Who apart from Feka is overweight?

I do think our fitness levels have always been poor but at the start of this season are the worst I've ever seen. Makes me wonder if SM considered a large kebab and chips to be health food and weight lifting at the same time.

Clay, Adamson and Anderson are the only others I could class as being overweight. I think it's more a class of adding some muscle to certain members of our squad.

He clearly isn't talking about our fullback

Early in the season I asked a couple of the squad if they were monitored re their diet & weight , the answer was no.
Going back to Karl Harrisons time I'm sure he & Eddie McGuinness had fitness plans & Diets for players back in 2004-2005 , knowing the emphasis Wigan has on diet nowadays surprising.

Parish seems to be supportive of Veivers efforts however I'd be surpised if there wasn't some reorganisation of backroom staff. He knows he cannot buy his way to success with our budgets so he's got to make his impact show through better organisation & fitness first , better skill levels & tactics 2nd , & deliver SL quality players through our academies by 2013-14 to make the NRL notice him.
Wigan are advertising for an assistant coach for 2012 so presumably Shaun Wayne is taking over from Maguire now structures are in place.
It's obvious from Wilkinsons comments following Parish getting the position that Saford are hoping he can provide the same framework.

As already mentioned I'm not too concerned if the players aren't "big names" as long as the new coach gets who he wants then I don't see it as an issue at all. At least it will stop any false pre season hype like there was before this season.

Rutcho wasn't a big name per se; he was in and out of the Canberra team. But he was a belter for us.

i would imagine that if wakey wernt to get a franchise on tuesday Glen Morrison would be looking for a new club who i think would be a great replacement for phil bailey.

Yeah but he's no good to us as he can't train Tuesdays when he has to go and collect his pension

There's nood good reason to go assett stripping Wakey when/if they lose the franchise as if all there players were that good they would'nt be in the position at the bottom of the league they are.

That Joel Moon by all accounts is a good un but isn't a fan of playing in the centres, think Ratchfords decision on a new contract will a big influence on recruitment as if he stays there is a qorld class young back we don't need to replce.

Are we not able to put Fek and Anderson on the open market without a fee involved? I'd rather see 3 brand new props brought in and then find another hooker and centre if Williams turns out to be the long term answer for the other winger.

see your moving to the far left once again

My feelings on the current playing squad are let's see how they react with the new coach in charge. Regardless of how they have performed up to now I think it would be a wrong decision to not give them a chance to prove themselves under, what seems to be, a complete re-working at the Club by Parish. Good players don't just become bad players all of a sudden and it's usually to do with coaching, fitness and mental well-being. Personally if it's good enough for Parish then it's good enough for me. Let's see what he can achieve with these players after an off-season to mould them how he sees fit.

As for new signings, I would not be surprised to see the priority as increasing the squad numbers and competition for places. We are not going to have buckets of cash to throw all over the place so can probably see the signing of decent and steady players instead of superstars or massive names. As much as I'd like to be proved wrong we have got to remember we are currently a sub-top eight side with poor crowd revenue and a Chairman who financially keeps the boat from sinking. Anyone who gets upset that we are not planning to sign Billy Slater and Jonathan Thurston needs to have a sit down in a dark room.

lauaki rumoured to be linked with salford according to our local rag the hull daily mail

Is Rob Purdham one of them? He's leaving Quins to be nearer home I believe.

Yet at a Forever Reds pre season meeting the new conditioner (Mike Eccles) I think, stated that all players were being given special diets personal to each of them, to control their weight and prepare them for each game, so somebody is lying or players taking the p155.

The replies were genuine. if they had been on controlled diets they wouldn't have been so candid , if vienetta deserts were part of Mike Eccles plan yes they were sticking to them

Lauaki also linked with Wigan though rlSunrl