Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:16 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

This time it's both his knees that are giving him problems. He's a doubt for the 4 Nations and if indeed he does need another knee reconstruction it'll be his sixth I think.

I've been flowing the thread with interest over on the Saints board.

I don't know what it is about Saints and injured players, but it does seem as soon as their signed by Saints a curse befalls them and they become injured.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:50 pm  

Do we need to recruit that much?
Hoff is going and will be replaced by Hock.
Coley is finishing, next season we have Fielden back.
O'Carroll won't be missed as sadly we've not seen him for two years.
Davies was a surprise but perhaps Dudson is his replacement.
Deacon will be the difficult one if he retires. Mellor or Powell would be his obvious replacements.
Shaun Wane was the coach of the U18s and U21 (U20s now) and will have a very good idea of who is going to make it and who won't.
He's now been asst to Lammy for a number of years with the U age squads and asst to Mcguire for two years.
The rumours that I don't get are Laualki and Thomas. I just don't see what either have got to offer Wigan RL. There again they are just rumours at present.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:55 pm  

Talking of Lam, he's just been re-appointed coach of PNG.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:31 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

This time it's both his knees that are giving him problems. He's a doubt for the 4 Nations and if indeed he does need another knee reconstruction it'll be his sixth I think.

Has he any of his original knees left !!!

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:36 pm  

twosevenzero wrote:

Has he any of his original knees left !!!

Have you ever read 'The Island of Doctor Moreau'?

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:41 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Have you ever read 'The Island of Doctor Moreau'?

Has he got a surgery in Platt Bridge ?

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:44 pm  

twosevenzero wrote:

Has he got a surgery in Platt Bridge ?

He wishes! Standish Lower Ground opposite Farmfoods.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:52 pm  

Gutted if we sign Luauki, not going to have the blind faith of waiting to judge them in Wigan shirt, this lad doesn't deserve to wear the cherry and white.

If there are no decent players available then promote from within, I would rather have Dom Crosby in the team than Luauki any day, would rather have Marsh or Goulding in than Thomas.

I thought we were only going to sign world class players and we are linked with Luauki? Don't make me laugh.

If we were signing Thomas I would only do it if we were using him as bait to sign someone like Powell to play prop form Union.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:05 pm  

post wrote:

Gutted if we sign Luauki, not going to have the blind faith of waiting to judge them in Wigan shirt, this lad doesn't deserve to wear the cherry and white.

If there are no decent players available then promote from within, I would rather have Dom Crosby in the team than Luauki any day, would rather have Marsh or Goulding in than Thomas.

I thought we were only going to sign world class players and we are linked with Luauki? Don't make me laugh.

If we were signing Thomas I would only do it if we were using him as bait to sign someone like Powell to play prop form Union.

Agreed.

I thought now with Lenagan in charge we'd only be signing truly class overseas stars like Hoffman, Finch and Lima.

Lauaki is not this, there is no way his signing can be justified. I wouldnt even want him if he was English.

Thomas I can kind of understand seeing as we're not even paying his wages, he'll only play a handful of games and he will bring massive publicity to the club i.e bringing more positive than negative, but Lauaki just beggars belief.... Hopefuly its true that hes signing for Widnes

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:32 am  

God help the poor lad if we have signed him. He is hung drawn and quatered already on here