Not as good as Myler? You must be talking about John or Tony, not 'one trick Rick': 79 minutes of anonymity and then pop up and score a try.



I think we'll miss him just like we missed the equally influential Andrew Dunemann. The question is how we replace him.

We didn't get big gates when he was here, so how will selling him cause a problem?



He was going at the end of the season anyway, because a club with more fans and more money could offer him a better contract and a better chance of winning a trophy. If Salford can make some money by releasing him early, then it sounds like sensible business to me.

A good move commercially. Money to pay the wages as no home game for ages and a fee we would never have had come September.

I would if it wasn't raining outside. I'm going to stay in and cry instead, cutting Smith's face out of pictures in programmes and on posters etc.



I wonder who'll line up in the halves at the game on Sunday then? A loss will all but eliminate our already slim playoff hopes. Depending on how Sunday goes, we can bring in a few of the youngsters and try some different combinations.

Get a grip, we're talking about Matty Smith. He's not the messiah, he's an average srum half! Who on earth will we find to kick the ball down the oppositions throat, continually miss tackles and run at the line rarely trying to break it.



There's no way he's even close to having Dunemann's, or even Robinson's, influence.

For me , its not a case of losing a great player , cos I dont think Smith was that great. I just feel angry that we cant seem to keep hold of players and the big teams just seem to take them at will !!. [perhaps sour grapes

How can Wigan afford to sign another player if already paying the full salary cap?

Unfortunately it's never going to change unless the club gets some new investment or our crowds increase by about 2,500 - 3000 a match. The easy thing is identifying the problems the extremely hard part will be finding realistic solutions. Could things be done better? I would imagine so but enough to stop us being a feeder club? I don't think so.







Good question. My guess is Salford will continue to pay him and Wigan will reimburse Salford.

Amos Roberts retired earlier in season, we sold Joel Tomkins and didn't bring in a like for like replacement so we had plenty of cap room left.

I reckon Long will dust his boots off for the remainder of the season starting with the Widnes games.

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Yeh right you have plenty of room left under the cap

Quite comfortably as he doesn't have one, rubbish at best!