nah.....it is one of many from his recent holiday with the boys....

I think it's a good signing. He's about to get loads of press - so we will as well.

He'll help attract youngsters from Wales, as he's a Welsh union legend.

He's a good player and good cover.

He's also very articulate from what I've heard of him and a decent bloke to boot. The sort of person League needs to boost publicity, so to have him at the most famous Rugby League club in the world also makes sense.

Personally I can see both sides of this argument. Anything that makes the average Daily Mail reader look at us instead of Yawnion, even for a minute is a win as far as I'm concerned.

We get to a lot of Crusaders games, and have seen him play on a good few occasions. In attack he plays well, and can burst through tackles and make yards quite effectively. Defence on the other hand is somewhere he's struggled IMO. I've seen him get sucked in to dummy runners and gaps on many occasions, even when everybody else can see what is about to happen, he also shows his age when defending one on one against younger players who can wrong foot him with ease. That said, he plays 100% at every opportunity, and commits to all aspects of the game.

I think that League is more like chess compared to Yawnion. You have to be able to think 2 or 3 plays ahead, and see what is likely to happen. I think players brought up in League have a better ability to do this than Union players who come in to the game, and have spent 20 odd years doing the same stuff up and down the field.

I trust IL, he's got us this far, and I feel he wouldn't have done this if he thought it would damage the Wigan brand.

Nathan said when are you going to call him back?

I've been away from this site for a few days so I've only just read people's opinions on the Gareth Thomas signing. But all I can say is, calm down people!

Anyone who thinks this signing is mainly for playing reasons then you are very wide of the mark. It's a very shrewd move by Ian Lenegan and can only benefit the club, believe me. And to be honest, the soon to-be biggest name in rugby joining the best known name in rugby league may even benefit British rugby league as a whole. As far as rugby league is concerned at the moment, any publicity is good publicity to a certain extent.

Awesome signing guys, puts our recruitment into perspective anyways. Cheers!

Are we still on this...

Someone just make a poll! - Gareth Thomas: Happy ~ Unhappy

Phil Bailey with the beard ?

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Are those the Warrington casuals ?'"

really?

the merchandising for the andrew johns deal made more money than you could ever possibly imagine, it covered his wages twice over for the period he was at warrington plus he got game time, he was a welcome addition to the squad and helped us out considerably on the pitch. i believe your post was either missguided or just backlash for the sake of it!

really?

what if Cruncher imagined Wembley Stadium filled from floor to roof with stacks of 500 euro notes? Would the merchandising for the Andrew Johns deal have made more money than that?