Does it matter?

Exactly. Another randomly generated figure we've seen recently is one from a New Zealand newspaper telling us that Marwan is worth somewhere in the region of £500,000,000. If that's true, then paying £100,000 for Gareth Hock is financially the equivalent of one one of us getting a round in. But not at Wembley, where the prices were extortionate.

it could matter if people think he`s prepared to pay these fees

I heard that Widnes made a bid of circa £200k but they were outbid by Marwan. As they say "a fool and his money are soon parted".

This is the point most are making. You heard.

You might as well just pick a figure out of thin air. We're all guessing unless we are holding the purse strings at Wigan, Hock himself, or the Dr.

Yep, he's a fool alright. Just like all the other foolish multi-millionaires you encounter on a daily basis.

I heard you've missed the point of the entire thread. As they say, "you've missed the point of the entire thread."

So Widnes ( With apparantly £200K spare to flash at Wigan for Gaz Hock ) decided instead to buy Liam Carberry, Paul Johnson & Danny Tickle . ..

maybe they spent the 150K they had left on Betts extended contract ??