I'd start Wrench and Lindop now, but I'm not Sam Burgess who needs to win games, just a fan who likes exciting players. King did fit perfectly into the Wigan system and they expected him to play a solid game, we expected him to be a world beater.

[quote="Wires71":2xuku713]Yeah I read a few comments. Do you think they will maintain his current salary? Maybe we could do a swap deal for Wardle. [/quote:2xuku713] If the salary is as high as we all think it is then it is highly unlikely to be maintained by ourselves or other interested parties. If we were to offer a new contract can it be on reduced terms or does it have to match the current one? Either way no news will be announced immediately due to his testimonial and that could be detrimental for him were he to announce his departure in the immediate future. I suspect he will return to Wigan on a lower contract but as they continue to keep winning no doubt the bonuses will make up the shortfall

[quote="RoyalWire":3m35xdve]If the salary is as high as we all think it is then it is highly unlikely to be maintained by ourselves or other interested parties. If we were to offer a new contract can it be on reduced terms or does it have to match the current one? Either way no news will be announced immediately due to his testimonial and that could be detrimental for him were he to announce his departure in the immediate future. I suspect he will return to Wigan on a lower contract but as they continue to keep winning no doubt the bonuses will make up the shortfall[/quote:3m35xdve] All his Christmas’s came at once when he got his current deal. He as to be realistic and know he will not get anywhere near it again. It’s a case of which club offers him the best money he can get, it’s not about what he can win at this stage.

Does anyone actually know what King's deal is currently? Or are we working on the assumption that it was just big cos everyone says it is. Any ideas?

It wouldn't surprise me if Saints were interested in Toby King for 2026. After all, if squad numbers are any indication, they appear to be going into this season with Hurrell and Percival still as their first-choice centres. Which is a tad surprising, given the various challenges faced by one or both of them in terms of age, fitness, proneness to injury, defensive frailty and midriff blubber.

[quote="The Speculator":6mbmo24g]It wouldn't surprise me if Saints were interested in Toby King for 2026. After all, if squad numbers are any indication, they appear to be going into this season with Hurrell and Percival still as their first-choice centres. Which is a tad surprising, given the various challenges faced by one or both of them in terms of age, fitness, proneness to injury, defensive frailty and midriff blubber.[/quote:6mbmo24g] If they do try to sign him, its not worth getting into a bidding war to keep him, just let him go.