We want our heads testing if we go anywhere near Hastings after the Merrin debacle.

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I don't know about his shoulder but I do know he doesn't player big minutes.He would want marquee money and I'm not convinced he'd be worth it.If he was to come I would only offer a 12 month contract if he's a success then if he wants to stay then offer him a deal.I feel the season after this there will be better players available than Boyd.

I don't particularly want to give this credibility by discussing it at a certain level but...

If Lui did want to go I do feel giving the chance to mclelland with Myler as back up would be a better long term bet.

Hastings would stay a year at the most and be unsettled for much of that as he eyes the NRL.

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Sounds like a load of rubbish IMO, how would Lui be under pressure they only got back to pre season a few weeks ago!

Someone has said he wont return to Wigan but another SL club.
Pure speculation maybe and not sure what pressure Lui is under yet without us starting the season.
But a year with us to develop McLelland wouldn`t go amiss imo.
Maybe Lui and Myler to Salford.

All sounds bonkers to me. If Hastings is not happy with Wigan contract, why sign it?

Hastings and a bag of conkers swap for Dwyer and Lui?

Back on planet earth, hope we get another
Big tough forward in once Martin passport sorted.

Maybe it’s all big hairy as well?

Martin has been the last player to return for pre season (I don’t think he’s back as of yet?) could that have been to do with the PNG passport?

Personally I don’t believe any of that and going for Hastings would be just as bad as the Merrin saga as NRL clubs will come calling for him and he will go! I don’t understand why Lui would be under pressure? Gale is partnering him? Myler and Mclleland chasing a place? It does not make sense at all! We don’t need another halfback, we need a prop and a decent utility!

It's improbable that Hastings would quit Wigan for Leeds but remember we were, by far, his preferred option - but unlike Wigan we wouldn't agree to the get out clause. Absolutely rightly.

If we gazumped Wigan for him now there would be an almighty transfer fee or a Hetherington vs Lenaghan court case which would be one for the ages like the Harris one. In short, it's almost impossible to happen.

Add to that we no longer need him.

Sounds like utter nonsense. How would Hastings 'quit' Wigan to join any SL side? Would he try the Solomona route of 'retiring' from Wigan?

I hope we either get someone sorted soon if we're looking at one or more signings. Wouldn't want to go too deep into preseason without the squad settled as there have been so many changes.