I have to agree with this.

IL sold his IT company for £19 million 18 months ago, how wealthy does he need to be??

Why assume he is/would be unhappy? Such a player has a choice. Behave like a prat or get with the program.

You are suggesting a player who wants away but is told "no" will shaft his team mates. Not going to happen IMO. Can you imagine the stick he'd have to put up with if he did?



See above.

About 10 times more than that would be a good start. DW sold JJB for something like £186m.

His other club - Oxford United FC - are haemorrhaging money, £750k loss last year and they expect another £650k loss this year. He's invested countless millions (he says) into that club with little reward.

Also quite amusingly, they recently announced one of Lenagan's companies would be their home shirt sponsor this season...

Is that a yes or a no?

Taken from Sky Sports..





bye at the end of the season

I've just been on the Sky Sports app and read the headline 'Tomkins planning Wigan stay' and I couldnt wait to click in to it.

Turns out it was a load of nonsense obviously written by somebody without the first clue of what's going on. It mentions how Saturday won't be his last game for us! When was that ever an issue?

It's as clear as it can be without it being confirmed he's gone though.

the thing that is p155ing me off about all this is that its twice now over the last few weeks that Sam has said ' i havent signed any contract yet'. well yes you have you have Sam, you signed a deal with Wigan.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Spot on pity the muppets who ask the questions don't point out the fact to him

"Asked if the London showpiece could be his last in a Wigan shirt, Tomkins told Sky Sports News: "Certainly not. We've got the rest of the Super League season to go and whatever happens after that I'll be fine."

Sounds a bit odd?

Nah only person who does not think he is going to NZW next season is him Everyone knows what is happening. If he is telling the truth that he has not signed a contract for them yet. That only means that he has not signed it but he has agreed one.

Either IL is stringing NZW along in an attempt to boost the cap for Sam or IL does not want it announced until we have either won the CC or he has a player in place to replace him. IL has a bad habit of behaving like Omar Baba from Come fly with me. Will give the bad news quietly and thinks no one has noticed it whilst blowing his trumpet at Sam's replacement like we got the better out of the deal. Which ever way you look at it someone is taking the fans for mugs and thats never a good idea.

For what it`s worth there is a rumour down under that Queensland Cowboys full back Matt Bowen is joining Wigan next season on a 2 year deal.

For what it`s worth there is a rumour down under that Queensland Cowboys` fullback Matt Bowen will join Wigan next year on a 2 year deal, I`ve heard this from 2 different sources, make of it what you will.

For what it`s worth there is a rumour down under that Queensland Cowboys` fullback Matt Bowen will join Wigan next year on a 2 year deal, I`ve heard this from 2 different sources, make of it what you will.

Anyone heard anything about Bowen joining us?

No, who?

Jim?

Sam gives a very confident interview on the BBC Website, in it he says if Wigan are in a crises when being 3rd in the league and in a Wembley Final he would take it every time.

He goes on to say that he is fully fit after a run of consecutive injuries and it is the first time in his career that he has had this problem, every player has to contend with a run like that.

He comes across has being very relaxed and really looking forward to Wembley.

6 year deal apparently

We're hoping to get on average 1 game per year out of him.

I'm still amazed that the club is staying quiet on this. Everyone knows Sam is gone. If he is staying, just come out and say it. If he's leaving, he hasn't signed a contract 'yet' which means it's sitting on his kitchen table waiting for the right time to announce it.

The thing is, not one Wigan fan would begrudge him going to the NRL. Good luck to him. What we are angry about, is being taken for mugs and having the pi$$ taken out of us.

Announce the fact that he's gone, and let's get on with the rest of the season. In some bizarre way, it will probably help the other players to start performing better, knowing they don't have to keep it secret any more.

Yet another "done deal" quote this time from Tony Iro on Granada Reports

I've just posted this in the rumours thread, Sam now wants to play Rugby Union in 2015.

The next few weeks will most probably be his last in a Wigan shirt ever, I just wish he'd stop selling him self at every opportunity and concentrate on Wigan and the fans who currently pay his wages.

[urlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/10286811/Wigan-Warriors-rugby-league-star-Sam-Tomkins-keen-to-switch-codes-in-time-for-2015-World-Cup.html[/url

“I am not one of these people who is all about league and says union is rubbish,” said Tomkins, who was at Saracens’ ground at Allianz Park on Wednesday as the new ambassador for Shock Doctor, the sports protection range.
“Seeing England play at Twickenham in front of tens of thousands of people, that is what would do it for me.

"The international scene in rurgby union would be what I would want to get into at some point if I could.”

"How players get looked after in union off the field far outweighs league by 10 times.”