A Phone Call Will Seal Hodgeson Deal

[GeoffN]

- psycho - posted:
so who would our ten be? and is that in a squad? or just the starting 13 and 4 subs?

if so.

feka, vaealiki, bailey, barrett, lueluia, fletcher, harisson hansen, millard are the ones that are springing to mind at the moment. however i expect a few to go.

with regards to harisson hansen, he is a kiwi BUT could he not be counted outside the 10 becaus ehe was home grown?

Hansen doesn't count because he came through our Academy.

At the moment our overseas players would be Richards, Bailey, Leuluai, Barrett, Fletcher, Millard, Vaialiki & Palea'asina. That means we've room for at least two more, even if none of them leave.

[- psycho -]

ahh, but pat richards is aprt irish.

we've established fletch is going, and possibly DV, hopefully millard, so the team would look a little something like:

1. briscoe/mathers/bowen/hodgeson/minichello/hunt
2. calderwood to stay?
3. walker?
4. goulding/vaealiki/or an overseas signing.
5. richards
6. bazza
7. lueluia
8. fielden
9. higham
10. feka
11. hock
12. bailey?
13. o'loughlin

14. mcllorum
15. coley/fuifui moimoi?
16. hansen
17. prescott/o'carrol?

not a bad looking team.

[GeoffN]

- psycho - posted:
ahh, but pat richards is aprt irish.

Irrelevant under the new rules.

[DaveO]

GeoffN posted:

DaveO posted:
The article says if Mo makes an offer to the player he may sign for us or he may stay where he is.

You could say that about any player Wigan are linked to .

Totally useless article filling up column inches apart from the fact it confirms one thing, Mo has not actually made any offer to the player!

At best this is his manager inviting Mo to do just that. No guarantee he will.

Dave

It certainly implies that there have been negotiations already between Wigan and Hodgson (or at least, his agent).

Where does it do that?

Dave

[GeoffN]

DaveO posted:

GeoffN posted:

DaveO posted:
The article says if Mo makes an offer to the player he may sign for us or he may stay where he is.

You could say that about any player Wigan are linked to .

Totally useless article filling up column inches apart from the fact it confirms one thing, Mo has not actually made any offer to the player!

At best this is his manager inviting Mo to do just that. No guarantee he will.

Dave

It certainly implies that there have been negotiations already between Wigan and Hodgson (or at least, his agent).

Where does it do that?

Dave

Hodgson's manager Daryl Mather has revealed negotiations with Lindsay could come to a head as soon as today.

Implies they've already started, and if they're saying "as soon as today", some of the groundwork must have been done already.

"The building blocks (for a deal) are in place,"

Implies some basics have been agreed.

That's how I read it, anyway!
(ever the optimist)

[standishwarrior]

GeoffN posted:

DaveO posted:

GeoffN posted: It certainly implies that there have been negotiations already between Wigan and Hodgson (or at least, his agent).

Where does it do that?

Dave

Hodgson's manager Daryl Mather has revealed negotiations with Lindsay could come to a head as soon as today.

Implies they've already started, and if they're saying "as soon as today", some of the groundwork must have been done already.

"The building blocks (for a deal) are in place,"

Implies some basics have been agreed.

That's how I read it, anyway!
(ever the optimist)

was thinking the same obvilously somthing has been discussed. now they are waiting for wigan to finalise things!!

[Fraggle]

standishwarrior posted:

GeoffN posted:

DaveO posted: Where does it do that?

Dave

Hodgson's manager Daryl Mather has revealed negotiations with Lindsay could come to a head as soon as today.

Implies they've already started, and if they're saying "as soon as today", some of the groundwork must have been done already.

"The building blocks (for a deal) are in place,"

Implies some basics have been agreed.

That's how I read it, anyway!
(ever the optimist)

was thinking the same obvilously somthing has been discussed. now they are waiting for wigan to finalise things!!

Or it could just mean "we've told Wigan how much he's going to cost, what salary he wants, what he expects in terms of whatever, and the club have gone away to think about it". And given that the agents represent lots of people, any conversations might not even have specifically been about Hodgson.

I guess we'll have to wait and see, but agents are not the most reliable sources of news given they've only got their own wallets, I mean, their clients' best interests at heart...

[jimofwigan]

Fraggle posted:

standishwarrior posted:

GeoffN posted: Hodgson's manager Daryl Mather has revealed negotiations with Lindsay could come to a head as soon as today.

Implies they've already started, and if they're saying "as soon as today", some of the groundwork must have been done already.

"The building blocks (for a deal) are in place,"

Implies some basics have been agreed.

That's how I read it, anyway!
(ever the optimist)

was thinking the same obvilously somthing has been discussed. now they are waiting for wigan to finalise things!!

Or it could just mean "we've told Wigan how much he's going to cost, what salary he wants, what he expects in terms of whatever, and the club have gone away to think about it". And given that the agents represent lots of people, any conversations might not even have specifically been about Hodgson.

I guess we'll have to wait and see, but agents are not the most reliable sources of news given they've only got their own wallets, I mean, their clients' best interests at heart...

Have Wigan lost their marbles. We are desparate for a third prop that can influance a game,we have two maby three players that can cover full back .Whats going on? :doz: :doz: :doz: :doz: :doz: :doz: :doz: :doz:

[GeoffN]

jimofwigan posted:
Have Wigan lost their marbles. We are desparate for a third prop that can influance a game,we have two maby three players that can cover full back .Whats going on?

There's a big difference between "being able to cover" and being a specialist fullback. Even if we move PR there permanently, we'd still need a replacement winger. I don't know who you have in mind as the other two possibilities.
We have four props and no fullback; I don't think it's that hard to see where our priorities lie.

[Banksy]

Today is the final day of signing so pretty soon we will know if this deal is made.