: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:30 pm  

kirkamania6 wrote:

What makes you think that?

The more time that goes by without a signing being announced the more I think we have no-one lined up. Don't think there is a new coach lined up either.

I agree with you. There is no way that major news would not have leaked by now as it always does.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:33 pm  

RB wrote:

Griffin?

I actually tear up everytime i think about it mate

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:33 pm  

jinkin jimmy wrote:

I agree with you. There is no way that major news would not have leaked by now as it always does.

Would have to agree with that, we cant even approach a player with out it leaking into the press, just look at the Kearney situation we couldn't keep a lid on that.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:35 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I think the signings are already in place and will be announced after the new coach is named.

I don't see what difference it would make?

It’s obvious the new coach won’t have signed them so why wait until the he’s appointed to announce them?

I honestly don’t think we’ve made any for next season and I very much doubt we’ll sign the class of player we need to either.

One of the reasons is the uncertainty over Noble and who will replace him imo. A massive decision like that should not have been left till so late into the season. Even the Kearney rumours a month ago where far, far to late. Noble should have been told he was going about ten games into the new season after it was obvious we were continuing down the same route as pervious seasons with majorly inconsistency and players just not performing.

An appointment of a new coach for next season should have been done months ago.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:36 pm  

wigan_knight wrote:

I actually tear up everytime i think about it mate

If you tear up with the thought of Griffin imagine when they announce the double signing of Thorman as well, I hope the Wigan chapter of Samaritans are ready for a busy day.

Re: rl : Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:39 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

I read somewhere probably in the Wigan Evening Post that the club have supposedly a number of ex NRL coaches who advice them on who's available, what kind of form there in and whether we as a club should sign them.

I suppose the big question now seeing Tronc's signed for Wakey, is who are we chasing if anyone? One of the only people left that I know who is available and could do a job for us would N Cayless.

N Cayless is under contract for another season yet isn't he? I do agree he's be the type of prop we should be looking at though as is another off contract at the end of 2010 in Luke Bailey but i seriously don't see us getting either.

The one thing i'm really struggling to get my head around is Ian Lengan going on this yearly trips to Australia to look at players for 2 seasons ahead of the time he goes. Forward planning is great but when he went in 08 he promised players for 2010 yet these don't look to be materailising and again he's gone in 2009 land is now saying it was more at looking at players for 2011...........when are these trips going to bear fruit or is he just putting a free Holiday through the club!

It's obvious to everyone that we need a halfback and a prop yet thats been obvious for an age now and nothing has happended. I doubt it will again.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:39 pm  

I've heard that Kearney would have taken the wigan job, but for the fact that he's actually good friends with noble.

He's apparantly said to Lenegan that he would take the job if Noble wasn't there, i.e at the end of nobles contract.

The problem i can see with that though is that surely an NRL job [Brad fittler anyone] would surely have become available by then and surely he'd be next in line and hence taken.

Some reliable HP as well.....

Re: rl : Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:43 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

N Cayless is under contract for another season yet isn't he? I do agree he's be the type of prop we should be looking at though as is another off contract at the end of 2010 in Luke Bailey but i seriously don't see us getting either.

The one thing i'm really struggling to get my head around is Ian Lengan going on this yearly trips to Australia to look at players for 2 seasons ahead of the time he goes. Forward planning is great but when he went in 08 he promised players for 2010 yet these don't look to be materailising and again he's gone in 2009 land is now saying it was more at looking at players for 2011...........when are these trips going to bear fruit or is he just putting a free Holiday through the club!

It's obvious to everyone that we need a halfback and a prop yet thats been obvious for an age now and nothing has happended. I doubt it will again.

It was stated in the Daily Express that Parramatta would be willing to let Cayless go a year early as to free up salary cap space, they've just signed Justin Poore so will need to make room for him I would Imagine.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:43 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I think the signings are already in place and will be announced after the new coach is named.

We've all pinned our hopes on that old chesnut for the past couple of off seasons only for us to panic and sign any tom, dick, Harry or Amos just because they were available.

I know it's different this year because we may have a new coach but last year it was 'they'll be announced after the world cup' etc etc.

I really hope your right but i'm 99.9% certain we've got no coach or players in the bag and will wait until the last minute again to see who's short of a game somewhere.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:45 pm  

Wigan have signed Brent Kite on a 3yr contract.