I'd be inclined to take this opinion seriously, if we hadn't had loads of similar posts from people Down Under when we signed Trent Barratt.

I still remember them now: "I have it on good authority that Barratt is crocked." "I watch Barratt every week, and he's finished." "Barratt's not the player he was, he's lost all his pace." "My brother played with Barratt for many years, and reckons he was always overrated."

Forgive us if we don't automatically deduce that you're telling the truth.

This signing has rocked superleague.

In the same way that your statment has rocked this board

I can't believe the flak this bloke is getting and he's never played a match for us!

At the end of the day, he's been a starting centre in the NRL for 3 seasons. How many of the centres in last seasons SL would have done that?

Lets re-analyse next September, shall we?

It does bother me, this sort of thing.

One accusation that fans of other clubs regularly aim at Wigan fans is that we bag our own players too much. I'm sick of arguing about this, because - on the evidence of this thread - it's basically true. It's also highly embarrassing, though no more so than the 'Wigan standard' myth that so many arrogant fans still trot out whenever we sign someone who isn't an obvious world-beater.

I don't know what world some Wigan fans live in. They've been blasting Fielden all season, apparently oblivious to the fact that he's been injured AND doing the work of two men (the other being one of their darlings - the overrated Feka). And now they've decided this new guy is 2h1te, even though most of them have never seen him play.

Whatever happened to closing ranks or showing solidarity with our own? For Heaven's sake, if Carmont really does turn out to be crap, then have your day then. Until that day, give the poor guy a chance - he's wearing our colours and representing our side. At least respect him for that.

Well said......

No, that'll be done the evening of 9 February

Well Noble seems happy with him

rlhttp://www.wiganwarriors.com/rl

he isn't going to to say he's is he.

To be honest i think most fans like myself are addopting a wait and see policy.

Speaking from the facts we have he has not got a great career behind him and looking at his age has not get a great one in front of him, the latter part of that statement is what bothers me and is why i would be much happier if we had signed him to a 1 year deal.

I am also of the opinion that we wont really be able to say if he was a good signing until the final signing is announced and the squad is completed.