Jack Hughes

[shaunedwardsfanclub]

Definitely signed for Warrington, turned down a deal with Huddersfield.

[cpwigan]

Good luck to him. He is a quality player.

[BriH]

Definitely signed for Warrington, turned down a deal with Huddersfield.

Seriously? Does that mean we can keep our Hudds exchange player then?

[Panchitta Marra]

Definitely signed for Warrington, turned down a deal with Huddersfield.

Seriously? Does that mean we can keep our Hudds exchange player then?

Think it's been mentioned that Larne Patrick is heading back to Hudds Bri.

[TrueBlueWarrior]

Good luck to him. He is a quality player.

What does that make Liam Farrell then?

[shaunedwardsfanclub]

Good luck to him. He is a quality player.

I agree. I worry about our recruitment and retention plans. Unless we have signings in the pipeline our squad, especially our forward cover is looking wafer thin next season. Where do we find a player of Jack's ability and potential for the money we were paying? If Bateman has to play centre then Connor Faz will have to step up on a regular basis.

[cpwigan]

Good luck to him. He is a quality player.

What does that make Liam Farrell then?

An even better player. In an ideal world we would have been able to keep both but such is life in a salary cap era that understandably players move on leaving the opportunity for a younger academy player to progress. For example, not first team material yet but Jack Wells is an excellent 2nd row prospect IMO.

[TrueBlueWarrior]

Good luck to him. He is a quality player.

What does that make Liam Farrell then?

An even better player. In an ideal world we would have been able to keep both but such is life in a salary cap era that understandably players move on leaving the opportunity for a younger academy player to progress. For example, not first team material yet but Jack Wells is an excellent 2nd row prospect IMO.

Exactly, unfortunately not everyone can play!!

[josie andrews]

What does that make Liam Farrell then?

An even better player. In an ideal world we would have been able to keep both but such is life in a salary cap era that understandably players move on leaving the opportunity for a younger academy player to progress. For example, not first team material yet but Jack Wells is an excellent 2nd row prospect IMO.

Exactly, unfortunately not everyone can play!!

But we took Larne Patrick & he got games near enough every week! Was it that Jack Hughes wanted a starting position & not one off the bench?

I'm gutted he has gone

[shaunedwardsfanclub]

An even better player. In an ideal world we would have been able to keep both but such is life in a salary cap era that understandably players move on leaving the opportunity for a younger academy player to progress. For example, not first team material yet but Jack Wells is an excellent 2nd row prospect IMO.

Exactly, unfortunately not everyone can play!!

But we took Larne Patrick & he got games near enough every week! Was it that Jack Hughes wanted a starting position & not one off the bench?

I'm gutted he has gone

Jack lives and breathes Wigan. What I can't understand is why we didn't try and retain him. I can only assume that there is someone else in the pipeline or that we want to create cap space to promote our juniors. The latter is a risky strategy in my view as I am unsure if anyone can step up on a regular basis if we get injuries.