According to the Guardian article "Wigan considered a move for two more unfulfilled union talents, Gavin Henson and Danny Cipriani, but the chairman was told by his coaches that Powell was a far better bet."
Hells Teeth - can you imagine the outcry at either of those wasters ending up in a Wigan shirt? It frankly worries me if IL considered either of them, especially Henson. Thought we'd gone well past the days of ageing Aussie league players taking up cap space, never mind ageing union players who couldn't be @rsed putting in the effort at their own game. Thank goodness the rest of the staff put him straight.
All in all, it's a bad situation for the game, and IL could be seen as attempting to polish a turd here, but overall he's done a lot more right than wrong over the last few years, so I think we should give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. Could be proved wrong, but I honestly think by the time 2 years are up we may well not need Mossop back, and certainly won't see Hock in cherry and white again.
