Quote: St pete "I feel for Wigan in this as they have done a lot of very good work in developing burgess and also will have put fair few quid into he development and same with the tomkins brothers etc
However, I don't blame him or any other player for going. We as fans look at it as a sport but to the players it's also a job that pays the bills. They also have wives, kids, mortgage, cars etc just like the fans. Just ask yourself if another company offered you more money, better way of life and a chance to test yourself against the best, I bet 99% would go for it.
I've no doubt he loves Wigan but this chance may never come again so he's got to grab with both hands and good on him.
I hope he goes over there and does well.'"
He's a different case to Sam and Joel Tomkins though IMO because they paid us back in spades for the money and effort put in to their development and both signed new contracts with us that got Wigan a healthy return on their investment.
Burgess on the other hand has really given nothing back yet in comparison, wouldn't sign a new deal and leaves for nothing before achieving anything.
Fair play to him, he's looking after himself and is being very single minded in his decision. He's showing great confidence in his ability and I'm convinced he'll succeed over there because he's an exceptional talent. It all feels a little bit classless to me but maybe he'll give the club something back this year or even in the future.
