Good luck. In truth, he never wanted to play for us (we only rescued his career when Saints didn't want him). Still, all history now, pnwards and upwards.

That's the difference though isn't it!
A few scoops and pick up the Wins and nobody cares!
A few scoops and not winning and it's a whole different Ball game!

Let's be honest & I think I said this to you in Oz! Gleeson is the best British Centre by a Country Mile at the moment, He was one of the few who performed Reasonably well in Oz and IMHO his efforts for England in the World Cup made him one of Englands Best 3 or 4 players in the tournament!

As a Wigan Fan I can only say that if I was told I could pick 1 Player from Warrington to come to Wigan I would have picked Gleeson!

That'll do for me!

PPPS

Fosters Please, Usual Meeting Place!

We got the lad from Warrington
Gleeson Gleeson
He'll keep scoring tries for fun
Gleeson Gleeson
He'll flick the ball out to the wing
And make a try out of nothing
Martin Gleeson
Wigan's twenty two

Na na na na na na na

I too have this feeling. I'm looking forward to him settling in and creating a partnership with Amos Roberts which hopefully means we'll see Amos at full tilt if he can get out in space.

Roberts needs time. i know everyone says this but its so true

The guys never been out of Australia he needs to get used to more than just the rugby being played.

middle of 06 through the dark days. if someone told us we would see a pairing off Gleeson and Roberts..we would have laughed them out the room



Lets give them time

just listened to IL interview says roberts family has finaly arrived with his new kid what was only just born before he come here lets hope this makes differnce an cant wait to see GLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESON score thursday

The fact that Roberts' family wasn't over here must have been pretty tough on him. Hopefully he'll pick up confidence and start showing us the goods, especially with Gleeson inside him (so to speak)...

Excellent business. Am happy to see Gleeson at Wigan.

Lets just hope he doesnt go the same way as the rest. We have got a really bad success rate with buying top line british players. The difference here, hopefully, is he wants to play for his hometown club.

a team with Gleeson in it.

Worst Come Back Ever!

It is a bit strange because I am pretty sure IL was quoted at the fans forum as saying Wigan would not pay big transfer fees, end of. So that is why the fans got the impression Wigan would not do so, because he said it!

So when he says in the interview you can watch on the club web site the fans got it wrong Wigan would not pay fees, he has a short memory.

He also says he views this transfer fee as spread over the three years so I am not sure what if any implication there is for other signings by that statement. I'd love to know who funded it the club or IL himself.

Dave

Dave, you've just proved his point. He very clearly states in the interview on the website that the days of £0.5m transfer fees (he says the figure) are over, that's what any rational person would call a big transfer fee in RL.

People, such as yourself who want a stick with which to beat him have basically taken the stance that he's said we wouldn't pay transfer fees at all, when that has never been the case.

Lenagan has proved a lot of people wrong today, and some now want to try and make out he said something he very clearly didn't.

thats harsh....anyway its been a great day Ive had some fun.

good luck with Gleeson and well see you lot at Wembley because thats both clubs best chance of silverware like it or not.

by then we should be favourites though as we'll have bought Sonny Bill, Billy Slater and maybe even Lockyer.....

That would be an exceptional transfer fee!

I think any rational person would call a six figure transfer fee (what he says we paid for Gleeson, he does not state exactly how much) a big fee in RL terms. Since when as a six figure deal not been considered a big transfer fee in RL?



He said he would not pay big transfer fees and now he has paid one. It's pretty simply and I do not think for one minute he meant (at the fans forum) 0.5m fees when he said he would not pay big transfer fees.

All he has done today is what people have wanted him to do, pay a transfer fee to get a player. Are you suggesting up to now he gave anything other than the impression he was reluctant to pay transfer fees?

Dave

He very clearly states what he considers a big transfer fee - he actually says the figure in the interview. A figure we have actually paid for a current player. Obviously people who want to have a go will take anything they can and twist it to try and make a point. He's clarified what he considers a big transfer fee he's not prepared to pay anymore - just because it doesn't fit want you want it to be doesn't mean he's been inconsistent.

The BBC are quoting the figure paid for Gleeson as £125k, a figure we were paying for players 20 years ago.

DaveO

Not getting into an argument here but I don't recall him Ever saying he WOULDN't Pay Big transfer Fees (And I've fell out with the guy a couple of times face to face!).
He did say the days of Wigan Paying over the Odds and being used as a Bargaining tool and Getting dragged into a Bidding War are Over.

I think in Your mind You had the Impression, But I don't think many others did have that impression!
If I were You I would just give the bloke some credit for what, on the face of it, seems a Great deal for Wigan, and leave it at that without trying to lok too deep into it.

However with regards to his "Prudent" ways, I could tell you a few things to back up your argument !

(And he was wrong about Tommy & Timmy, plus about other clubs Fans Attitudes towards Wigan but there different stories for a different Day!).

A video interview with Gleeson: www.wiganwarriors.com/news_full.asp?newsid=4669

A video interview with Gleeson: www.wiganwarriors.com/news_full.asp?newsid=4669

Great signing. We've got one of the best centres in the country and offloaded e to Warrington. A complete win for us by the looks of it.

If this actually makes any difference or not is another thing. Signing Gleeson isn't going to solve the entire problem of the team not performing.
Does this also mean the Karl Pryce experiment is over too??

I think the £100k in the bank may soften the blow, just a little mind.

It won't be in the bank very long though will it. HMRC have already drafted the thank you letter.

Are you on a bet with how many times you can type HMRC in a day?

It's his age Craig, he keeps forgetting that he's said it so he says it again

Ctrl C Ctrl V.

I did learn something about computers.

How much of that 100k do you personally get?

Won't soften it that much for you then will it???
Unless you get in a better Long term replacement, Which your more than entitiled to go out and find!

I hope it won't be an Overseas player though, God Forbid! It's only Wigan that do that!



As it stands the Wigan Team is far better after this move and undoubtably the Warrington team will be weaker.
Whether in the long run either club will be the better?? Only time will tell but it's not inconceivable that Long term it may be that both clubs are better off??

No disrespect intended, but I am going to take the professional view of Adeybull.