IAIN THORNLEY insists he will silence the doubters who are unhappy with his arrival back at Wigan.
Warriors fans had hoped for a big name to replace England star Oliver Gildart, following his move to the NRL.
Instead, Wigan turned to 30-year-old Thornley who has spent the last three seasons at Leigh (below) - and two of those were in the Championship.
But 6ft 6in Thornley is confident he's big enough to take the barbs on the chin and good enough to change people's minds.
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