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Could this be possible? why RU? Surely we'd play Pat in the 20's to get match fitness?

I think thats a load of rubbish to be honest.

never say never i guess but for me it wont happen

That's certainly a strange one. I can't see there being an ounce of truth in it, as we'd having nothing to really gain from it. A few matches in the under 20's is all that's needed for Pat.

It would help him getting his kicking boots calibrated.

Can see no other benefit.

So would playing in the 20s though, we get a fair few tries!

I'd be surprised if it came off.

We would be stupid to let him try playing RU.

A half fit Pat Richards would rip up RU on the wing and his name would be all over the headlines and he would be loving it!

Why would Wigan want to advertise Pat's skills to a sport we cannot compete with financially?

Yeah, but not from your own 30 metre line!

The obvious part of this is that on a loan deal Pat wouldn't be costing the club anything, in the u20s he would.

It also allows other players that may gain from development a place in the u20s team that otherwise may be blocked by having too many senior players in the u20 team (what are the limits?) and without our direct competition from having Pat as a loan player.

where do these stories come from? I wonder if this is why that had a winger as 18th man against huddersfield.

Probably just another Swanson/Barker dreamed up story.
Sale are going nowhere, no crowds, losing money like you wouldn't believe and depend on Kennedy more and more each year.

It would just need Pat to get his leg stamped on whilst on the ground in some stupid ruck or "breakdown" and he'd be off for another six months.
To go for this Ian Lenagan would have to have a senior moment of gigantic proportions and he ain't had one yet in the three and a half years he's owned the club.
The whole idea is as daft as a brush!

Mick Hogan in sh[ii[/ite-stirring shocker.

We all know that the relationship between Lenegan and Hogan fell apart when he was leaving - I'd imagine Sale RU are the last club on earth Wigan would do any kind of deal with given the very recent past - especially a deal as bizarre as this.

I agree.

Has anybody ever taken a Neil Barker piece seriously?

This doesn't make a lick of sense

This is either a load of rubbish or it's true in which case it is very, very worrying indeed.

As others have said why would RL want to showcase one of the best wingers in the world in another sport? Pat's range of skills and athletic ability put him in a completely different class to any RU winger. Whilst it would be amusing to see Pat expose the gulf in class that remains between RL and RU it is not good at all for Wigan or RL for Pat to be in a potential shop window.

Exactly, this could go (if true) the same way as what happened a few years ago. I was quite young at the time so I may losing some details in recollection, but, didn't we let Tuigalmala, Robinson, Connolly and Henry Paul go to Union for the off season one year then soon after all 4 ended up jumping codes soon after on a (at the time) permanent basis.

That explains this seasons shirts getting signed off then

I can't help wondering if Mick Hogan has now realised that there's more to life than money.

You get the impression he's barely stopped thinking about Wigan since the first morning he arrived at Sale and the reality of what he'd done hit him in the face like a brick.

This is a load of "cobblers awls"

Maybe Sale want to play Richards in their "on the road" game at the Reebok to try and get some Wigan RL fans to the game.

Has Richard's ever played RU before? I can't see him going as he has another 4+ weeks to go yet before he is fit enough anyway. Seems a hairbrained idea to me if it is true. - Can't see it happening to be honest.

It's obvious what's in it for Sale but I don't see why we would want to do it.

Tell the grubby little beggars to keep away from Pat.
God who do these RU clubs think they are trying to nick RL's best players no matter which club they play for.