Here's an idea Wigan, don't spend 400k+ on the three new signings and you could have kept one of the best young centre prospects in the game. No doubt come Oct/Nov we will be moaning about the lack of decent talent in the England back line and wondering why we are years behind NZ and Oz!

They've paid good money for Mick Hogan because they think that he might be the man to get their finances on the move again. Their move to Edgeley Park has not been a good one. The place is falling apart and their gates getting lower. If you look at the players they've got rid of in the past 2 years and what they have replaced them with it's similar to the way Bradford have been going.

SHOCK: Another ignorant, clueless, irritating buffoon.

Thornley has been offered megga bucks at Sale, we had no chance.

We have improved in every area other than hooker as well as having the second most amount of academy players in our team.

What don't the fans of other teams get?

The above still doesn't affect our squad intentions for next year.

However, I hope it works...We're so scared of Hull KR that we had to sign Finch on a big money contract just so they don't get him and not for his playing abilities!

You really have let yourself down with that one JB.

Just pure scum are Wigan. Such a scummy hive of scum.

If Thornley is such a talent and such a strapping lad and is 18, why the feck hasn't he already got a 4 year deal? Why hasn't he played in the first team? If he's genuinely so good why not cut one of the useless NRL players and sign him up?

You are not telling me that Thornley is going to Sale for anything other than money. Hands in pockets FFS, cut the overseas players and the numerous exemptions and act responsibly FFS.

You can't have 7 overseas stars from the NRL on bumper deals and they blame it all on the salary cap either.

Blimey

Why has Kyle Eastmond not signed a 4 year deal?

And why should we fork out silly money for an as yet unproven young lad?

Our academy is brimming with very promising youngsters, do you suggest we offer them all a wad of cash just to keep rah rah from the front door?

Has no-one bothered to read my post? Or are you that arrogant and dense you just choose to ignore it and still spit out this bitter drivel?

Iain Thornley was offered a contract by Wigan. He was offered the chance to turn professional, but he rejected the offer because he wanted to finish off his A-levels. The agreement was he would join the first-team squad once his studies had finished. Sale RU have been chasing Thornley since he was a teenager. They have offered him X amount of money that no right-minded club would offer to an untested 18 year old. Especially since his form and progress has stagnated this season.

Well as you have quite clearly misunderstood Saddened, as Cadoo clearly pointed out Wigan did offer Thornley a contact which he turned down. Lenegan will have offered a very reasonable contract for Thornley to stay and Lenegan isn't the type of person to go and chase somebody after they have rejected our deal. Sort of a type if you don't want to sign the contact you do not deserve the right to be considered for wigan.

He's not played in the first team because he was still in FULL TIME education. so he couldn't play for the first team due to him only being able to train part time, which hampered his development and made the likes of marsh and charnley overtake him in the pecking order.

And I wouldnt call Hoffman, Finch and Lima "useless Aussies" all are in the prime of their careers and all are a step up from the imports what we currently have.



Why should we make exemptions for one player? We offered him a very very good contract but the matter of fact is union teams will offer more money due to them having a larger salary cap. I actually think you need to look at our figures and actually how many wigan academy products have played for us this year.

Goulding, Marsh, Ainscough, Sam Tomkins, Prescott, O'Carroll, McIllorum, Joel Tomkins, Hansen, O'Loughlin, Mossop, Tuson, Ben Davies, Liam Farrell, Jonny Walker. And at other clubs you have Josh Charnley who is excelling.

I think many clubs would love to have that many academy products graduating and making their mark in the first team so how is the loss of one player not acting responsibly?



Again you will realise that the loss of one player will not affect us, we have actually got marsh and charnley who are two centres who are ahead of thornley in regards to development and we all know 3 into 2 positions doesn't work.

I love how people are privvy to what sale have offered him financially.

In fact, the most of Sam Tomkins young career was played at Scrum half.

Just take a look at 2008 u21's reports on cherry and white. He moved the 6 to accomodate Leuluai