I was at the press conference and IL said Wigan would not be over the salary cap while he was in charge. He said they had been in touch with the rfl regarding the signings so they are fine. So to all the bitter and jealous fans find another rumour to get excited about.

Also when Maguire was asked about moving tommy to hooker permanently he said it was a possibilty, and IL chipped in with 'don't forget we will still have Paul deacon' so maybe Deacs will play on after all.

We dont need to do that we've got Hetherington filling the paperwork in so we'll never get found out.

Exciting prospect next year, quality additions to the team - each one of them!

Lima - Workhouse prop, big bruiser can lift our pack.
Hoffman - Hard running, tackling second rower with that extra bit of skill our lads currently lack i.e. Offloads
Finch - Tommy to 9, Finch and Tomkins at HB. We'll see how this can develop.

I'm hoping he's been signed for his kicking more than his passing

Worries me that we gave the 'Star player' who's in his mid 20's a one year contract with an option.

Not read the whole thread but you must have some cap space after these signings with Hock coming back next year?

Well I imagine the guys coming in will be on roughly equivalent money to guys they're replacing (Feka-Lima, Bailey-Hoffman, Deacon+Phelps-Finch), plus there's Fielden's fat pay packet to re-negotiate and Riddell will no longer on the wage bill. There's not been any mention of the kind of deal Hock will be on should he come back but I can't see us offering him much more than an incentive-based deal until he's proved that he can toe the line and behave himself

I'll only say one thing on this subject..........
Gutted



I'll pray like other SL team's that ur over the cap



But you ain't won nothing yet!

Over the moon.

Hoffman - great player, good skills, huge heart and a big tough bloke
Lima - good player, big bloke with a great work rate, solid in attack and defence
Finch - great player, great kicking game and organiser, and a massive character. Brings a LOT of experience

madge said an odd thing in his interview when talking about Finch. Apparently he likes to "put himself about with the fans and mix it with them"

Listening to Madge on the official website is that confirmation that Hock is staying when his ban is over.