Exactly.

I know that there's folk on here who'd throw the whole 'depth - here we go again' argumant back, but that squad you list, would give you genuine competition for places in the backs.

Exclude Monas as either gone home/specialist nine, and exclude Penny say, him or Carney, you're still left with good options plus the pipeline of Hurst, Evans et al from the 21's down. As long as we end up with a squad, that doesn't need a PJ in the centres, or on the wing, we'll be cool.

Get a good crop of backs, get a good crop of forwards, make them fight for places, you're onto a winner. We're nearly there now, the improvement has been there for all to see. You lose your places, it's tough to get back, ask Rauhihi or Vinnie Anderson, then watch Higham & Wood have to bust their balls in weeks to come.

Yeah, but he isn't because he didn't want to be here. I would rather a Chris Bridge who wants to be here, who wants to improve and has shown willing signs to improve, than a Martin Gleeson kicking about the place feeling sorry for himself thinking "what if".

I know you like to wind people up and be sarcastic, but you've been pretty consistent with this view since Gleeson has left us. He was a quality player over the years, but seeing him at Wigan and then comparing him to King/Bridge at centre since he's left, I absolutely know who I'd rather have playing for us.

That part, that's probably pretty close to the thought process of Che's, when he arrived at the club.

The change in culture has certainly worked, hasn't it.

he`s not even the best centre in his family

we had plenty of options at fullback-pat -phelps-roberts.needed a good centre so got gleeson you needed fullback simple you got nice lump of cash as a wigan fan doesnt matter what cash lenegan throws around gleeson played poor on saturday but as improved team overall.

king will be starved of theball if so

There's double standards in this business about us releasing Gleeson because he didn't want to be here. Does Mick Monaghan want to be here? He's in the team every week, and his brothers off telling the Aussie media that he's unsettled at Warrington and will be back in the NRL next year. I thought he signed a four year contract starting last year, or am I missing something?

The club issued a statement when Gleeson left saying Tony Smith only wants players who want to be at the club, to be here, I wonder if there will be a similar catty barb aimed at Monaghan if its announced soon that he's joining an NRL club and we're getting Myler...?

The club also issued a statement that Gleeson had asked for a release to go to the NRL. Obviously it extended to SL too.

If Monaghan goes, he will go with my best wishes. He may be surly, but his effort is beyond question.

If Michael Monaghan doesn't want to be here, and Smith deems his effort not worthy enough to stay at the club, I'd wish him luck in the future, but I'd be happy as Smith would be creating a healthier dressing room. I don't believe Gleeson's a bad player because he's left, I've never criticized him as a player since he left.

I'm just trusting Smith's decisions, he's got rid of Gleeson as he didn't want to be here, if he sees Monaghan to be in the same boat, then I'd agree that it's the right decision. I'm not saying everything he does is perfect, but it's clear the mentality of the club has been lacking over recent years, if it means getting rid of Monaghan/Gleeson to do that, then I'll trust Smith.