We should be wary of getting too frustrated with him ... and I include myself in that.

It's not like he's not turned up. He's not even late yet.

The internet is a nightmare for unfounded rumours and comments being taken out of context.

To avoid creating an atmosphere when/if he arrives, perhaps we should reserve judgement a bit more.

That is not being 'fickle'. It's what we all want..........not this pantomime, even though it is pantomime season.

But it's only a pantomime created by fans believing unsubstantiated rumours ( up to now at least). Give the lad a chance to turn up (or not) before he's ripped apart.

Not just the fans though is it... skip through the pages and you'll see screen shots of his social media accounts, newspaper reports, info from Moley (who is often right) plus a few who have information from close sources.

This is it for me. Maybe he's in holiday mode and doesn't to engage in RL talk until he's working again. As for the update your bio to Wigan it was written "Change your bio Wigan warriors." If some idiot without a comprehension of grammar demanded I change my bio, need get more than a "na."

8 years ago that?!?!

Christ on a bike.

Mind you. The company has been on a upward trajectory since then...

Wonder if it’s related?



In all seriousness. Glad you smashed it Matty.

Yep eight years mate! Haha good to hear things are still going well there!

Please share this evidence you have that he ‘tried so hard to escape’ if there is any! As has been said, it’s rumour started by a single journalist working for the most despicable paper in the world, in an article written without any contact with the player etc.

Once you’ve shared your evidence, I’ll consider sharing mine about Luke Thompson having already signed for the Rabbitohs for 2021.

Heard Thompson signed a while back when Wayne Bennett was over in the UK.

Admittedly I don't use it regularly but I know enough to know there are privacy settings on there he could have used, might have saved all this.

He's actually private no insta..

I'd be very surprised if he became a Wigan player. If you contrast the Hastings we know as Salford fans, with the way that Hastings is with Wigan and their fans, it's like night and day. He literally couldn't do enough for fans in real life and on social media. His silence is deafening. There is something afoot.

As to what happens next, I have no idea, but if I was a betting man I wouldn't be putting money on him playing for Wigan.

I think it’s that difference in attitude that gives people the fear that he’s not coming. In saying that I doubt he was making pals with Salford fans and going out of his way to respond to Salford fans before he played for them either. He also seems to have knocked Twitter on the head, so he’s not really conversing with anyone, other than via the odd Instagram picture or comment.

Jackson now appears to have put a link to his management company on his Instagram page in his bio

We'll see won't we chap.

I'm sure Thompson will be in the NRL in 2021 - he'd be a mug not to.

I don't know what paper the link was in, but the most despicable paper in the world is comfortably the Daily Mail.

He’s either coming to Wigan or staying at Salford, and considering Salford have no quota spots available I’d say we have a good chance...

Why, what do you know for sure that he's not been offered a deal from an NRL club?

He might of been offered a deal but he’s coming back to the UK deffo, his girlfriend has confirmed it and he’s told me so himself through Instagram, didn’t say anything else though unfortunately

Good news. Whatever the issue is lets hope it can all be resolved and Jackson can find his feet and enjoy his time at Wigan. He's certainly what we need to be a genuine challenger in 2020.

Agreed, his recent Instagram story is interesting as well, a quote about embracing pressure and walking towards it and that not facing it can hinder you. Could potentially be a good sign for Wigan

I reckon he just 'playing the media' and not saying anything as in confirming or denying the rumour. He'll just suddenly turn up for training....

Definitely looks to be coming back to superleague to play, so we now need to hope it’s for us and that we’re not selling him before he’s even turned out for us.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news guys but i was told this 2 weeks ago from a Salford player. Apparently Hastings was in touch with Watson saying he didn't want to go but was told 'Salford can't afford you any more'

Saw Tommy Leuluai on Saturday night in the brocket before this was public knowledge, he told me it was rubbish.

Something isn't right, that's my gut feeling.

But again - that's nothing new. It was clear he had a deep affinity with Salford and wouldn't have gone if they could have paid him what he was worth. At the time he probably also thought he had a far better chance of winning a trophy at Wigan than he did at Salford. Probably still true to be fair, despite Salford getting to the final last season.

I’ve heard from a sponsor at Salford that Hastings has had a huge offer from Toronto. Only one man knows for certain what’s going on and he’s saying nowt