Wigan wouldn't match his (or his agents) asking price. I presume Saints did.

I have my doubts about how good he really is.

Hope he isn't on too much if he joins us.

Wigan decided to spend their pocket money on Finch,Lima and Hoffman.Saints spent theirs on Perry,leaving some left over for Shenton,maybe LMS and maybe one more.
Its more likely you had no money left,not that you wouldnt match the asking price.

Great news if we get him, a real quality centre with top defence and genuine pace.

He'd be a brilliant signing for us.

No, nobody but Saints would match his asking price; Cas, Wigan & Warrington told him to stick it with his ludicrous demands.

So one fan says Wire offered more, one says Wire told him to stick it.

Saints have been signing top players under the salary cap for years. He'll be getting paid his market rate.

That and they are ancient.

Meh he's ok. He ain't at Gidley's level and whether he ever will be remains to be seen.

Who ever plays outside him won't see much ball that's for certain, so if it's Lomax he better get ready for some pretty barren years ahead.

I'll now await for ChieftScout to throw a hissy fit about Wigan fans always playing down Saints signings.

Being nice I actually think he'll do a decent job for you. He's got pace a bit of footwork and the main thing he's got age on his side, so any little weaknesses in game he'll have time to iron out.

And he's English.

I think it was Warrington who offered the money, But he chose saints, Bradford couldnt meet his demands, Wigan and Cas couldnt compete with the deal Saints have offered. Lets just say, He hasnt gone there on the cheap

I love these statements. I take it you can state this because you've spoken to all concerned and they all told you what he was asking and what they were prepared to offer.

Or some bloke in the pub said it/you read it on a message board/you're hacked off because he didn't sign for your club/you just like to pretend you're in the know.

I know where my money is.

Why say he hasn't gone there on the cheap? Because you don't know what he's gone there for, that's why. And you also don't know who else offered what.

This is what gets me.A player turns a club down and the the fans say they werent turned down,its just that they wouldnt meet the wage demands.I bet if there were no salary cap warrington and wigan would have been back with bigger offers.At the end of the day Saints have a fair bit of spare salary cap,they were able to offer Shenton more.But dont believe hes on mega bucks,our chairman is no mug and hes got a new stadium to pay for !

I dont know why we need a live salary cap.Enough people on here seem to know how much each player is on