jrfatfan

Can’t argue with that summary Dave.

For every bargain abroad we’ve had I’ll give you a flop we’ve had from abroad.
Do you think any decent foreign players want to come to Wigan a bottom of the Championship come league one team the past 5 or 6 years. They will break a leg to sign for a Prem side or at least a championship club of the stature of say West Brom. The two lads from Benfica chose Forrest over us, they obviously looked at where they finished last season and what wages they can afford.
So what type of player do you think we can attract in this country if its not a Robinson type or should I say a Reece James type. I’m only trying to explain what the window is like these days and what its been like for years. We will probably lose Massey on the last day to a Championship team who can offer him more wages and pay a transfer fee that we can’t refuse as per Will Grigg.
Things like this will happen and we could end up with a Leon Clarke type player, unfortunately that’s where we are as a club.

Agree.

I would love us to bring a striker in with a ‘thinking outside the box’ signing. Or a clever loan signing. What about Shane Long at Southampton? Surely down the pecking order, as is Charlie Austin. I’ve always liked Long, just one of those awkward to play against, sniff a chance out of nothing types. Different to what we have. Loan deal would be good.[/quote]

I would imagine Long’s wages would be a stumbling block just like Hugill’s. Unless Southampton are prepared to pay half his wages, I doubt very much this would happen.

Me to,the main thing for me was unrest in the camp that his signing might have brought. The likes of Morsy, Jacobs and Massey are on nowhere near the salary Hugill was demanding. There are plenty of young hungry strikers out there who would come on loan or sign permanently if not getting first team action for Prem clubs. Robinson is prime example of that kind of player and maybe Williamson also if we get him. The lad Hornby who came on for Everton in the second half is only 19 and looks strong and handy. If he’s not guaranteed match time its another both clubs could benefit from a season of playing week in week out.

I agree with egg, would love to see Joffy, Lang and Weir given a chance this season but the chance being 15 to 20 minutes in 10-15 games. Those games would be ones that are in the bag or ones that we are 2-3 down. That’s the way they should be schooled and hopefully next season or the season after they might step in and hold a place down. Throwing them in could mean disaster for the team and confidence smashing for the lads. Out of the ones I’ve seen, the boy weir looks the most likely to make an impact, seen him in a few friendlies and he’s not looked out of place.

Thought that myself, wearing Everton tops makes it worse. Plenty room in both Everton ends.

The best advice I can give is ignore the rumours. Unless its on the official site don’t get drawn in thinking its genuine. If you do you will be disappointed 9 times out of 10. Even Nixon and co get things wrong and report off he said she said hearsay.