He he. Ian Potter, Brian Case, Billy Maginty, Andy Gregory ...

So how long has Stefan been playing for Man Utd has he told TS I wonder?

It is not arrogance to want to sign a talented player from other clubs its a compliment for the player and the club, plus it fill's the coffers when you are hard up for cash!

No, it's like the list the kids leave for Father Christmas, a triumph of hope over reality.

When did Stefan become a footballer?

Instead of cornering the market in established players, for some years now Wigan have been cornering the market in talented junior players as is evidenced by the number of established Super League players that have come through the Wigan Junior ranks.
Wire were amongst the leaders in the days of Sculthorpe et al but lack of funds meant that the Wire junior system fell behind and, instead of selling players surplus to requirements we sold our best juniors.
I hope SM continues to invest heavily in our junior systems as, in my experience, most successful sides usually have a nucleus of home reared players.
With regard to Patton, I personally thought that the side looked better with him in it rather than the post injury Sandow.
Most of the Wigan stars looked a bit flakey when introduced into the first team. I think Patton and Toby King have more than held their own and have a big future ahead of them.
Having said that, nobody in their right mind would turn their nose up to Williams if the price is right.

So Stef plays for United does he? And Wire are in the seventh division of rugby league?

That's what we should be doing though to drive forward the sport in this country. In sport the clubs with the most money should be encouraged to spend all the money they can afford and that then improves [ievery [/iclub as the money trickles through the system.

The arrogance of some of the posters on this forum is mind boggling. Comparing wigan to Manchester United, and then one of their closest rivals to a Conference North team.

Just a poor attempt of trolling bourne from bitterness. No need to feed.

There's no denying that Wigan's Academy conveyor belt is the best in the English game. But what they don't have is a multi-millionaire owner with bottomless pockets like we do. So when there's a mention of buying one of there top players on here it will create a bit of jealousy.

Id rather we started promoting our youth and reserve teams to answer the questions we have for our first team. Look at Wigan, near enough all Wigan lads. That's why they did as well as they did last season. they've grown up supporting Wigan and know what it means to wear that jersey. When their backs are against the wall, whether you like to admit it or not, they never say die. An attitude Warrington were lacking midway through the season. Id like to see local lads being pushed through and Dec being handed the 7 shirt.

Well said,sir !

Not much use having a bottomless pocket when there is a salary cap in place. As for being jealous of Warrington - you must be having a laugh. Incidentally the owner of our club isn't short of a bob or two but he spends it wisely like investing in bringing players through from junior level. Sadly, because of the salary cap, we can't keep all of them at the club so have to let some go to other clubs such as Warrington.

You can also tell the difference with more of our players being poached by Aussie clubs who are not as prolific at producing players as they used to be. At to that the pull of the Union £ & it is understandable that there is a player shortage. The youth & academy system needs to be encouraged.

The word jealous isn't mentioned.. ?

I think you had better read the post again.