He did have injuries which earned him the nickname 'biscuit' but in those final half a dozen games for us he was literally a shell of the player he had formerly been with us.

https://silvertails.net/threads/cust-gone.61345/page-3 Majority of Manly fans on this thread are pretty disappointed at him leaving and hope after 2-3 years of ripping it up will go back to them a starting player. This fills me with confidence.

https://silvertails.net/threads/cust-gone.61345/page-3 Majority of Manly fans on this thread are pretty disappointed at him leaving and hope after 2-3 years of ripping it up will go back to them a starting player. This fills me with confidence.

MoM in a Grand Final, I like that

I'd say most Wigan fans wish him well back home, whilst he didn't help bring us much success he can't be faulted for his efforts. He goes home with a leaders shield and two grand final appearances to look back on. I think most Wiganers don't expect him to come back to the UK later in his career and if he does probably may choose Salford again?

I agree that with French even if the club posted an image of him training in the gym with a snippet saying he can't wait to get back, this would go some way. Whilst we do know some details around his family issue, one thing we don't know how serious it currently is
.. final stages and would have to respect that if it was... Etc.

I think the same was said about Tony Gelling - man of the people, only for him to end up gigging at lesser clubs within 12 months of him leaving the UK for good. I wonder when he'll pop up again at somewhere like York or Halifax?

I think Hastings and Gelling are in two separate classes.

100%

I'm not sure why there now seems to be a bit of a trend to knock Hastings. He was absolutely class imo & I wish he'd have stayed for the rest of his career.

Gelling would make our 13 imo, he’s no doubt good enough to play in the Superleague.

Perhaps he'll return at right centre when/if Zac departs. That would be a laugh!

I personally rated Gells. Was a superb wingers centre for a few years and a Match winner on occasions.

I think it was him, JT and Dom down the right for a few years and that Was a frightening combo. Scored some worldies between them.

Spot on, massively under rated.

Is Gelling any worse than what we will have have at Centre with Gildart gone and Hardacre possibly following?

Agree. Never really got the flack he used to get.

I thought he was a top end SL standard centre.

Big unit, massive go forward and could put his winger away.

Clearly there are things off the field which have held him back but I thought he was a very good asset for us.

Field played a lot in 2020 when Mitchel Moses was injured, he's scarily quick, hopefully he still has his pace.

When I've watched Manly Cust has stood out because he is an attacking threat, he's a strong runner with a very good step.

If Cust and Field play 6 and 7 I'm hoping one of them can step up and organise, hopefully 1 has a decent kicking game, my concern is they are both runners and we have a Denis Moran type issue.