29wes28 wrote:DaveO wrote:29wes28 wrote:I think he'll turn out to be a decent signing to help bring on our youngsters and not to hinder them, if you look at the OOC list for this year there ain't much about so it's not like anyone else can do better. The only forward I'd take who is OOC is Mickey Paea.
On what basis do you conclude a 31 year old ex-RU player is going to be a decent signing and why would he bring on our youngsters? Just what relevant experience will be bring to the table?
As to the excuse of who is out of contract why do we actually need to sign anyone if there is no one worth signing?
Also I am always being told contracts are worthless and so surely we have our pick if we choose to spend the six figure sums agreed for Hock and Mossop?
He may adopt to the game as Quinnell did but he was 22 when he signed not 31. At best it will take some time and we just don't need to be signing 31 year old players of any code.
A ridiculous signing and a waste of salary cap money on a player we don't need.
Quinnell, who played 39 times for Wigan after his switch from Llanelli in 1994, said: "Andy will be fantastic for them.
"He has all the skills and the attributes to be a wonderful rugby league player. He gets across the gain-line and is dynamic."
Quinnell, who played for Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, believes that Powell can also make an impact for Wales during the World Cup.
"He has five months and he will be fine," he said. "He might find it difficult going into a different environment and to understand the intricacies of rugby league.
"The hardest part is running backwards 10 metres after each tackle. But I think he will do well and Wigan will help him in every way they can."
What did you expect him to say? He'd be rubbish?
Everything Quinnell says applies to his past career with Wigan. I watched him play. Did you?
He was like a duck out of water at first but after a year he got stuck in. In fact I don't think he wanted to leave when it came to it.
The thing is though he was 22 not 31.
If we have lost 2 players Dave then we should sign someone and the club has. IMO IFL is far more intelligent than you or I and this is a win win, our youngsters don't get burned out we are thinking outside the box, Wigan Warriors is now being talked about in union circles and hey as well as all that he might turn out to be a good player.
IL more intelligent than you or I? You do yourself a disservice. There are plenty of very bright people who inhabit this board and IL isn't Einstein either. If Wigan is being talked about in Union circles I'd be amazed if it wasn't being said Powell was finished there anyway. Isn't it just Gareth Thomas all over again?
Even if he takes to the sport like a duck to water he's got very few years in the game so I just don't see the point especially given what we have coming through. Trying to gain positive PR by signing 31 year old union players doesn't sit well with me.
