Remember Ellery warming up at Wembley in front of the opposition fans (was it against Saints)?

No thanks, he couldn't wait to leave when he signed with Canberra, once you leave there should be no way back No matter who you are.

Do you have these responses saved on your phone and you can insert it whenever a rumour pops up?

Makes no difference to us due to the timing of it - we already have more than enough front rowers signed up. But Sutton seems to have fallen off a cliff in the NRL - he was playing very well for Canberra but fell out of favour and he clearly didn't impress the coaches at Canterbury.

Saints should be all over Sutton with Walmsley not getting any younger and question marks over Paasi

Sutton isn’t fit to lace Walmsley’s boots let alone play for Saints.
Allegedly they’ve got 2 or 3 young world beaters coming through so no need to sign a Wigan cast off.

Has Leeds written all over it

Sutton really seemed to get his act together in his early days at Canberra. The question is will he just fall back into his old bad habits when he returns to the UK?

Correct all players that leave should never be allowed back no matter how good they are.

Why?

That's just my opinion all players that have come back as done nothing for Wigan Rugby most of them are burnt out, plus that's a easy option for them if they don't make it over there.

You tell me why should they come back.

If we feel they will strengthen the squad then we should welcome them back. Going to the other side of the world to test yourself in a much better competition is no reason to cast them all aside.

Each case should be decided on their merits when they decide to come home.

Name me one player that has come back to strengthen the club


Get real, No player in the modern game is going to "Test Themselves", they are going for the lifestyle and money, The End

Can we have a blanket ban on SARL articles?

Just literally make things up

Should always be each case on its own merits and there are so many factors to consider. An example of something you might not initially pay a lot of attention to is what happened with Bateman, in that he went over as a single man and came back with an Australian partner. Easy to say in hindsight but you’re then almost dealing with an overseas player in risk terms because if a players partner gets homesick, you’re facing an issue. I look at Smithies and I’d never rule out a return for that lad but things can change between now and any potential return.

It’s like reading a comic. They put out a story out yesterday with a headline of something like ‘Saints sign world class back’ and then when you read it, they were basically just saying they have cap space and a quota spot and they might sign a back at some point if they find one.

I’m almost certain it’s Dan from the other forum that runs it.

yes it was!

Tommy

I'll give you that one, he is the only only one

He played loose forward quite a bit at Canberra.

If Sutton comes back motivated and in shape then he will be a very good signing for whiever gets him and I would have taken him over Thompson (due to bigger fitness worries with Luke) but I always thought it was disrespectful to Wigan and Superleague how he went over there and lost all his puppy fat, if he does the same in reverse he might not be so great a signing.
Looks like if he comes back it will be to Leeds I reckon but Saints you would think would be interested.

This.

More than any other player who went over, Sutton showed what he could have been giving Wigan, and wasn't.

he did that himself in the gym before he went, obviously different motivation

Tomkins came back and strengthened us, he was better than Escare, Same for Sarge and Budgie, they might not have been as good as when the went but came back and were better than was here

Don't feed the trolls mate.