Some amazing in-depth knowledge of the "going-ons" within the Warrington club by the usual suspects. At the end of the day Warrington successfully secured a target player at the end of the scholarship period. It happens, Joe Mellor one that went the other way whilst Wigan out-bid Warrington for a couple of players this year (including one from Wakefield I believe - will he be classed as an ex-Wakefield player in the way Currie is being classed as an ex-Wigan player?) and Bradford out-bid Warrington and others for Bateman. I presuming that the "bonus" Warrington offered these players weren't enough or maybe that "bonus" never existed at all.

As for Moran losing interest then I would suggest that given he is the youngest owner, has been a season ticket holder, attending home and away games, for approaching 40 years and also just about the only owner who regularly attends academy fixtures then I would suggest every other club in Super League has considerably more reason to worry about potentially losing their backing than Warrington do.

I actually think that it is great that Warrington have Moran funding them and they have come on a heck of a lot as a club since he took over. They have a new stadium which they have just extended, far bigger crowds than at Wilderspool, are spending over the salary cap and have a good team. If Super League had a few more Simon Morans to bankroll clubs and make fairly average size clubs into bigger ones then SL would be a lot stronger.

Moran is good for RL. As you say, we need more like him.

It's an indication of a certain RL mindset that some fans - particularly in the Bradford area at present - are now talking bitterly about 'sugar daddies'. It irritates me, that term. It's nearly always used in derogatory fashion, and yet in most cases you could easily replace it with 'smart owner' or 'CEO with business acumen'.

The Salary Cap doesn't allow massive spending on players any more, so the so-called sugar daddies in the game can't behave like sugar daddies even if they were inclined to. They work within the existing financial framework to produce the best and most viable clubs that they can, something Bradford clearly haven't had a clue about.

The sad truth, though, is that there are still far too many people in the game who regard these savy indivduals - Lenagan, Moran, McManus etc - as some kind of unfair advantage over the rest. The mind boggles that such an attitude persists when you consider the challenges the game is facing in the 21st century.

Is this the Currie from Golborne Parkside?

Regarding BEN CURRIE he went to warrington because his future prospects had more to offer it wasnt about MONEY!!! (rougues) and i know ben very very well!!! GOOD LUCK BEN YOU REALLY REALLY DESERVE IT!!!!!

Yes and no...there's a big difference between a smart owner (like Lenagan) who sets the club up to run as a self-sustaining business, and one who is content with making up continuing losses from his own pocket. The first is sustainable, the second is subject to having the plug pulled at a moment's notice.

I know Ben and his family[lovely people], people being simplistic about it being just about money know bugger all about all facets of wanting to be a pro sportsman.

if it wasnt about money why didnt wire just give him the same money as wigan ?

i belive he was taken to wire through his coach.

I can understand why youngsters would go to Wire at the minute as they will get opportunities going forward in their first team as guys like Hodgson, Briers, Morley, Monagahan, Solomona and quite a few others are on the wrong side of 30 and don't have a vast amount of years left.

Wire have the money to still attract big name imports and English based players but that could prove more difficult going forward then just throwing money at them. The NRL salary cap going up will mean they will tie their best players up for long periods and English sides seems to be waking up to the need to get their best players tied to long term deals.

Guys like O'Brien, Currie, Dwyer and Evans are good young players and will need to be to step in to these high profile shoes.

More money is always a motivating factor. He hasn't gone to Wire to win Grand Finals has he.

As far as i am concerned any young player who leaves Wigan is pretty misinformed. Wigan have shown a commitment to getting the most talented youngsters into the first team.guys like Tomkins (sam and joel), Goulding, Farrell, Charnley and many more over the past few years have been handed first team chances.

In the last couple of years especially we have learnt how to deal with getting these players involved (Joel and Goulding had a rough ride into the firsts but Faz, Sam and Charnley have had the best possible treatment)

If the young man feels his best chance is to leave Wigan, good luck to him, but evidence shows he left the best club to progress into the first team.

Doesn't Currie play in the back row? It doesn't surprise me that some back row forwards have opted to move from Wigan given the competition that the club has had in that position for quite a while. Danny Bridge moved to Wire too while Jon Molloy and Matty Sarsfield went to Huddersfield mainly because their chances would always be limited at Wigan with the likes of Farrell, Tuson and Hughes ahead in the pecking order and with Hansen (and Joel Tomkins at the time) still having many years left to play.

I'm not sure that the Wire fans have been educated yet in the art of giving young guys a chance and tolerating their mistakes for the greater good. Let's face it their track record to date - and I know that they have a lot of promising kids but at the moment that's all they are - is unproven. Those fans I know still expect to replace the above with ready made stars.