If they are not for gleeson, you can see potentially well over 100k availiable there for a class signing

if Wigan are paying well over £100k for those 3 - they are in bigger strife than I thought.



At most there will be around £40k freed up, bearing in mind that we are 1/3 through the season too.

Its all done pro rata so, i would expect a player to be on at least £30 -40k a year in the first team at wigan. Just guessing though. any player coming in would only be on 2/3 of the seasons wage though.

If you get 1,500,000 to spend on 25 players in your first team then fringe juniors like Mossop will be lucky to be on £15,000-20,000,



Goulding £20,000-25,000 Pryce maybe £40,000



Take 30% off that you may get £50-55K free any more free'd and Wigan are paying too much

Now Goulding's gone I don't expect Pryce to go on loan as well.

Pryce can cover wing and centre.

He looked massive on Monday. He was a lot taller than Ryles or Richards and they are both 6'5".

Had to laugh when the Catalan player tried to crash tackle Pryce and a cheer went up from their crowd. When their player bounced off Pryce and landed on his backside the same fans then groaned.

Pryce looked as knackered as the rest of the team but he didn't play Thursday.

Get Pryce fit and he'll take the 4 shirt when Carmont goes end of 2010.

If Pryce goes i am sure we will be making room for another back, if McIllorum goes we could be looking at a half, if one of Prescott or O'Carroll goes we will be looking at a Prop.



Only if and when any of these moves occur which i doubt will I be convinced the current loan moves are anything more than exercises aimed to develop both Mossop and Goulding as future Wigan players.

cheers for that cruncher

Would save a fortune

could be true if they still use the old system.



young amateurs who signed on used to get paid in stages.

1. signing on fee

2. fee after x number of games (usually 10)

3, fee for county honours

4. fee for international honours.

all usually on a 25% a time basis.

so they probably have some kind of structure in place today.



i know a player who signed on, played 9 games then got dropped and sold.

he went on to get county honours at his next club

i prefere my idea of fining individual players who underperform.



and if they dont like it they can leave.



and at the present time with how we are playing we will probably struggle to raise a side by august is they spit the dummys out.

Gotta believe we are looking to add a player, if McIllorum/Smith goes then its a half.



Would still like it to be a prop though, we are severely lacking in biff.

IL had a meeting arranged for tomorrow with a NL1 chairman to discuss possible loan deals - I wouldn't be surprised to hear of more players being loaned out next week.