He is not the messiah, who said he was? He is exactly what we have been crying out for though. a solid, capable hooker who is pretty complete in the role on current evidence.



Houghton is a solid player too, probably 4th best English hooker in the game which is commendable.

His pass timing is that of a quality 9. Gets the forwards on the front foot. He will make our props look much better. He did the full 80 and a huge tackling stint in the middle as well.

Make him an offer he can't refuse.

Houghton is a myth. Great defender no doubt. Bang average at the rest.

I think he was given MoM for having the ability to get away with a record number of forward passes

as versus cannonball tackles!

Joke or not, this is total bull$hit.

100% the truth. Dirty Wigan. An unfortunate residue of Madge's coaching legacy. Seems Wane can't let it go.

He's already signed for next year. Loves it here apparently.

I thought i had read he has signed until end of 2018.



Does he have a get out clause though? he does seem to be settling in nicely which bodes well.

Yep, that's my understanding too. All I know is that I am told he WILL be here next season. Can't say I know the finer details but the above info is from within the club.

That's very good news if true.

All bets will be off if he gets an approach from an NRL club in the winter, particularly with their financial clout and the crap exchange rate at the moment