Do you mean he isn't signing the players Richie? I thought that all ended at Wigan when Maurice Lindsay left.

I think Noble's done OK there, but he hasn't managed to knock declining (IMO) Saints and Leeds teams off their perch for 2 years in a row now. I think with hindsight he may reflect that he wished he'd learnt his lesson about signing over the hill former stars on megabucks at Bradford when he signed Harris, because he repeated the trick at Wigan with Fielden.

fielden was still performing quite well when wigan signed him from the bulls,his demise occurred whilst at wigan imo

It seems he has an input, but not complete control. Which is how things should be. If recruitment were always entirely down to the coach, they'd be planning a year or two at a time only.
Agree on Fielden, who had already dropped from his best to become just another good prop.

He was done. Worn down. Too many miles, too many 11 month seasons. I'd hoped an absence from internationals might get him back to his best, but unfortunately not.