Wigan did well winning those titles with 12 men on the pitch.


He does create tries, and he gets his team in great attacking positions with his kicking game and organisational play.

He'll prove a very good signing for us.

You were saying?

Welcome to the saints forum where every man and his dog claim to be in the know when the truth is none of them. They just regurgate rumours they hear from the pub and eventually one comes true and that gives them some credibility as people forget about the other 99 rumours from their "source" that never came true

As for smith , I'm quite happy about it.

Regards

King James

I'm not over the moon with the Smith signing tbh but I'm willing to give him a chance.

I just think he's everything we don't need unless we bring a attacking 6 in who can make things happen but from KC comments it looks like Smith and fages for 2017.

Smith is a decent player and I've known him from his blackbrook days and always followed him but he's just steady and I feel we need a good attacking halfback like Walsh (pre injury) was. Smith won't open up defences or take the line on and that's been our big big problem.

I've got a feeling we have more no thrills one up basic rugby is coming our way again next year.

I feel for percy, Tommy, swifty and Morgan as they won't get and ball

Eh? Check the date of my post! As smith confirmed today, he signed for us one month ago. So at the time of my post we hadn't signed him and were looking at other options. So what I was "saying" at the time was correct.

Matty Smith played the most exciting rugby in the league when he was at salford. They played great off the cuff rugby.

Im not happy with the length of deal but id take him over Soward and Carney any day of the week.

Agreed. He looked really good at Salford and I'm clinging to the hope that working with Long again can get the best out of him.

Agreed. Brown was over the line until Widnes moved the goalposts last minute. Smith was never on the cards at that time.

I'm still puzzled why KC said Smith was 'not on the club's radar' when the cat was let out the bag in August?!

I'm puzzled how you're puzzled.

Can you imagine a few months ago, one of our key players confirming that they had signed for Wigan next season? Saints fans would have gone ballistic, likewise, Wigan fans would have done about Smith and questioned his commitment.

KC did what he had to do to try and put the media off the scent.

Exactly, the naivety of people "outraged" at KC lying about this astounds me

He got the chairman's award at the annual dinner last night so he was respected at Wigan