This thread is unbelievable. Name me one more side that has debuted more players in Super League this season than Wigan.

Name me one side that has more players out on Dual-Reg or Loan than Wigan.

Thornley our fifth choice, yes fifth choice. (Gleeson, Carmont, Marsh, Charnley ahead of him) has gone to Rugby Union.

Spin it anyway you want, Wigan are replacing some aussies with some better aussies, and a young centre has left the game because Sale offered him more than we could afford to under the salary cap. Absolute non story if its any other team, but it's wigan, and they where once full time when nobody else was and it WASNT FAIR!

exactly!!!!!!! the problem and clubs selfishness in a nut shell

Marsh looked good last night. Made a great run halfway through the second half going past 5 or 6 Halifax defenders in a very small space.

Same for Wigan and every other club in the competition though isn't it! If the argument fits in your mind for Wigan, then all the other clubs in the league ought to be ditching all their overseas players as well.

You simply can't have it both ways. Either we have a "brits only" rule, or we have a graduated scale of eligibility and quotas, and either way, all teams have to stick to them. This is exactly what we do have, so no problem. Anyone saying otherwise is simply having a go at Wigan for doing the same as all the other teams do, just for a change.

Leuluai must surely qualify for England now, based on residency, so that means we only have about 4 players who cannot play for England, given the Manu/Fa'asavalu situations.

I like how now Quota & Salary cap arguments are dead in the water we move onto Non England eligible arguments....

So far
18/19 English players have played for Wigan this season.
9 England/GB internationals have played for Wigan this Season.
19 Players in 32 man squad are from the academy.
23/24 of the 32 man squad are English.

careful precious, you could hurt yourself with a knee jerk like that.

As i have said, almost all clubs have far too many overseas players. 5 should be the maximum for all.

Lueluai is a kiwi, a proud kiwi, who represents NZ and has just won a world cup with them, but that is besides the point. Qualifying for england isnt the same as being a player trained in the english system, this is where we need to increase the number and improve the quality. Signing Pat Richards didnt mean Wigan were any better at bringing through and in British players, just simply that a good player in the NRL had Irish parents