Oakland plans to develop a sports-and-entertainment complex at the present site of the three teams and "we will leave a space for the Warriors, " he said, should the team reconsider.
Unwilling to stop serving his country, he turned his family farm into Veterans Farm, a space for wounded warriors to heal by working the land and finding stability on friendly soil.
But the Warriors held firm and Fielden found space to race over from about 10m out for a solo touchdown - only his third try for Wigan since his move in 2006.