: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:07 am  

grovelane wrote:

And look where they are now.

Nothing to do with the coaching set up though.

They lost the likes of Pryce, Fielden(in his pomp), Peacock, The Paul Brothers, Vainikolo, Hape, Vagana, Lowes and so on and replaced them with dross.

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:25 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Nothing to do with the coaching set up though.

They lost the likes of Pryce, Fielden(in his pomp), Peacock, The Paul Brothers, Vainikolo, Hape, Vagana, Lowes and so on and replaced them with dross.

Is the coach not involved in recuitment?

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:37 am  

grovelane wrote:

Is the coach not involved in recuitment?

Of course but they had their money troubles and couldn't afford to keep some of these players and couldn't afford to turn down bids for them from within league and from Union.

They've had to replace them with cheaper versions that haven't done the business for them.

If McNamara had the same group of players as the previous bosses had he'd have them right up near the top of the league imo. He's got the worst backline in superleague to work with at the moment which isn't doing him any favours.

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:26 pm  

Has it been confirmed PV is leaving.

Noble flanked by Lam/Wane would at least provide some new voices in his ears. If we could get rid of Forshaw it might help as well, still, without 2 props and a 7 we are screwed.

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:46 pm  

IFL Said in the week we havnt siogned anyone.

He didnt say we havent agreed to sign anyone, a technicality but there is a difference.

Wigan are not allowed to sign off contract players until 1st sept when the official deadline for players to talk legally to other clubs passes.

We ,may have pre-contract agreements in place but nothing signed until after 1st sept

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:27 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

IFL Said in the week we havnt siogned anyone.

He didnt say we havent agreed to sign anyone, a technicality but there is a difference.

Wigan are not allowed to sign off contract players until 1st sept when the official deadline for players to talk legally to other clubs passes.

We ,may have pre-contract agreements in place but nothing signed until after 1st sept

What colour is your straw?

: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:11 am  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

IFL Said in the week we havnt siogned anyone.

He didnt say we havent agreed to sign anyone, a technicality but there is a difference.

Wigan are not allowed to sign off contract players until 1st sept when the official deadline for players to talk legally to other clubs passes.

We ,may have pre-contract agreements in place but nothing signed until after 1st sept

I am pretty sure IL has looked at many players but is not willing to pay the money. IL needs to pull another Gleeson out of the hat. LMS should be signed for next season at least. Ben Davies should be brought into the first team.

: Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:53 am  

odemwingie wrote:

I am pretty sure IL has looked at many players but is not willing to pay the money

Which is always going to be a problem from here on in.

: Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:46 pm  

Personally i think IL is doing the right thing, so what if we have to have a year of no new signings, look at the signings this year they have hardly set the team alight, maybe with a settled team we will start to win things. With reguards to the prop situation we have him already at the club in Mossop, he's already hitting super league at a pace so imagine him in 2011 with 1 and a half years experience under his belt? By 2012, Hock will be back, we will have got rid of Fielden and have a decent prop to play along side Mossop and we could be looking at a team of:

Phelps
Roberts
Gleeson
Goulding
Richards
Sam
New 7
New 8
Leuluai
Mossop
Hock
Joel
O'Loughlin

Feka
Prescott
McIlorum
Farrell

With players like Farrell, McIlorum, Prescott, Joel, Mossop, Sam, Goulding, Phelps all getting better as they get more experience and still being young we could really be looking at a dominant team for the next couple of years. (if we manage to get the right coach)

: Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:31 pm  

Mother Feka wrote:

Personally i think IL is doing the right thing, so what if we have to have a year of no new signings, look at the signings this year they have hardly set the team alight, maybe with a settled team we will start to win things. With reguards to the prop situation we have him already at the club in Mossop, he's already hitting super league at a pace so imagine him in 2011 with 1 and a half years experience under his belt? By 2012, Hock will be back, we will have got rid of Fielden and have a decent prop to play along side Mossop and we could be looking at a team of:

Phelps
Roberts
Gleeson
Goulding
Richards
Sam
New 7
New 8
Leuluai
Mossop
Hock
Joel
O'Loughlin

Feka
Prescott
McIlorum
Farrell

With players like Farrell, McIlorum, Prescott, Joel, Mossop, Sam, Goulding, Phelps all getting better as they get more experience and still being young we could really be looking at a dominant team for the next couple of years. (if we manage to get the right coach)

Roll on 2012 then. I bet you all can't waiit.