Quote asmadasa="asmadasa"Wigan looking at loaning out some squad players. Iain Thornley would be a good replacement for Samisoni Langi….. https://www.totalrl.com/wigan-warriors- ... onths-out/'" Why would we bring a guy in who has just returned to training after 9 months out injured to cover a guy who is out for a week? Especially given we have Corey Hall in the wings? Its spine players we need but sadly thats the area Wigan don’t have lots of cover in.

Quote asmadasa="asmadasa"Wigan looking at loaning out some squad players. Iain Thornley would be a good replacement for Samisoni Langi….. https://www.totalrl.com/wigan-warriors- ... onths-out/'" Why would we bring a guy in who has just returned to training after 9 months out injured to cover a guy who is out for a week? Especially given we have Corey Hall in the wings? Its spine players we need but sadly thats the area Wigan don’t have lots of cover in.

Taken from an online Q&A regarding all things Hull FC.

[i'Interestingly, I understand Wakefield wanted to take Jamie Shaul back on loan despite the fiasco they played out over the autumn, but Hull are having none of it. He will play for the reserves on Saturday'.[/i

Also i see Connor Wynne has gone on loan to Newcastle. There is mention on the Hull board that we enquired but it was decided Newcastle was the preferred option. How true that is i don't know.

I doubt we'll get much help from Tony Smith. I believe that there's still some ill feeling over Brian's time with us.

I cant imagine that is true.
He may well not like us but i dont think its because of Brian.

I would think it is probably more to do with Shaul being told that he was not wanted after discussing a contract because the money was to be spent on a forward.

Wasn't Tony Smith the Wire coach when MC did that deal to take Simon Grix off their payroll to allow them to sign Chris Sandow back in 2016? Obviously OK then.

I do think that Smiths move to Hull FC did scupper the Shaul deal but not for any reason other than TS rated him higher than Hodgson did.

And who benefitted from that, us or Wire? I remember MC saying a few years later we were still waiting for a favour in return.

My point was that there was no animosity between them at that time.

He probably does rate him more but he was willing to let him go. I think they are on record as saying the deal was agreed but we pulled it to spend the money elsewhere (on Atoni i think). We then went out and got Langi on top of that. Maybe it put Shaul/Hull's nose out of joint, who knows. Either way doesn't seem like he's an option anymore.

I’m told clubs are reluctant to loan Wakey players until the pitch is in better condition. Injury risk I assume.

Well considering that the guy who whined the most has just loaned us a player that really doesn't fit does it?

We're getting a Catalans player ???