Ahhh sorry miss read thought you wrote major marquee player signing, my faith in you is restored

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I dont think Wakey would go for that!

Talent makes players famous. It's fame that makes them rich. Union's profile is, and will probably remain, much higher than ours. Consequently it will continue to attract young players regardless of the money we're able to offer. It might make the difference in retaining the odd player but I doubt it will make the hige difference that some envisage.

Makes me laugh looks like profile is the new word. You lot dont half big RU up. Di*kheads

I'd bet my life both Joel and Sam would stay at Wigan if they could pay them what union can.

I agree some of these wigan fans do a good job of bigging union up

I don't Blame any player going for the money as it's not just a game to players, it's a job and only short career but it would be nice if clubs could compete with union to keep our home grown players. These clubs have invested a lot of time and money in these players but just can't compete money wise.

The should be a thing put in place that young home grown players salary dont fully count on the cap.

I agree. In March this year Joel said:

“I’m happy at Wigan, there are too many horror stories about people going to Union and playing reserve grade and they just get lost."

“I’m happy at Wigan playing in this team. We’ve got a backbone of young players here and I want to stay around and play rugby with my best friends.”

But also from the same article:

“Union can offer a lot more money. In a way it isn’t fair, but if there’s s club offering a young lad twice what he’s earning at a Super League club, or even three or four times, then you can’t blame them for signing it.”

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He made no mention of International honours in RU at all as a reason for players switching. Just money as why a player may make the move.

I have said before we could allow players to earn more even if the clubs can't afford it by taking things like sponsorships, image rights and product endorsements out of a players salary cap value calculation but the flat earth brigade object.

Whatever, at the moment RL and the RFL seem to have their head in the sands, shrug it off as if it isn't problem and so are doing [iabsolutely nothing [/ito try and address the issue.

With every interview he has, he talks more positively about union menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... ode-switch? Only a matter of time i imagine before theyve both gone

With every interview he has, he talks more positively about union menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... ode-switch? Only a matter of time i imagine before theyve both gone

Quote Broxy Music="Broxy Music"With every interview he has, he talks more positively about union menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... ode-switch? Only a matter of time i imagine before theyve both gone'" No point torturing ourselves over it, they're both gone in principle, and lots more RL young lads will follow over the next ten years. We are all shouting and screaming at the RL to sort it out, but whether they can or can't nothings happening. Wigan RL Feeder Club.

Quote Broxy Music="Broxy Music"With every interview he has, he talks more positively about union menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... ode-switch? Only a matter of time i imagine before theyve both gone'" No point torturing ourselves over it, they're both gone in principle, and lots more RL young lads will follow over the next ten years. We are all shouting and screaming at the RL to sort it out, but whether they can or can't nothings happening. Wigan RL Feeder Club.

I'll be the first one to admit I'm pleasantly surprised at today's performance.


It was only Wales though.