and the following week you pay a transfer fee to get Matty Smith early.

We should have put a cheeky bid in (with no intention of buying), so our Pie munching friends would have had to pay more.

Matty Smith. Decent standard SL player. That's where it begins and ends.

Considering Salford are meant to be going the way of Bradford,and Wigan would have got Smith on a free at end of seasn.This signing has got a fishy smell about it.

Smith is big fish in small pond at Salford,at Wigan he will be binned off before the end of the sesaon.Just not good enough

I could understand this salary cap uproar when we signed Andrew Johns or Michael Monaghan, but Matty Smith?? He wouldn't even be first choice in our team, it's a stop gap signing at best, nowhere near the calibre of Finch.

he`ll play at wakey today set up a try or 2 and the muppets on super league full time or boots n all will wax lyrical about him...they always do

As Ms. cinnamon has stated, Smith's signing is an infill for the kids to come through. I can't see him him getting another contract after this one. The more interesting part of their recruitment will be who they get to partner him.

Wigan's last twenty half-back signings have been infills for the kids to come through. If he's halfway decent, the kids will be off to Widnes. If he's not, he'll be packed off and replaced with an Aussie, with the kids off to Widnes.

i think hes a great player and will shine in a better team. Look at Hill, Myler and Ratchford, all fit in at Wire the same could be said for Matty Smith

sam tomkins was a half back when he came through. in fact it wouldn't surprise me if he played in the halves next week.

hes already a legend 1 man 1 assist so far

make that 2 assists

1 man? How do you achieve that statistic?

Sounds like 2 girls 1 cup with pies involved.

i know hes fantastic like i said legend, (stupid samsung galaxy!)

Let me guess which one, Gelling?

So anyway, how good is this Matty Smith nowadays? I haven't really seen him play since he was at Saints.

I still cant get over Lockers at Halfback..

why?

hes played there today and will next weekend.

Has anyone managed to find a thread by a Wiganer panning Matty Smith? I'm hoping for some Ben Cross revisionism.

I imagine a quick search through a certain West Brom striker's posts will unravel some golden nuggets.

If there was then I expect that Mark might have found it by now!

As if by magic In March when there was a rumour... viewtopic.php?f=28&t=504735&p=16752436&hilit=Matty+Smith&tsmp=1341813434#p16752436 Friday when it was announced. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=531930&tsmp=1341813793&start=60 Will he ever learn. I can't quote from Wigan forum as banned. Somebody else will have to destroy him.

As if by magic In March when there was a rumour... viewtopic.php?f=28&t=504735&p=16752436&hilit=Matty+Smith&tsmp=1341813434#p16752436 Friday when it was announced. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=531930&tsmp=1341813793&start=60 Will he ever learn. I can't quote from Wigan forum as banned. Somebody else will have to destroy him.

Here are some other beauties. Quote ="ArcticGorilla"r.e The Challenge cup prior to Wigan winning it...In all honestly, you are the reason i dont care about the CC anymore.'" Quote ="Odemwingie"r.e Ben Cross being a great signing when had previously said......So overated... no idea how he played Origin from what I have seen of him in this country. We just don't need him. If they get injured we have Hock and O'Carroll to fill in. '" Quote ="Rogues Gallery" r.e He has never sang Danny Bridge's praises.......Very good call. I also think Liam Carberry, Danny Bridge, Jack Hughes, Greg Burke and Ryan King are showing great promise.'" Quote ="cadoo"The Now Wigan fan used to a be a crusader......££ prize money if we win the thing. Plus winning it would shut the flatcappers as we would have got into super league anyway had there not been licencing.'" Quote ="Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy"Seeing Tomkins hasn't done anything of that nature since that game a couple of weeks ago where he got that warning, it was pretty obvious the poster meant he'd got a warning before that game. If he didn't he's talking even more rubbish than I thought. Entering into the spirit of the site - #FAIL right back at everyone. Oh really... www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary/item?1523 '"

Here are some other beauties. Quote ="ArcticGorilla"r.e The Challenge cup prior to Wigan winning it...In all honestly, you are the reason i dont care about the CC anymore.'" Quote ="Odemwingie"r.e Ben Cross being a great signing when had previously said......So overated... no idea how he played Origin from what I have seen of him in this country. We just don't need him. If they get injured we have Hock and O'Carroll to fill in. '" Quote ="Rogues Gallery" r.e He has never sang Danny Bridge's praises.......Very good call. I also think Liam Carberry, Danny Bridge, Jack Hughes, Greg Burke and Ryan King are showing great promise.'" Quote ="cadoo"The Now Wigan fan used to a be a crusader......££ prize money if we win the thing. Plus winning it would shut the flatcappers as we would have got into super league anyway had there not been licencing.'" Quote ="Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy"Seeing Tomkins hasn't done anything of that nature since that game a couple of weeks ago where he got that warning, it was pretty obvious the poster meant he'd got a warning before that game. If he didn't he's talking even more rubbish than I thought. Entering into the spirit of the site - #FAIL right back at everyone. Oh really... www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary/item?1523 '"

Lollerskates. For those who can't be bothered clicking on the link, this is Odem's view previously...



And this is his view now...



No doubt he will be on here shortly to explain the two opposite views above are in fact the same, a bit like that Schrodigner's Cat science question - is that cat alive or dead? Or both?

Quote ="Mark"As if by magic In March when there was a rumour... viewtopic.php?f=28&t=504735&p=16752436&hilit=Matty+Smith&tsmp=1341813434#p16752436 Friday when it was announced. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=531930&tsmp=1341813793&start=60 Will he ever learn. I can't quote from Wigan forum as banned. Somebody else will have to destroy him.'"

Quote ="Mark"As if by magic In March when there was a rumour... viewtopic.php?f=28&t=504735&p=16752436&hilit=Matty+Smith&tsmp=1341813434#p16752436 Friday when it was announced. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=531930&tsmp=1341813793&start=60 Will he ever learn. I can't quote from Wigan forum as banned. Somebody else will have to destroy him.'"

It was actually very easy to find, took about 2 minutes.