Honestly, I’m absolutely stunned we’ve signed Sammut, stunned. He’s a good Championship player and at best a below average SL player. I can’t get my head around this one at all. What a massively underwhelming signing.

Maybe he is for the money (or lack there of it seems) you have available.

I’m underwhelmed as we all are however we need to look at what he brings.



We have lacked pace, a kicking game and an elusive direct runner in the halves.



These are Sammut’s key strengths.



What has always let him down in my opinion is his attitude, which has prevented him from having a better career and also his defence which is bang average.



We are clearly looking to play a more entertaining style of rugby, Sammut will bring that, weather that translates into success on the field remains to be seen.

I don't care what he's here for. Money? We have a marquee spot available and we're offloaded Sam Tomkins and John Bateman, plus a few more younger players, we have the space.

Thats a very positive post. But in reality no one can be anything but downbeat to hear our starting 7 for 2019 is Sammut.

Surely people aren't still claiming we have the cap space for a marquee player. If it wasn't clear before that we didn't, it certainly is now.

Why wouldn't we? Offloaded Sam Tomkins who was our marquee player and top earner. It's a live cap, we've only brought in Hardaker since Tomkins and Bateman left, and Hardaker isn't a marquee signing.

Like most I’m rather underwhelmed, possibly even disappointed. I’m not surprised though.



We might have a marquee spot available, that doesn’t mean that IL is prepared to spend the money. It is well noted IL is cutting the players wage budget.



I’ll support him like every other player in a Wigan shirt, if he can perform consistently like he did in the final against Toronto then he’ll do ok, I’m not sure he is capeable of that.



One thing is for sure, we’ve found this years scapegoat

Has Lam said that he will be starting at scrum half??? I have missed that one if so

Absolutely disgraceful signing. We could have enforced Sams contract for £75k cap space this year and we’ve signed this plodder.

Why would we sign him as a back up when we already have:



-Powell

-Williams

-Tommy

-Escare

-Woods

-Sharrocks



to cover the halves?

Can you confirm that lam has said he will be starting at 7 or have you just formed an opinion. And not all the players above you mention will be at Wigan next season.