Terrible business by Leeds if true. If he's being offered 60k more than his Wigan salary - which in itself only 50% counts toward the cap, then this will take up a huge spot on their SC, for a great player, but one who isn't exactly blessed with the ability to do long minutes nowadays.

That's not me saying I want Lockers to go, only that Leeds offering him 60k on top of his Wigan salary is not good for their SC.

Unfortunately he's not wrong, it looks like it is more or less pretty much all sorted. It is nothing to do with pay, more a new challenge and giving the new management at Wigan a chance to completely reshape the team without any nostalgia, also being part of the rebuilding process at Leeds is attractive.

Is pretty much how I see it. Hope he stays, wouldn’t break the bank to ensure he doesn’t. He owes us nothing and is a club legend but his best days are behind him. To lose his influence at the moment would be tough but whilst we’re entering transition anyway it feels as though we may as well get the pain out the way in one go.

He will still have exemptions on the Leeds cap I believe with him being an England international. He’s on media duty on Monday for England so I would assume the questions will be asked

I agree, let’s start with a clean slate. The king is dead, long live the king and all that.

Leadership team not a bad option I suppose. They did speak highly of it, but then ultimately got rid of it and went back to Lockers. Suppose it's difficult to say as we're not there day to day. Anyone know the last team to have a centre or winger as their regular captain? I know Richards deputised as captain but can't remember any team proactively doing that.

Got to be Zak Hardaker

Sam Powell has just been appointed vice captain of the England Knights team for their games against P.N.G. so maybe he will take more of a leadership role at Wigan. I'm sure that would be a popular move with fans on here and on the other site!!

I think Williams and Leuluai will be gone at the end of 2019 and that should be the end of the big turnover of players. Pretty much our five best in Tomkins, Bateman, O'Loughlin, Williams and Leuluai gone over the course of a year. Im sure the club will have been planning for this for a few years - it will be interesting to see what happens. Might be a little break in the trophy haul for a year of two but hopefully we can play with a bit more flair in the meantime.

Yeah, right.... Oh you are a card Rogues. Heads would explode if Powell was ever made captain..