Budgie

[TrueBlueWarrior]

Fantastic news!!

[medlocke]

I knew this last week but was asked not say anything :thum: very good news

[pieeater]

Absolutely brilliant news - can't wait to see him back home at Wigan

[OJ]

Quelle surprise!

Welcome back Joe.

[Caboosegg]

lots of keyboard warriors on Facebook, pointing out
how its another Wigan player who couldnt cut it in the NRL.

well i will happily have him back at Wigan, if his confidence isnt knocked for not getting the chances in the NRL we have a Top try scorer, mature headed player.

and ive missed the Burgess/Farrell link up this year it was brilliant to watch.

[TrueBlueWarrior]

They are only jealous caboose!!

[DaveO]

lots of keyboard warriors on Facebook, pointing out
how its another Wigan player who couldnt cut it in the NRL.

well i will happily have him back at Wigan, if his confidence isnt knocked for not getting the chances in the NRL we have a Top try scorer, mature headed player.

Very true. One of the stand out attributes of Budgie was he looked a natural and as you say a mature headed player.

and ive missed the Burgess/Farrell link up this year it was brilliant to watch.

Me also. Buggies presence of mind to be able to pass or kick inside for Faz while going full tilt down the wing was a joy to watch.

[Panchitta Marra]

The way Josh has been playing he will be difficult to replace, but many also said the same when Budgie was leaving.
I think budgie's sheer speed is something that allows him to stand out, however, I think his confidence will be down following his stint in NRL.

Welcome back Joe.

[markill]

He went too early.

I was going to say the same. He also went to a not ideal situation, with rep. players for Aus/NZ/NSW ahead of him in the pecking order (Tupou, Kenny-Dowell, Ferguson).

[markill]

The way Josh has been playing he will be difficult to replace, but many also said the same when Budgie was leaving.
I think budgie's sheer speed is something that allows him to stand out, however, I think his confidence will be down following his stint in NRL.

Welcome back Joe.

I don't think his confidence will be down. It hasn't really been performance that saw him not make a big go of it, it's been selection and minor knocks at the wrong times. He scored twice on debut in a massively underperforming side, then went down to NSW Cup where he scored in 4 or 5 games in a row. He probably would've been back in the side last couple of weeks, or at least in with a shout, but he picked up a knock in training a couple of weeks ago I saw.