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Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:54 pm
by GeoffN
http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news_full.asp?newsid=4785
Wigan Wariors forward Lee Mossop has today joined Super League side Huddersfield Giants on a months loan.
Mossop had recently spent a month at Barrow Raiders but has now linked up with the Giants. The deal will allow Lee to gain first team experience.
Speaking last week, Head Coach Brian Noble said,
"For some of our players the Reserves is great but for some they need to play at a higher level and if that's the Championship or Super League we'll enable them to do that."
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:01 pm
by wiggydoran
good move.
From the comments coming out of Barrow he had made a good impression and played really well. I did go up on Gud fri to watch him on his first game for them.
The only issue is will they play him in the first team every week? If not then he should stay at Barrow we he is assued of 1st team Rugby.
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:04 pm
by GeoffN
wiggydoran wrote:good move.
From the comments coming out of Barrow he had made a good impression and played really well. I did go up on Gud fri to watch him on his first game for them.
The only issue is will they play him in the first team every week? If not then he should stay at Barrow we he is assued of 1st team Rugby.
Agreed.
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:21 pm
by fitzy
one off the top of my head is joel tomkins who went on loan to widnes
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:19 pm
by primrose-n-blue
Only to help balence the books after the Big Glee signing I suspect???
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:37 pm
by cpwigan
PnB trust me the loans were planned in advance of the Gleeson signing. 2 Months before Mick Hogsan stated they would be organising loans from April and beyond.
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:48 pm
by GeoffN
primrose-n-blue wrote:Only to help balence the books after the Big Glee signing I suspect???
The wage Mossop is on isn't going to make much difference to any cap problems.
Don't suppose you want Fielden on loan to Wire, do you...? You'll need a replacement for Carvell for quite a few games, I'd guess, when the RFL give him a well-deserved holiday tomorrow.
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:20 pm
by joeb
correct if he is good enough for hudds,he should be good enough for us,the odd man out eould have to be baily,but that wont happen
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:42 am
by GeoffN
mickw wrote:why has he gone on loan to a team higher in the league than us,surely he should be pushing for a spot in our underperforming team.
He's not up to replacing any of our props yet, but give him another year or two and he will - hopefully around the time Fielden's contract expires.
Re: Mossop to Giants confirmed.
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:45 am
by Panchitta Marra
wiggydoran wrote:good move.
From the comments coming out of Barrow he had made a good impression and played really well. I did go up on Gud fri to watch him on his first game for them.
The only issue is will they play him in the first team every week? If not then he should stay at Barrow we he is assued of 1st team Rugby.
Hudd's coach, Brown, indicated that this is a good move for Mossop, Hudd's and Wigan, in that he would make an immediate impact at Hudd's plus Wigan getting the benefit later of him having Superleague experience.