You think Deacon is currently a better player than Robinson?

Wild would get in the Wigan 17 for sure.

you dont see James Graham as a "leader"?

or....
Soliola, an experienced international
Roby, an experienced international
Wilkin - hit and miss, but I expect a big season, never the less he is an experienced international
Puletua - an experienced international

or Wellens who will still be around for a couple of years yet?

and to a lesser extent: Fa'asavalu, Gardner, Pryce are all experienced internationals - Flannery is an experience state of origin veteran.

In 2011, Eastmond will have a full season under his belt, plus an international series Down Under....i.e. possibly have around about 10 England caps.

We don't need a player of Robinsons type though. He's a running halfback with very few kicking or passing skills and we have guys in Tomkins and Leuluai who do a similar job but ten times better.

We needed a scrum half that in tight games could get us down the oppositions end abit better with some good kicking and hopefully Deacon will bring that.

As for Wild I like him but didn't think he had his best season last year. He's a player i'd still have at Wigan though if it were possible but then we have so many good kids coming through in that position he could hold them back.

You must really not rate Phelps.

He'll probably be gone at the end of the year, and I still think Briscoe is the best British fullback in Superleague at present.

Worrying thought, isn't it?

Would take Richard Owen and keep Jonny Lomax before I went for Briscoe. Mr Average.

Owen would be up there but he has had a lot of injury problems. Lomax has a long way to go yet as was shown in last years reserve final in which Vievers was by far the better of the two fullbacks, but Joshs lack of pace is a major concern of mine.

I would agree long term that Owen and Lomax may be better bets, but this is how the discussion started wasn't it?