Appalling timing (7 days before a major final).

Having said that it was inevitable,
Will be sad to see him go as the lad is a 100% grafter.

Sad day for us, but best of luck Chris - you deserve the chance to prove to the rest of the RL world what we at Leigh have known for years - that you are a star!!

Not bad for a lad from 'the dark side'.......but, as we've found over the years - you don't have to be born here to be a Leyther!! (As I know myself!!)

Hopefully the fixture lists over the next couple of years mean that Leigh and Wire aren't playing at the same time, so Chris and his delightful family can still attend our home games. They're a great bunch - knowledgable, enthusiastic, and passionate about the game.....as anyone who has sat near Chris's Mum can testify!!



Best of luck, and with any luck, you'll be back in a Leigh shirt - in SL - in the not too distant!!

Good luck Chris, you derserve it.

Hill to Wire to replace Morley
Ellis to Hull to replace Long.
We could do worse than sign the cast !

oops need to add "offs" at the end

Cant see anything like this happening,i reckon there'll be big cuts in the wage bill and we'll look to youth,hopefully our own and not failed A team players at Wigan,Wire and Saints.

I don't see why, the budget we have to work with doesn't really change but I wouldn't want Long or Morley and I doubt they'd want to come either.

It's the day to day running costs of the club that are the real issue I think and most of that can be brought back to the fact that we dont own the ground and miss out on a hell of a lot of revenue that was produced through the Mick Martyn Bar etc on match days. The council charges of rent must be absolutely crippling us.

Sorry to see him go and surprised he didnt get picked up before now. Good luck!

I'm gutted to hear of Chris going, but it was always going to happen. I wish him well, as he deserves a chance to shine at the top level - as I'm sure he will. And like all others, would love to see him in the international squad soon - and back with us when we're in SL ourselves.

On another note, if he HAD signed for another year, was the board astute enough to negotiate some compo on top of contract buyout?

I think he would have still been in contract for next year as he signed one at the begining of this season.
Contracts mean jack these days anyway.

All the best chris you deserve your chance and i have no doubt you will succeed.The two year contract you have signed will just fit in nicely for a return to Leigh in super league

Hill was our player of the season last year in my opinion, no matter whether we're 40 points ahead or 40 points behind Chris Hill always gives 100% and will be a big loss, but glad to see him get a chance at Super League, and at Warrington as well.

Top player Top Bloke ...Will be a sensation playing with the best team in SL

im gutted that hes gone but for me he couldnt ov gone to a better club

You got a fee for him and then back on dual reg till end of season so I would say they did well!!

Dual reg? Is this true, or just something that you've plucked from your own backside?

Load of bollox

Why didn’t I just put that on the Wire forum.

See RFL operating rules C1:2:2 (b), now if it had said LOANED BACK that is different, as for a fee I would hope so saying Hill is a contracted player.

If Wire are paying a fee which in these days is as rare as Widnes beating Leigh (no one can remember when it last happened

), Would this fee count in Wire’s Salary cap?

I stand to be corrected but I don't see why it would as it is it would not be going to the player

Yes because I have nothing better to do than make up stuff about players at Leigh!!

If it makes you feel better hes signed for next season!!

It doesnt matter either way as he will be at Leigh until your season finishes!!

That's nowt to do with dual reg. or loan deal though - it's because he's signed on a two year contract from next season - in the same way that Ellis has with Hull. They are both contracted Leigh players until the end of this season.

I will stand by what I have said you dont agree fair enough! Will have to agree to disagree! Enjoy Blackpool!

Is this the point where I ask you, as Wigan's number one fan, where you will be at 5pm on Sunday?

Haha! Probably getting abuse!!