tries on Thursday. Plus Leeds very nearly scored a winner on his wing at magic weekend

A rollicking in private will be accepted by most players, but a public humiliation can prove to be a step to far.

: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:06 pm  

Charnley should walk back in the side when fit. He is 10 times the player Manfredi will ever be IMO

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:14 pm  

I think Wane is just trying to ensure we get a fully firing Charnley as soon as possible when he's back rather then him feeling his way back in.

Manfredi has done a good job and has plenty of improvement in him but Wane will want Charnley back in ASAP IMO. I think he's trying to guard against complacency from Charnley when he is back in.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:11 pm  

I was called a conspiracy theorist last time I wondered why the rumours about Charnley wanting to leave his Wigan contract early appeared to end when he was dropped from the first team - and I accepted it because, yes, he has been injured, and yes, other posters know more about what's happening in the inner workings at Wigan than I do.

But this seems like a very odd story. I like Dom Manfredi but he hasn't been so good that a fit Josh Charnley wouldn't displace him. And if Josh isn't fit, how can he play for Workington?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:34 am  

Josh's stats over the past few years speak for themselves, saying the 'Josh of the past' makes him sound like he is washed up and over the hill.

Should be in the first team at the earliest opportunity.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:44 am  

Manfredi is a young talent with few games under his belt. Don't go getting worked up about a few mistakes. He will not be the finished article for a while. I imagine that union would take him or Burgess like a shot. Both are the type of player that they like.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:54 am  

likely to be a couple of games at most for Workington to blow the cobwebs away and get a bit of match fitness before he is back on the wing hopefully with a fit centre inside him

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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:18 pm  

pie.warrior wrote:

likely to be a couple of games at most for Workington to blow the cobwebs away and get a bit of match fitness before he is back on the wing hopefully with a fit centre inside him

Zak Hardaker will disown him.