I could give less of crap about a transfer fee i want our best players to stay at wigan, not be farmed out early

Sam would be in breach of contract if it was his doing as he signed one that specifically stopped him speaking to other clubs at this time. It's obviously 100% correct to say even if Sam did do so, IL has to be complicit in any move away from Wigan and if he has facilitated such a move he can get on the plane with him. The last thing we need is a chairman who gets rid of our best player.

Well, if true..and as being behind Lenegan 100% since he took over, this is very poor..12 more months he had on a no speak contract, we can't buy a replacement..money in the bank for someone??

Gah, can't be d...

Wigan R L official online Happy Clapper, maybe if you could be d to read between the lines you may be slightly more concerned.

Perhaps his Gaffer Dave has told him to get shut, out of spite.

If this is true, not happy with this at all.

Talk about a 'statement of intent' from the club.

Excuse me for prefering facts to speculation.

Or alternatively you should get on the next plane. Because I doubt IL is going anywhere fast in the near future, so you're now going to be even less happy following Wigan than you have been at any time since the golden age ended in about 1995. It would work for the rest of us too, because if it came down to it, he's still a lot more use to the club than you are.

Site blocked at work, anyone care to share the content?

It's very easy to use the expression "Happy clapper" It's a snappy little soundbite, and i'm sure you feel the "big man" when you use it as a supposed insult. I would like you to cast your mind back to where we were a s a club in 2005 when IL took the tiller... If you think we were in a better place as as a club back then, fair enough, i don't. Take a look at the present, not a lot to complain about. And the future, well lets see shall we, but much has been done behind the scenes to ensure we produce young players for the club, which also has positive effects on our community.

Sam is without doubt an exceptional once in a lifetime talent, of that there is no doubt. Do i want him to leave, no i bloody well don't!!! But if you seriously think IL does, you are certifiable, and if you think he does not have the best interests of Wigan at heart, you are also certifiable. We will never know what goes on between between individuals at meeting over contracts, but people always seem willing to blame the club when they have no info to the contrary. Sam and his agents will have been talking to clubs, it would be naive to think otherwise, and who can blame him, its a short career.

If i was Sam, i would be off too... The stewardship of RL in this country is a complete shambles. If you want to blame anybody for Sam leaving, blame the RFL for not ensuring we have the money in the game, with a profile to match to keep our better players... For what its worth, i believe Sam would go no matter how much we were able to pay, he needs/wants to test himself.

AUCKLAND: The Warriors have got their man.
Two separate sources have told Fairfax Media the deal to bring Sam Tomkins to the club next season is done.
The Warriors tried to tick every box to lure the biggest name in the Super League to New Zealand, and it seems they have been successful .
Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah would not comment about Tomkins, but it is understood part of the agreement with his release from Wigan is they play a part in the announcement. Initially other clubs were interested in bringing Tomkins to the NRL, most notably the Titans, who flew their then chief executive David May to England this year to meet Tomkins's representatives.
But as time went on the Warriors emerged as favourites.
One of England's greatest players, Martin Offiah, said Tomkins would bring his winning attitude to the Warriors.
''Apart from his skills and physical attributes, Sam is a winner,'' Offiah said. ''He is a person who wants to test himself and, like most players, he wants to test himself in the best league in the world. He has won most things, the Man of Steel, Super League titles and the Challenge Cup. He will get to test himself in the World Cup soon, too.
''If it is true and he does move on into the NRL, then I wish him all the best. I had a couple of stints playing in Australia during my time, for St George and Easts, and it was a fantastic lifestyle.''
Offiah, who scored 501 tries during his 14-year career, is an ambassador for the World Cup in England later this year.
He rubbished suggestions that Tomkins was too small to make it in the NRL.
''People like Benji Marshall aren't that big,'' he said. ''The days are gone where rugby league was a slow, tough game.''

Thanks Lee

Something i havnt seen mentioned re this supposed done deal is Logan. It was rumoured that Sam wanted Logan included in any deal? Maybe he wanted his bro for company? idk.
Anyone have any inkling about this?

Let's wait for the facts.

Doesn't look good for WRLFC on the face of it though.