Re: Hardaker? : Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:31 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

He was ultimately signed as a fullback - it's probably still his best position but others have far surpassed him at Wigan in that role. Him moving to Yorkshire to play fullback and us bringing in a specialist centre will surely be how this one ends.

Certainly seems like the best course of action for us.

Re: Hardaker? : Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:53 pm  

I’ve been told today he was acting up and being vocally very critical about Peet in public after the Wakefield match. Deliberately slagging him off loudly and within ear shot of him.

His issue seemed to be that he didn’t want to get the bud back to Wigan and would have preferred to stay around Wakefield. He apparently made a point of not getting on the bus back on time delaying the return journey.

I don’t know if this is why he has been disciplined but I’d expect it had something to do with it.

Re: Hardaker? : Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:23 pm  

jonh wrote:

I’ve been told today he was acting up and being vocally very critical about Peet in public after the Wakefield match. Deliberately slagging him off loudly and within ear shot of him.

His issue seemed to be that he didn’t want to get the bud back to Wigan and would have preferred to stay around Wakefield. He apparently made a point of not getting on the bus back on time delaying the return journey.

I don’t know if this is why he has been disciplined but I’d expect it had something to do with it.

That seems completely at odds with the embrace both had directly after the game.

Re: Hardaker? : Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:46 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

That seems completely at odds with the embrace both had directly after the game.

This was after in the hospitality.

I didn’t see it but was told by a couple of people that did.

Re: Hardaker? : Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:59 pm  

jonh wrote:

This was after in the hospitality.

I didn’t see it but was told by a couple of people that did.

Fair enough, I have no reason to doubt you.

Seems a bit weird, like how did he get to Wakey in the 1st place? Did he drive there direct? If not, you'd expect his car to have been in Wigan etc.

Re: Hardaker? : Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:11 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

Fair enough, I have no reason to doubt you.

Seems a bit weird, like how did he get to Wakey in the 1st place? Did he drive there direct? If not, you'd expect his car to have been in Wigan etc.

Well people talk about how he has to travel from Yorkshire to training - I wonder whether he has to travel to Wigan before an away game for pre-match discussion (or whatever) and perhaps even travel back for post-match discussion/recovery. If that was the case then for an away game in Yorkshire it would be Yorkshire-Wigan-Yorkshire-Wigan-Yorkshire in the space of one day.

Re: Hardaker? : Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:22 pm  

Plenty rumours about him back to Leeds and he's played last game for us not sure if it's got legs.

Re: Hardaker? : Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:26 pm  

No problem with that if Peet and the club thinks it’s for the best (presuming it’s true like. A guy who seems reasonably in the know on the Leeds forum suggested it as an option but said he’d not heard anything).

Re: Hardaker? : Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:29 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

No problem with that if Peet and the club thinks it’s for the best (presuming it’s true like. A guy who seems reasonably in the know on the Leeds forum suggested it as an option but said he’d not heard anything).

Yeah, two days ago I heard from Leeds that Shaun Wane was a coaching option. Seems that was baseless too.

Re: Hardaker? : Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:30 pm  

Would be a result for Wigan - frees up some cap for a signing that isn't an indulged, whining baby living off past glories.