Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:16 pm  

An interview with Sam Powell on Wigan website says how he’s enjoyed meeting up with Mitch Clark and George Burgess . Says it’s going to be an exciting season but absolutely no mention of looking forward to playing alongside MOS Hastings . Speaks volumes for me , hope I’m wrong

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:21 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

Think we're getting well ahead of ourselves here. I'm fairly sure we often allow overseas players an extended off season, the club have rubbished the rumours, that's plenty for me. I'm expecting him to do one season then head home.

They also rubbished the Edwards rumours!

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:22 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

Think we're getting well ahead of ourselves here. I'm fairly sure we often allow overseas players an extended off season, the club have rubbished the rumours, that's plenty for me. I'm expecting him to do one season then head home.

I agree and I don’t at the same time. Rumours rubbished yes but nothing from Hastings? I’m not in the camp of “he should be tweeting and instafacing his love of all things cherry and white” camp but surely he could publicly say if he is intending on playing for Wigan? Publicly rubbish these rumours. Radio silence about Wigan is fanning the flames

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:24 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

Shall we just ring Latrell Mitchell now?

You’d struggle to recruit Phil Mitchell......

Dai Jones wrote:

George Ford anyone?

In your dreams..... he’s a Saints fan!

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:15 pm  

Now Moley is reporting Hastings has gone cold on Wigan. Supposedly something in the deal he’s not happy with. Now NRL clubs are circling.

Does anyone now think we’ll see him at Wigan? I maybe negative but I’m 80/20 thinking he’ll never play for us.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:15 pm  

Brick with eyes wrote:

An interview with Sam Powell on Wigan website says how he’s enjoyed meeting up with Mitch Clark and George Burgess . Says it’s going to be an exciting season but absolutely no mention of looking forward to playing alongside MOS Hastings . Speaks volumes for me , hope I’m wrong

There's absolutely nothing to be read into that. He's literally just mentioning a couple of the new blokes that he'll have spent a bit of time with in training. He hasn't linked up with Hastings in training as he's in Australia, so it's not really relevant. He just spoke about the two new forwards he'll be working closely with.

Any clues about Hastings future are likely to come from the man himself. I can't help but think that his silence on the issue is the most telling thing.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:38 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

Now Moley is reporting Hastings has gone cold on Wigan. Supposedly something in the deal he’s not happy with. Now NRL clubs are circling.

Does anyone now think we’ll see him at Wigan? I maybe negative but I’m 80/20 thinking he’ll never play for us.

It's this bit from The Mole which is most concerning:

Several NRL clubs are keen on Hastings now he has proved his worth but he is likely to stay in England - now possibly not with Wigan - before returning home in 2021.

WTF.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:03 pm  

Surely Wigan have to draw some kind of line in the sand. If this is true I imagine all Wigan fans would back the club on this? I would slap a massive fee on him 500k. .To do this at this late stage is not a good look for his character. If he does not want to play then no pay, how would the club stand if they played hard ball? If we can not secure a decent option then making him stew is better than strengthening a rival?

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:04 pm  

MattyB wrote:

It's this bit from The Mole which is most concerning:

WTF.

I was going to say maybe he'll stay at Salford, but unlikely now they've got Brown on the books as well.

[Pemps]

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:11 pm  

Brick with eyes wrote:

An interview with Sam Powell on Wigan website says how he’s enjoyed meeting up with Mitch Clark and George Burgess . Says it’s going to be an exciting season but absolutely no mention of looking forward to playing alongside MOS Hastings . Speaks volumes for me , hope I’m wrong

Does he mention Jake Bibby?