He's under contract until the end of next season and he won't be going anywhere until then. He's already been offered a long term deal at Wigan quite a while ago and as yet he hasn't signed it, he has also been offered a 3yr contract for the Roosters but he hasn't signed that either.

He should do another season then go to the NRL.

Why? He could sign for a 6th or 7th place club over here and be the worlds best winger or even Golden Boot winner!

What would your take be on the likes of Hall, Briscoe, Watkins etc. be then seeing as they have stayed here? Plus the others like Sinfield, jjb,burrows, maguire etc. who didn't show any ambition?
Does that show them up as 2nd rate, flat track bullies with no ambition etc.?

I'd stay till I was about 25 if I were Burgess. Build up a career and a reputation and then go and test myself in the NRL when I was coming in to my pomp and could command top dollar.

We'll see how it goes.

He won't leave for a few years - I'm confident of that.

Other than Chris Ashton under the previous regime, I can't think of another breakout star who left only a year or so after his debut. All of the NRL rumours come and go but isn't it only Tomkins and Mossop who've gone? And that was after a good few years apiece. Even if someone like Josh Charnley leaves, he's given us five years.

Wigan aren't daft enough these days not to enter into negotiations early but more importantly the players aren't that daft to leave an environment that is perfect for their development so early.

Shame on you sir, a Wigan supporter frequenting St Helens is just not on, especially in the week before a Wigan match v Saints.



I am now going to Google Hardshaw Shopping Arcade to see if they do discounts for Wigan fans, if they do I may be there myself tomorrow.

Well, actually I live in St Helens or to be more precise a part of that borough that was annexed in the 1970s. Although I was born in sight of where I now live I come from good Wigan stock and as a matter of fact my grandfather is listed on the Wigan heritage players roll of honour. Now I know that Wigan has far superior shopping facilities and being in possession of a free bus pass it costs me nothing to go there, but for convenience it often pays me to hold my nose and turn west rather than north.

St.Helens must be damn awful in that case.

St Helens is terrible in the centre. Full of Charity, Pound and second hand shops with little else. It desperately needs some investment.

a tad like the rugby team then.

Yeah, no money spent on our club in recent times. I wish our chairman would stop selling all our best players for big cash and running a big transfer fee surplus that appears to disappear into paying for our rented stadium . . . . ; )

Ahhhh, it's derby week again! : )