I agree with much of what you say regarding squad depth, not much in it between top 4-5 teams. However, I don't believe Wigan have best youth system in UK. What about ours under Mike Rush, must have been the best in the past 5 - 6 years. Also atm Wigan's 20's are good but our 18's are by far much better, & are probably the best 18's in the whole comp.

We probably haven't used it all yet. I've no idea. But obviously we have been using it because we've recruited three new players.

Well yes but the fact is there can't be many more players available to sign, with the outgoings the incomings don't look as good and it seems to me if we are at full cap after the next signing then we must be paying some players a touch over the odds

Simmons also "indicated" we would win our last 3 league games, the man is clutching at straws.

No he didn't. He said he didn't want to lose another game. That some of his senior players were too lazy to be bothered sharing that objective then that isn't the fault of the coach.

Don't recall Potter being afforded such a defence? I think it was good performance = "they're ignoring Potter", bad performance = "Potter is useless". How come bad performances are all down to the players all of a sudden?

I would love to have seen your reaction to us playing with 15/16 players rather than 17 had Potter been employing that little tactic, I think you might have exploded compared to your vigorous defence of Royce.

Are we sure? Are we to take the word of the club literally? Perhaps when they say we spend up to the cap, that actually includes a reserve amount for an emergency signing? Or perhaps they assign a portion incase of hastey contract negotiations if one of our youngsters becomes a world beater overnight?

I've said it before, no way we are spending to the cap and doing things on the cheap as we are broke.

Saints should just be honest and tell us this instead of making silly comments like " we will have a team to grace the new stadium ".

When you make a bold statement like that and let pryce, Graham and go ( three highest paid players) and replace them with hohaia, laffranchi and Flanagan just makes sir mac look silly.

Is this the coach that responds to the situation you outlined by giving them 4 days off, knowing ( I assume) that they have no game the following week.

In terms of spending up to the cap. That is in regards to this year not next.

There is no possibility of us spending up to the cap next year at the moment. Because if we where looking to offer pryce something whatever that was is still available. The question is, is there anyone of quality we can get? Personally I don't think we need to replace pryce unless we intend to offload lomax. Prop would be key for me. I know others say a fullback but I think we have plenty of cover in the backs.

Our backs are awful IMO. We lack pace and creativity.

I do agree tho, prop is a must.