Quote: NSW "People are wondering why we have signed so many props,, the week we go into a playoff game down our 3 of our best props.
Exciting time to be a Wigan fan at the minute.
Hope Thompson is given time and hope he kills it for us.'"
It’s not finished yet.
We are likely to see a number of teams (especially the big players) complete signings as they attempt to close the gap on Saints. The big elephant in the room though is, can Saints maintain their previous standards? A large chunk of their team will need to be replaced over the next few seasons (Makinson, Percival, Lomax, Walmsley and Clark who are all federation trained) are all coming towards the end of their careers and it is not going to be easy to replace them with the same quality. Thompson, who would have counted £50k against the salary cap was an obvious choice. They are going to have to make Welsby a marquee player otherwise he will be off. Some tough decisions ahead for our neighbours.