Does he still play for us or has he gone?

The last time a player dissapeared the way he has done without mention from the club it was hock.

Has he been released as he signed a 3 year deal when he first joined

No news out of the club and even the rumour mill is light on information.

If he is still under contract, he'll surely be back at some stage.

I wouldn't count on it.

More chance of seeing Edwards come out of retirement, i heard he's signed for St Pats

Big Eric

.

Its all very strange.

I would of thought that he would of ended up at another SL club by now if Wigan had wanted shut of him which makes me think that he perhpas wants to return home and try and secure a deal down under.

Just hope its nothing serious and that he is ok.

Wasn't the rumour that he was struggling with depression? Perhaps the plan is/was for him to have an extended stay at home to recharge his batteries and get out of the fishbowl, then return to Wigan full of beans and ready to challenge for a spot.

I think that rumour sprung from a tweet he made in August saying "Depression Mental health problems are an illness.. Not a sign of weakness" which he tweeted after watching a TV program about the subject.

The rumour I heard was he was told by Wane to lose a few pounds and get leaner after being dropped. His reaction was to miss training and so he was told told to find another club.

Ah fair enough, shows how easily misinformation develops!

And the second part about losing weight is misinformation.

Maybe we can swap him for the new-look Feka?!?!

Can see him going to London or Salford.

Played some decent games for us to be fair.

Salford please take him

I actually don't think he would be a bad signing for them.

Morley looks finished and TP is not far behind him - Eric could flourish in that environment where the pressure may not be quite as intense as at Wigan.

come on , get real, most of the big signings are going for a last big pay day and the good doctor hasnt cottoned on yet

True - Noble has always liked experience in the side and if they don't get off to a strong start I expect he will go early following all the signings he has made.

I do think Eric could do a job for them though.

I always thought that he had a bit of potential to be fair, his poor discipline was his downfall really.

Your probably right.

He had some solid games for us but seemed to lose control in the high pressure games and do silly things.

When are the squads usually announced?

Quite a few squads have all ready been announced. I assume announcements won't be made about our squad until any future signings/sales have gone through.

most likely name the squad on Monday 9th to capitalise on the 2014 shirt launch, that way they can sell the name and number at the same time to be put on. More fans tend to buy the name/number to be put on when they buy the shirt as opposed to a plain shirt and taking it back later when info is known

Well now that the squad has been announced this would seem to back up the theory/rumour that the player is still part of plans for 2014 but has had to deal with something personally away from the game.

All I do hope is that the supporters get behind him next season.

except as usual theres a sign on the counter saying "no shirt printing today". Why the heck dont they employ a couple of temps for a week or two after the launch and let the regular staff man the shirt printer ?
JJB stores never had this problem, no matter how big the queue

Just think he will end up on a year long loan deal which will see his contract out at Wigan.
London Broncos anyone? Could Brett Hodgson end up there too as their captain perhaps?
Neither have been at their contracted clubs yet surely both are worth a place?
Lauaki still has another year on his Wigan contract and London, once announced, will be looking for experienced players.

I'll do it, everyone a winner !!!!

What we need is a kit man to sort the kit out................