Quote: dubairl "is it really that hard to understand that running a club cost money and the directors don't just pocket any transfer money we get? if Ian was in it for the money do you think we would have refurbished the Orrell training facilities, bought the wigan academy facilities or extended a partnership to south wales which costs the club money.
SAM TOMKINS DECIDED HE WANTED TO LEAVE WIGAN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE CLUB TO DO?!?!?'"
Im not sure what your trying to say here because you give one reason for selling Tomkins then you give another at the end.
Are you trying to say we needed to sell Tomkins to carry on running the club? Or are you saying we had to sell him because he wanted to leave?
If its the first then I don't believe it and if that is the case and we needed the money then we are in deep trouble because theres only so many players we can sell before we have no players left to sell. If you believe that is the reason we have sold Tomkins then I think you are deluded. All those off the field things you mention just increases the clubs value when Lenegan comes to sell us off in the future.
If you believe the second is true then you may be right. What can we do? Well we can hold him to the contract he signed 2 years ago for a start. You know the one Lenegan himself was bragging about? Contracted for 5 but deffo here for 3 years? The only reason we would decide to sell the best player in Super League early is due to being able to get a transfer fee. Money orientated sale.
Funny you mention South Wales. Can you tell me what good comes out of this South Wales deal because i cant see any.