Wigan show they have ambition....

Edited for accuracy

Pleased with Matty Smith as a signing, never really understood why Saints let him go in the first place.
Welcome on board Matty - hope you enjoy your time with us

Delighted with this signing.

1. Tomkins
6. Finch
7. Smith
13. Lockers

1. Tomkins
6. Lockers
7. Finch
13. Farrell

1. Russell/Murphy
6. Sam
7. Finch
13. Lockers


I know which I would rather have, simple as that.

We now go into next season with a half-back already settled. Much better than going in with 2 brand new half-backs.

...because we had Eastmond, Pryce & Wheeler... Matty is a good solid pro who'll never let anyone down but given the choice of which 3 out of those 4 you would have kept back then then it was a no brainer frankly, irrespective of what's happened to their respective careers since.

Good signing for you, I am sure you wont mind us keeping Mellor now. Timing also appreciated as it weakens Salford before we play them on 20th (OK may not weaken them enough, but every little helps as they say!).

That's the key thing for me.

We'll kick off 2013 with a halfback who's played the Wigan system and linked up with Sam, Mickey Mac and Lockers etc in training and matches for 7 months.

Fair enough, obviously not seen them all in action as often as you have and some players are just in the wrong place at the wrong time, it looks like that may well happen to Joe Mellor with us, never good for any player to have a serious injury but Joe's injury seemed to come about just as he appeared to be on the brink of breaking into the first team and things haven't gone kindly for him in that respect since.

He's still cup tied though so doesn't solve our problem for the semi final next week.

Suprised that rule still exsists seeing as the rfl let players change country willy nilly

Top club picking on the bones of a lower club in need of cash right at the business end of the season. Good one Wigan ! Good for Rugby league, absolutely not !

Good for us, sod the rest of you...

2 points:

1. its not the 'business end' of the season, we're only just in July!
2. Salford didnt have to sell/release him

Oh no, big bad Wigan paying the market value for a player at a cub that is known to have financial difficulties.

Do me a favour and go and study how markets work, because this is exactly how they work. If you have something of value, I tell you the price I'm willing to pay, you accept or you don't. If you accept it's because you feel like you are getting a good deal, and obviously I feel like I'm getting a good deal, therefore every one is happy.

You're a Warrington fan, yes?

It would explain a lot...........