Seems like a done deal now. The Sun reckon it's £100k plus Richie Mathers. Not a bad deal considering he cost Warrington £200k when he signed... www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... 361849.ece

Seems like a done deal now. The Sun reckon it's £100k plus Richie Mathers. Not a bad deal considering he cost Warrington £200k when he signed... www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... 361849.ece

i do not understand why wire would want richie mathers! he is shocking and i will be delighted tomorrow morning when this should be confirmed.

Love this. Wigan sign a player who has been booted out of two major clubs and pay him a fortune. His best days are behind him and the pies tie him up for years (like Fielden).

Wigan really are a shambles.

Mathers confidence is shot to pieces and playing for such a clueless coach wont help. Maybe he thinks Tony Smith can help him out.

why? signing an england international ? really shambolic



id possibly say its more shambolic on wires behalf, if mathers is included in this deal then it is a very good deal indeed for wigan!

If he were just an "england international centre" I wouldn't worry. It's the "booted out of two major SL clubs" that's the problem.

The last thing Wigan need is disunity.



We can all agree that Mathers is shot.

as a wire fan i think it's a good deal

we have a fullback(although not a very good one at the moment) and 100k

Gleeson was going anyway for free

BONUS

The thing that clinches it for me is Gleeson's wonga. He wouldn't sign for the Goons for less than he's on at da Wire, now would he. (Although he'll no doubt kiss the badge when he scores his first try like all sell outs do in football)

This means, like mentioned with Fielden, they are ploughing a considerable amount of cap wonga into underperforming superstars.

Does it not strike anyone as surprising that Leeds Rhinocerus' haven't dipped their hoofs into the water? They are down a centre, down an expensive player in Eastwood rightly not being allowed to set foot in the country. They also have a far better set of squad players they could have part ex'd, yet weren't interested in the slightest.

If Gleeson goes and produces some magical form and helps Wigan to improve and even win something, it will be a good move. If he plays like he has recently it'll be another shocking decision.

Gleesons been fantastic recently when he's not been shoved to 6.
I'm gutted to be losing him, just hope the board have an adequate replacement which Paul Johnson..isnt.
I'm also disappointed that after playing well Riley will be shafted again in favour of Mathers.
Disappointing deal all round for mine, something tells me its some sort of clash with Smith or maybe the bad egg wasnt Briers all along?

Its been officially confirmed on the Warrington Guardian website.
Full Details to follow monday

like Lee Gilmour

so wire have more money to spend on players and offload an average player?

sounds like a good deal to me.

If Riley is a SL FB at this stage I'm Richie Mathers.

Gilmour is a true professional with a near impeccable history. Comparing him to Gleeson is pretty thick.

We must not forget that Martin Gleeson plays guitar and sings, and that Wigan owner Ian Lenagan is a writer and producer of stage plays. Gleeson may well be being groomed for the West End!

Also it was Martin Gleeson whose tooth embedded itself in the arm bone of the musically tone deaf Wigan centre Jamie Ainscough, thereby cutting short a brilliant rugby league career. What irony!

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On behalf of all singer/guitar players everywhere, I offer the above edit.

Congratulations to Wigan on signing a 29yo crock who's best days are behind him.

Crock? He's missed something like ten games in four years.

Pointless arguing back.

A VT thread involving Wigan is going to be negative, regardless.

You don't know much about Gilmour do you?

Who could be negative about Wigan?

A club with only 20k left in the salary cap pot (plus the few quid Mathers will have freed up) being able to entice a player of Gleeson's calibre is one that deserves nothing but praise.

I was not aware that preparation for Martin's post rugby league career was still in its infancy.

20k? Says who?

A Cas fan on a thread about Wigan mentioning the salary cap, who would have thought it?