Matty Smith was coming to Wigan next year anyway Salford were in trouble cash wise so Wigan paid a fee so that he could play this year .
Under Ian Leneghan this club financially has grown under his leadership from losing 400k a year under Maurice Lindsay to a profit of 250k last year.The purse strings have never been tighter since IL came .

What is it with you Dingles?

Boring, boring, boring.

does it really need that many f*cking smileys you complete drip?

Aww. He needs approval wherever he can get it - even from yet more of his imaginary friends.

The farce is strong in this one.

Oh dear, another club in the shadow of Wigan feeling the pressure.

Dam you getting me excited!

I thought we'd agreed the first million pound transfer in rugby league to sign Richard Moore.

One can dream.

Great isn't it. God bless Maurice Lindsay. From the depths of relegation looming to winning 4 trophies in 3 years. I can feel Wigan domination on the horizon again, which wont suit your super grand final winning club because you haven't exactly got the finest of records versus us in finals have you?

While the Hetheringtons are in RL, anything could happen to Leeds. It wouldnt surprise me to see them win the GF from outside the play-off's soon

Any news on Scott Taylor? It's still quiet at our end.

My understanding is that there is less than 50% chance of this deal happening.

Do you happen the know the reason why?

I presume it's agreeing a transfer fee with Hull KR which is causing the hold up in any deal as according to the Observer earlier this week it was all set to be tied up some time soon.

hudgell wants to cash in, taylor doesnt want to go to wigan?

his family are all in hull, maybe he wants to stay over there

alledgedly, fc offered more than wigan but hudgell wont sell to us, he'd rather cut off his nose in spite than do whats best for the club and get the best offer!

My understanding is that there is a 57% chance of this deal happening!

One thing I've never understood is the amount of players who over recent years have transferred directly from one Hull club to another despite being main rivals.

Now compare to us and Stains, where we had the ridiculous situation with Bradford acting as middle man in the Terry Newton / Mickey Higham deal.

Can anyone actually name any players over recent years who have moved directly between the clubs?

Gary Connolly.

Bob Blackwood, Bill Sayer.

Andy Platt...Back on topic........

Only 1 can think of is Bryn Hargreaves and that was due to his contract expiring.

since fc returned to SL it was reported 43 players have gone from fc to kr, whilst 3 players have gone the other way!

Was that Year Zero ?

Jones moved from Wigan to saints.

The legend that is/was Ricky Bibey.

Relative geographical isolation, innit? If you need a new a club, but don't want to move house it is an obvious option.

Whos your sauce?