Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 5:40 pm
Zig
First Team Player
Joined: Jun 04 2022 Posts: 2374
Itchy Arsenal wrote:We were in discussions with him at the end of last season maybe he’s regretting the fact that he signed an extended contract with Saints ? He wouldn’t be the first or the last.
He will undoubtedly have some kind of break clause in his contract.
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:10 pm
RobRiches
Academy Player
Joined: Sep 07 2023 Posts: 322
Itchy Arsenal wrote:We were in discussions with him at the end of last season maybe he’s regretting the fact that he signed an extended contract with Saints ? He wouldn’t be the first or the last.
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:36 pm
jonh
International Board Member
Joined: May 27 2003 Posts: 20519 Location: educating League Freak on all things rugby league
Itchy Arsenal wrote:We were in discussions with him at the end of last season maybe he’s regretting the fact that he signed an extended contract with Saints ? He wouldn’t be the first or the last.
We weren’t in official discussions with him, we did though approach Saints about a transfer fee.
Unofficially the most boring poster on Cherry and White.
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2024 9:29 am
Itchy Arsenal
Player Coach
Joined: Jul 15 2008 Posts: 3003 Location: God's little acre
Stu M wrote:With French, Field and Farrimond why would Wigan want Welsby? Other than to get one over on us.
That’s not to mention Eckersley who looks a fine player although granted he may end up as a centre
Maybe someone at the club thought that Welsby was a better long term prospect than Field or maybe Field was looking for too much in his contract extension negotiations? Whatever it was the club I believe approached Saints and Welsby would have known about it.
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2024 9:33 am
Itchy Arsenal
Player Coach
Joined: Jul 15 2008 Posts: 3003 Location: God's little acre
jonh wrote:We weren’t in official discussions with him, we did though approach Saints about a transfer fee.
Welsby would have been aware of the the approach Jon. As a minimum it would have given him an improved contract when he resigned and maybe the seed of thinking about moving on had been sown.
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2024 5:57 pm
The Yellow Giraffe
International Star
Joined: Jun 17 2011 Posts: 3850
The Yellow Giraffe wrote:I’ve already wrote next week off in my mind. It would take a gargantuan turn around from what we produced in Friday to what we need to even be in a contest with Wigan. We were that bad. I’ll still be there obviously but this is just Cunningham all over again. History is repeating itself and nothing will improve now until a change is made. Wellens has not improved a single facet of our play and he is simply unable to coach and motivate this side in the correct way. It’s only a matter of time and it all comes down to how ruthless McManus is.
Also to the poster I mocked about a month ago for suggesting the League Leaders shield would be a foregone conclusion by the end of July - I apologise. It seems you were bang on.
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