Quote: Geoff "It can be done, though yes, it takes more than just buying in players, as you point out - the backroom setup is much more important.
Warrington are a good example of how a club can be brought through from half a century of obscurity to become genuine contenders for titles, and even then it took Moran a good few years to do it.'"
I agree with this. It took IL three years to achieve success (12 months ahead of expectation), bearing in mind Wigan already had a decent platform already in place (playing squad, academy structure coached by SW, a large catchment area of top class amateur clubs).
For Koukash to state 'we are going to have some fun next year' is just plain silly, unless he means against the likes of Wakey, Widnes, London & Cas!
Even with the players mentioned I can only see them becoming a team to rival Bradford/Catalans/Hull FC for playoff positions 7-8.