Alffi 7

Sales at Everton looking good, only comers left and a few CAT1 and Corpo seats left...

Yeah, Warrington don’t need their own car park (though they do lease some spaces for corporates) there must be 3,000 car parking spaces within around half a mile of the ground, I’m probably underestimating and I’m not including on street parking. Bus station and train station 1/4 of a mile away. Initially before the current site was agreed it was looking like a site near the old Burtonwood Airbase just off the M62 around 4 miles outside the town centre - so glad we ended up where we did.

Out of interest is there anything in the IMG rulings to say this isn’t accepted? I know in the football FFP you can’t have an owner sponsoring the club an exorbitant amount right?

Yeah a low risk play I think, doesn’t count on the cap so he’s not taking up space that an established player could use, plus due to his age more likely to be able to make a go of it compared to Burrell.

Serious hamstring injury in preseason kept him out for months, his first training session back he did similar to the other leg so wasn’t fit to play at any point of the year. He’s not on our list of players leaving, so presume we have taken up an option to extend for another year.

I wouldn’t let my lad wear one, if they have headgear on it gives them a false sense of protection for me. Let them learn to keep their head out of the way. I’ve heard the same on protection from head guards too in terms of it won’t stop that ‘brain rattle’.

Had to check as sure he was older than 31 - he recently turned 36 (not that it matters, still a real shame). There’s no suggestion of any long term damage here though right? Just medical advice?

Hope he stays. We’ve seen other players sign long term deals then head to the NRL anyway - especially from Wigan.

Is it’s still a max of £100k of salary cap that can be offset or did they get rid of that rule? Obviously they could make use of the £50k marquee cap, but presume they are utilising that on French, Field and Thompson?

Can’t help but wonder with these deals whether it’s just a bit of protection for the club to get as big a transfer fee as possible from the NRL when the time comes. For the sake of the SL comp, hopefully he stays at Wigan.

Matty Lees is the strange one for me. Can’t believe he’s been in the top two in his position.

Won’t be seeing Fitzgibbon back again this year unfortunately. Rumour mill has it we won’t see him next season either - but I’m hoping that’s overly dramatic.

Vaughan suspended alongside Fitzgibbon (though Fitzgibbon wouldn’t have played anyway through injury - the Bateman signing making a little more sense now). Dufty back in contention, but think he will return next week vs London. Harrison returns though. So I guess CTW, Thewlis, Tai, King, Ashton, Williams, Drinkwater, Yates, Powell, Harrison, Nicholson, Bateman, Currie. Subs Walker, Musgrove, Philbin, Crowther.

Wigans big game experience to bring them home.

Though I’m not sure it would qualify as an upset, I’m wondering whether the fact Saints will have more to play for will swing the result. We’re pretty much guaranteed 3rd regardless of what happens. Hopefully Burgess can get them firing, we’re due a good home performance.