This 'Wigan will get money' argument is tosh.

We can't exactly spend it. We won't spend it.
The loss of Joel (and probably Sam) is far more damaging to this club than the £££

Anyone on twitter should follow kelly_towerfm. She asked Sam about the rumours around OT tonight and his response was basically, which rumour is it this week

Surely you don't read into that that it's not got some substance?
Silence speaks loud IMO

Sams staying..

but Joel is going

If that happens I can't see Sam staying happy without Big Bro.
Time to get Logan through to keep the star happy lol

It was tongue in cheek. All you could do is invest the money back into the academy.

The rumours are worrying, as they are gathering pace.

IL has at times, put things straight, this is one such time that he needs to.

If the club dont announce this before season tickets go on sale, then it happens, it would be back to the dark old days.

If Sam/Joel go, RL might as well give up, and Wane can forget being a success as Wigan coach.

I don't blame Wigan, I don't blame Wane, I don't blame IL, I don't blame Wigan as a club.... I blame rugby league and the RFL, we cannot keep letting players go, simple. It was bad enough when a couple of decent attacking players in Eastmond and Ashton went... but when we lose real WORLD-CLASS talent like Sam and Joel it breaks my heart... throw in SBW, Hunt and Folau and it becomes a horrible picture...

Personally I think we would have heard more about it if it were true. With the RU season being in full swing, they'd want new recruits to be signed asap. Signings are usually broadcasted by the media weeks in advance. To me the rumours are just that. Rumours. (I hope and pray I'm right)

I had a look on a few RU clubs forums and found nothing, not even a snip about the possibility of a RL player joining the dark side.

Not once has this rumour been in a newspaper or on the tv andbig ones like these with any substance would usually start in that way.

As it is the only place I've read anything at all is on here and in the main the other forum. Now there may be one or two people with decent knowledge but I've met the kind of people in pubs around the place that get told about a rumour, believe it's gospel and tell every Tom, dick and Harry that they know this is a fact as though they're the agent brokering the deal.

We'll be reet.

Iv been told he is likely to go. A bit earlier than I first expected I have to admit.