Is there a possibility of him moving to Toronto? I’m sure they’d be able to offer an acceptable fee to Wigan, especially for a player who might leave for nothing in a year’s time.

Do they have a marquee place?

I think they are keeping things rather mysterious.
Firstly, they don’t need a marquee space for him if they can fit all his salary under the cap anyway. Looking at their squad, they might be able to do that.
The SBW deal is also shrouded in mystery. Apparently he has been given a percentage of the club, so how that will count against the cap is anyone’s guess. Likewise, there are rumours that SBW has a significant proportion of his salary exempt from the cap anyway as he’s considered to be a player returning to RL.

As he signed a 2yr contract, then IL had better get a good fee for him, should he decide to sell him. None of this letting him go for nowt because he wants to stay home, only for him to pop up back in SL within a year (a la Gelling)

This, more than anything, tells you everything you need to know.

Mistake signing him in the first place, We should have done some sort of deal with Canberra, Sezer for Williams and Cash or at least gone for Maloney, 2020 could see us being the laughing stock of SL again if this goes tits up

MELTDOWN!!!!!

The problem could be right there,if it was in the contract that Wigan were not to announce the signing and they did Wigan would be in breach of contract.Just a thought.

I find the whole announcement thing a little baffling - Hastings is even quoted in the press release rlhttps://wiganwarriors.com/news/2019-07-08-hastings-to-become-a-warriorrl

We need to dig our heels in here RE the contract or this is going to keep on happening. Put a massive fee on him and stick to it. If he’s as good as he thinks he is someone will pay it.

That was in July. He's been and still is back 'down under' now. He's put himself in the 'shop window' here last season, and he 'thinks' some Sydney club will sign him, as that is what he really wishes for.

Frustrating !

I see that yet again lots of us are automatically assuming that Wigan are at fault.

Could it not just be that Hastings - like Shaun Edwards - is basically a bit thick?

He signed a contract and was quoted in the press as looking forward to coming.

Edwards had wriggle room because it was a handshake deal. It still demonstrated an astonishing lack of self-awareness on his part, but legally it was sound. Hastings does not have that leeway, and yet still he's trying it on. You've got to wonder if off the rugby field there's actually not much of a brain in that head.

Bit thick? If anyone was a 'bit thick' it was IL or the clubs legal team not ensuring all the i's were dotted and t's were crossed before parading Edwards around the pitch and having him interviewed before securing him as a coach. But that's all in the past.

I think there's more to the Hastings story in terms of 'who's in the right and who's in the wrong' currently. But as they say; there's no smoke without fire and Hastings is currently failing to address any of it and put the negative rumours to bed; that's telling.

No they don't. Their 2 marquee spots are taken by SBW and Ricky Leutele.