Wigan Warriors • Re: Rumours and signings v9
100% Warrior wrote:
Each to their own but either way we agree he’s invaluable to this team. For my money he’s been superb since he signed and has really knuckled down and looks to be a leader amongst the team, I think at one point I said I’d be happy with him as a potential captain.
What I’m not going to do though is slate him for slatings sake. We did an awful lot for him and that cannot be underestimated but he’s also given us a lot too. I’m not saying that makes it even as I don’t think that balance could ever be even, but it goes a long way for some sympathy and understanding even if the commute is only Pontefract.
I’m not slating him in terms of his feelings. If it’s an issue the commute from Ponte and the it’s an issue living over here, then he has my sympathy to a point. Unfortunately I wouldn’t say that point includes being understanding of the club rolling over. I’d hold him to his contract, even if that means him having a tough 12 months of traffic jams. If the club just cave in and release him without compensation of some sort, it’s another president set, much like the one they set with the extended breaks for the two Aussie lads.
He’s an important player for us. I’d probably disagree that he’s been superb tbh. I think he’s been very good but has never quite hit is absolute best, other than the first month of this season but that’s more of a nod to how good he actually can be because he’s still played very well for us at times. My main issue is how do you replace him? We’ve no quota spots, so they’ll need to be homegrown and realistic options are very thin on the ground.
Statistics: Posted by NickyKiss — Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:23 pm