Wood is big for his age and looks great on the highlights. But then again, Luis Johnson looked like a world beater at U19 level.

If there's anyone who knows a good prop when he sees one though, surely it's Burgess

Check out the Wigan rumour thread…and who asks the question!

Apparently the deal is done and Sam K has left.
Paid off on Xmas Eve.

There's no 'apparently'. Abe confirmed it on Christmas Eve.

I must’ve missed that.
On this thread Abe said on Xmas eve, he was a gonna but facts not in yet.
I only heard the definitive news today.

Serious question and apologies if this has been picked up before.
But if you pay a player off before the season I`m guessing it does not count on the cap.
Whereas if you pay a player off mid season. Does it count?

As I understand it, it counts on the cap unless getting a season defining injury before or with in a couple of games into the season at the most, or retired.
The only way to cut loose is for another club to sign him, and then the cap fix is moved to the new club.

I don’t think money is the real issue, Wire in recent seasons have always kept something in the tank. I think it’s the quota spot they are trying to free up, which doesn’t seem to be bottled up like the salary cap…strange thinking about that, something I had never considered before.

Cheers Bud.
I would guess he wasn`t earning peanuts and much will depend on how much you have to play with.

The Widnes friendly game should be an opportunity to see Max Wood playing for us.

Looking forward to seeing how our young guns play in that game.

Suspect Widnes will field a strong squad, so it could be a tough runout for the Wire youngsters.

There was talk of Big Sam wanting £50k to walk.

I’d heard a similar figure….in future (as we could be signing another) please clarify which Big Sam you’re referring to - it’ll stop any unnecessary heart palpitations.

Very cryptic but I’m not buying into the “Allardyce to Wire” rumour thank you very much.