Any relation to the former Wigan forward Ian Gildhart?

Yes, it's his son.

Dave Hewitt is another one to look out for at Saints.

What do you make of Ryan Hampshire at Wigan, Rogues?

He can be anything.
Three ties against Saints on Sunday, really outplayed Charnock, his pace if frightening. I have a feeling Wigan may give him a run at fullback.
If you remember last year in the "fastest man" springt comp at Headingley he finished fourth at the age of 17.

If you watch the juniors then he and George Williams are probably the best pair of halfbacks I have seen come through together, but I also think they may end up as #1 and #9 as that seems to be the way in the modern game.

I'm not criticising him, just saying Ablett wasn't "in his pocket" and his defence will improve as he fills out.

Young players aren't perfect; I'm just saying he's looked a bit lightweight in defence at times. It's not criticism, it's perspective when people are saying he had a player who ran over him once "in his pocket".

You'll note I said "he did a good job" in defence, how that is criticism is beyond me. He looks all class in attack and his defence is decent in the circumstances and will improve.

You are "under-playing" his defence effort against someone "double his size". Maybe I was "getting a little carried away" with the metaphor, but he did really really well against "Ablett".

Like I said, he did a good job!

We're making the "same" ( ) point - you're saying he did well given he is undersized, I'm saying he is undersized so will struggle physically at times (and he did at times against Leeds, despite doing really well) but his defence is decent in the circumstances and will improve.

Does that mean you're resigning yourself to Tomkins leaving, or do you just mean when they ease him into the first team?

As I mentioned to you once, I was suprised he's a stand off and not a 7 as the videos of him I've seen on you tube (plaing for england) make him look more like a first receiver type.

I was a bit dissapointed that we only got to see Charnock in a snow storm and then he's been dropped for Wellens (especially given the way many other youngsters were given a chance against Cas). Its almost like he played him against Salford as a statement of intend to Gaskell

Where to, in your opinion?

Sarries

Saracens.......... on £500K a year, paid for by the RFU...... no team in S/L can match that and be competitive with the rest of the squad on a Cap of only £1.65m

How on Earth will he fit in playing RU? I honestly don't know where he'd play and whether he'll have the space to do what he does in League.

I personally think he'll be making a massive mistake going to Union and I'd lose any sort of respect for him. I would have thought he'd go to Australia. Let's hope so anyway.

Has the new money in the NRL started to materialise in contracts? Has the new sponsorship/salary cap arrangement started with this new season?

Agree it will be a mistake but it will be Union.

He's got a Union agent, a Union playing brother and a heap of Union mates. He'll go at the end of the season IMO (after our World Cup) to give him a couple of years to get ready for their World Cup in 2015.

He'll end up a bit part player in Union IMO because he won't have a position.