Rumours don’t seem to be going away on this one... I believe we could well be favourites to sign him.... Is there any truth in the matter ???
Rumours don’t seem to be going away on this one... I believe we could well be favourites to sign him.... Is there any truth in the matter ???
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Can’t see it. Wire would want a fee for him and they’ve just paid 175k for BMM. I would think they would want more for currie. Plus his wage demands would be big.
I literally haven't seen or heard it anywhere apart from on here. No mention of it on the Warrington forum as far as I can see.
It would be a fantastic signing but is completely unrealistic given he's under contract and Warrington would have to agree to sell him to us. For it to happen we would need surplus cash for a transfer fee AND salary cap space, the player would need to want the move and Warrington would need to be desperate for cap space. I would love to be proved wrong but I just can't see it.
If they hadn't signed Roberts then I could find it more plausible as we could hypothetically thrown Fages or Smith in to the deal, but I can't see them having need for another half-back now.
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It would be great, but I'm almost certain that it's nonsense.
One thing is for sure, he wouldn't come cheap, so even if he has fallen out with Warrington and wants to join us, somebody with a sizeable wage would have to be leaving. I suppose you could point to the possibility of Walmsley going to the NRL with immediate effect, but if that happened our top priority would no longer be a second rower - it would be a prop.
He signed a new deal in 2016 to see him until 2020. The rumours started because he was apparently unhappy with whatever happened with Tony Smith, along with Hill and Westerman - and it was further inflamed when they sold Westerman to Toronto. There are similar rumours about him going to Wigan. I also think some of the journalists tweeting about Saints chances next year also implied a big name was being touted for us - and Currie would fit that bill.
Would love to sign him, but cannot see it happening. I think we wouldn't have resigned Peyroux if there were any truth in it.
Walmsley to Cap started because of Hardaker causing trouble (shocker). Think this one is even more unfounded!
There's also a rumour on one of the Wigan boards that he is coming to Wigan. I really don't see it happening particularly in the way he left after he was in the scholarship. None of my usual sources have mentioned it. Why would Wire let him go?
Same here, heard nothing from the people who would normally know these things. I think it's a non starter personally.
Would be a good signing for any club but not sure it's an area of concern for Wigan with a back row of Farrell, Bateman and O'Loughlin plus Gelling and Gildart in the centres and Joel Tomkins backing up.
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Does a transfer fee payment count on the salary cap?
Don't see it happening but it would be great if we did make a big-money signing like that. It would be a real statement of intent just like Newlove and Sculthorpe were. Unfortunatley we live in different times and I don't think, even if they were allowed under cap rules, that the board has the funds and/or the inclination to make such a deal.
No, as long as they're not paid to the player. Interestingly, if we structured transfers like Spanish football, I believe with the current wording, it would count, but since we don't, it doesn't
Also no. Your wrong in saying the board doesn't have the inclination to make such a deal. The changed factor is the Warrington board has not inclination to make such a deal. I am sure the clubs that have always done would love to continue hoovering up all the talent and keeping a line between the haves and have nots - but within the current rules its simply not viable. The Salary Cap means its much easier for the Wakefields of this world to keep the Tom Johnstones of this world, simply because the Warringtons of this world can't devote that much more cap space to players than Wakefields can. (Of course the knock on of this is the line is now between SL and the NRL - but thats a different conversation).
It irritates me slightly when people question the board because this type of thing very rarely happens any more.
Currie isn’t signing for St.Helens.
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