I can name one who was better last year at 20. What's your point? Just because no one else would be good in the NRL doesn't mean Gildart would be.

I'd be annoyed if he left. Can't see him making an impact given his size and current ability. I wouldn't have expected Kallum Watkins to have done well until the last couple of years and Gildart isn't Watkins. If he went now I expect it would end up similar to Sarginson and Burgess. If it's worth it to him to earn more money but not play, fair enough, why not go given Wigan have made it clear they will take back people who walk out on them.

If Sam is leaving we must be keeping some of these of contract player(I hope). Sam going really doesn't make sense otherwise.

Gildarts like Williams at the moment for me, believing his won press and thinking hes ready

I sincerely hope you are right.

Makes sense. Similarly, Phil Wilkinson leaking Tomkins leaving doesn't make sense - Lenagan has him in his pocket - unless, Lenagan/Rads has asked him to leak it, to soften the blow. That's my theory at least.

Maybe it's a classic case of misinformation by tge club, so when we announce sam has been extended everyone sees it as a major victory.

I sensed that 3 months ago the majority of wigan fans would happily have waved sam off. Now there's a threat he's going people can see what we woumd miss.

I think Rads has a bit more class about him than to do that. It’ll be pure club policy on the silence, it’s well known the club stays shtum until a signing/release is finalised and whatnot.