Yes Jason not Steven.

I must say the timing of these announcements lately by Wigan are baffling. We are at a critical point in the season, why announce things now it just disrupts the team even more.

Ha, the club can’t win! The number of comments on here about lack of announcements and now this... tickles me to bits this forum at times!

At Leeds I think they are more selective about who they promote to the 1st team and look for players who do see their long term future at Leeds and in this country. McDermott once said a few years back that he likes to know about his players as people, their interests, their hopes and plans for the future, their family and views on family life, where they see themselves in 5-10 years. Now for all the bad rap and rumours he gets about players not liking him we've barely lost a player we've wanted to keep in the 8 years he's been here. He gets criticised for not trying some youngsters but maybe that's why, look at Jordan Baldwinson, he went to Australia just as he was on the brink of making his debut and came back with his tail between his legs when it didn't work out and people couldn't understand why McDermott didn't give him much of a look in but why give game time to someone who you feel might want to be in Australia in a year or two ahead of another lad who wants to be at Leeds long term.

I never really saw all the fuss about Sutton until this year,seems to have got himself fitter (dissapoints me it’s taken NRL intrest for this to happen) and making much more of an impact.
I sometimes forget he’s only 22 and if Mike Cooper can make a big impact in the NRL im sure Ryan can establish himself too. It’s just a little frustrating that we have had very little for what we’ve put in with him,it’s not like he’s given us a few seasons of good performances before leaving, I would have been happier had he given us another couple of seasons.

I just don't get this

There's about 10/15 who meet up and most home & away games, We all think he's been great last 2 years.
At 20 he was part of a Grand Final winning Team, for me the first 3/4 of last season at 21 for me he was our best player week in week out and in running for player of year (Along with Lockers) and to play 33+ games in 2016 & 30+ games in 2017 (World Club championship winner also) is fantastic.

He runs hard - He hits hard

I'm very sad to see him go

Knowing how Wigan now operates this will be followed by some good news just to offset it.

I wonder if the players now know who will be head coach next year? Maybe we can expect an announcement that JB is staying put?

Not so good player all of a sudden has a great season witch coincides with NRL deal,

now will we start to see standard of his performances drop

, It will be interesting to see over the coming months

Its no surprise, we have other important players to retain in my opinion which I hear is unlikely because there is a list of 6 that need to be moved on.

He has been our best prop this season by quite a margin and for me h has ben our best forward.
Agree with you very sad to see he go.

So am I, the lad is a very good player and he is going to get better. I said some years ago that he would be an international and I think he is now guaranteed to make it to the top level. No doubt, we will have a lot of supporters moaning about him going - the same one's that said he wasn't good enough!

No surprise, but sad to see him go. Perhaps tellingly, no mention from Rads about a recall clause, such as most of the others had.

Rad said no negotiation had taken place. Sutton made his mind up ages ago.

He wasn't released like the others, therefore we had no option on any clauses.

Then why wait three days before a challenge cup quarter final to announce it!

Sad to see him go but not surprised. There was talk he came close to leave a few years ago before he’d even made his mark in the first team.

I’m another who has never understood the criticism of Sutton. It’s such a tough position to play for a kid of 19/20 but he’s always cooed physically and after some downturns in form over the last few years, he’s currently flying and has always been reasonably consistent.

It would be nice to see an ex Wigan player really enhance his rep in the NRL and I cross my fingers for Sutton that he’ll be that man. He’s more talented then Mike Cooper was when he went and his spell there should be the blueprint for him to follow.

Perhaps the daily press and constant rumours were a distraction? I don’t know but what I do know is that the club gets criticised when it doesn’t announce things and is now being criticised for announcing this. Can’t win!!

Good luck to him.

Nice kid, great attitude and stacks of potential. Hope he does really well at Canberra and is happy in Australia.

I imagine we'll bring someone in but Id be more than happy to see Gabe Hamlin take his place next year.

Will anybody be playing for Salford in 2020?

Its not looking good, for all the investment from Koucash there is no solid base at the club, no fan numbers and a make do squad of RL cast offs

Cant win can they? play well they are after NRL contracts, or sign a new deal and get slated for not trying since they got their new deal

Ah, true, I get so used to players leaving mid-contract...

For next season we must be hoping for a reduction in interchanges because our pack is getting smaller and smaller. We really need someone with a physical presence otherwise we will get bullied.

Are they smaller or are you sitting further away ?