In light of the visa rejections for Greg Bird and Micheal Crocker I personally think Feka is going to struggle to get a Visa when it comes up for renewal at the end of the season given his recent conviction of lamping a bus driver one.

Given the fact Wigan have been openly after a prop for the 2009 and struggled to recruit I think this could be another blow for the club as I am fairly confident we would be looking to retain Feka's services as an impact prop beyond this season.

What are your opinions? Will Feka get a visa if not are you bothered?

He's just had a child over here, I think that will more than help his claim to stay in the UK.

Something I was unaware of...

Good point there Neil, but his he one of those big earners who is off contract at the end of the year, IL has stated previously that some of these guys are being shipped off to free up monies on the SC

So it might not even come down to the visa issue

Correct and wasnt he cleared of the conviction anyway?

Worse than Sky News. Was he on duty? No, therefore the 'Bus Driver' bit is irrelevant.

I've seen no evidence within the last 18 months to suggest we would lower his wages/get rid.

He's one of our most valuable and important players IMO.

No need to be defensive and he was convicted and found guilty wasnt he??

If Feka was shipped out i for one under the current time would seriously start to fall out of love with the club.

If we offer him a deal that is reasonable and are out bid fair enough, if we do not offer him a deal at all and ship him out, some serious questions would need to be answered.

He is contracted till end 2010 i think.