That was the best away day i have had for ages. Absolutely pie eyed ended up getting home about midnight after boozing round manchester all evening. George lost his balance at one point in that game trying to tackle someone and stretched out an arm and then proceeded to drag their prop down to the ground one handed. It's so frustrating this situation because a fit George Burgess is the best prop in the league but his injury is that bad he is currently by far the worst. Bring back Jordan James, all is forgiven.

Just trying to think of any other prop forward in recent history managing to come back from what appears to be such a debilitating injury / condition and manage to make significant contributions on the field?

Certainly not alone in thinking he would kick on from that game I think most who witnessed it thought he'd turned the corner only to find days later normal service had resumed.

Even if he gets fit I don’t think such a big heavy unit is the type of forward that suits the new style of game with 6 again etc. More mobile athletic types seem to be the way to go

Even for a big unit when he was in his pomp he was quite athletic. I don’t know whether he could ever get anywhere near that again, I’d probably say it’s doubtful at best but if in some baffling turn of events he did get back to that he’d be some player for us.

Interesting in Lams interview on Wigan TV today that he says everyone is back in training other than Hastings and French. The two lads who don’t seem to have been pictured in any pre season photos are George Burgess and Mitch Clark. I can recall seeing every player in one photo or another bar those two. Adds weight to rumours they’ll both be elsewhere in 2021.

I think you can add in the talk about potential mid season signings too.

KR has said that there's no money in the coffers, so it's reasonable to think someone will need to leave for those signings to happen.

Might need to scratch Clark off that list, just seen a few snaps from today and he’s training with the team. I’d be happy to keep him in fairness. I don’t think Rads did him any favours with his ‘one of the most destructive props in superleague’ comments but he was ok at points and I’d rather an extra body in the squad than us ending up short.

All depends on the financials that I think.

People go on about us having a top class reserve winger who would warrant a 1st team wingers wage. That won't work.

If Clarke is a squad player and his wage reflects that then fair enough, but if he is on a 1st team wage and we will never see him, then get shut.

Training for Burgess might mean physio rather than what the other guys are doing to be fair.

Fair point and I guess we’ll find out what’s going on at some stage in the next couple of months. It’s tough to see him starting the season mind, even if he is playing on.

As a Whino, I really hope G Burgess died recover and offer something to SL. I m set his older brother Like when he was at Leeds, is a real gentle giant.
Can't believe some on here expect GB to retire. Why would he? He's on a good contract for next 2 years. RL carers are short and you need to earn well, before packing it in.....

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2021/02/ ... e-burgess/ Cap space..

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2021/02/ ... e-burgess/ Cap space..

Now it's official I've opened a new thread to discuss the fallout.