Should be a good contest as to who plays at scrum half. Not much between him & Leyland but I'm glad Hayes got the No7. shirt.
From what I saw last year I thought Leyland kicked well & he's lively with ball in hand. Can't beat competition & back up within the squad.

We seem to be moving away from “short termism” and “quick fixism” which can only be a good thing. We finally seem to be bringing our own youngsters through in the sort of numbers that can actually make a difference, lets hope we reap the rewards.

a fellow Wigan poster has posted to say Byrne has signed for you for 2026. Anyone heard anything?

His name cropped up on page 371 of this thread, but then again, lots of names crop up, so we'll see.

Apologies i didnt go back that far

, just looked at the last couple of pages

There is a realistic chance as he's been touted with most clubs in the off season, and this is where the change to the rules mean that the player can secure their future much earlier now

Update: Warrington Guardian now reporting it... https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... ning-2026/

Update: Warrington Guardian now reporting it... https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... ning-2026/

Is this to be Vaughan’s replacement then.

He would add a bit of spite into our front row, which we are currently missing with our current players.

I like Liam Byrne. Big lad, 100+ games for Wigan and won everything there is to win. Bit of an edge with him too. Only 25.

Byrne is coming in to his prime years. I think Burgess could be just the coach he needs because Burgess played the game at 100mph each and every week, regardless of how big the game was or how good the opposition was. Byrne frustrates Wigan fans because he drifts through seasons and for months on end plays within himself but he then flips it and when the big games come around, he is excellent and shows what he can do. If he can find some consistency, he could be one of the better props in the league. Sometimes it feels like he just needs a bit more belief in himself.

He cannot have a better mentor and role model than Sam Burgess. Good signing.

While I’m broadly positive about Burgess/Chambers and the recruitment & retention work, I read similar about Bullock when we signed him. Granted, the environment that he came into was different, I just worry as to why Wigan would let anyone leave to join Warrington.