What about as a goal kicking winger?

He'd be a devastating fb. He's such a one off talent that I'd go for him regardless of using Bowen and Hampshire already.

His game doesn't suit half back.

I'd imagine salford will make a big play and build a team around him.

To be fair he said "international" class, ask yourself is our current pairing international class? Tomkins and Eastmund would have been

This will probably decide it, wigan have had a fair share of injuries and retirements but his record for a contact sport is poor.

Thats up to him

He made ONE mistake and was advised to make it (by Martin Offiah I think?) He probably regrets this, we all fall into the trap of "the grass is always greener" trap, is he not allowed to make mistakes?


Didn't do Sonny Bill any harm...

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Wigan Peer wrote:
Well, no doubting his talent. But, he treated Stains badly, he seems to be unhappy with his current team, would he fit into our "team" ethic...?

To which you replied.............. Thats up to him.

Indeed it is, i was pointing out that he has form when it comes to wanting things his way.

Depends how much he's stagnated / regressed playing union tbh for me. No league player ever comes back as good after a spell playing kick and clap and it always takes a while for them to even get back to as good as they were before they left!

Would be a risk but in the current wigan system we could hopefully get him back to a decent level in 6 months. A calculated risk?

Why would we assume that returning players should fit straight in. Union and league are different games. I was watching Joel T trying to tackle from the kind of position he would rarely have found himself in in league, with wildly broken defensive lines and little support inside and out, and he looked as bad as everyone else. Their core skills are not ours and we should stop thinking in those terms. League is it's own master and beholden to no one else. Whenever Joel gets near a Union ruck it looks like the Keystonecops have arrived.
Perhaps some kind of education on the dangers of other codes should be introduced for our young stars. Just say no,you'll only look a prat.

Another big risk is the organisation skills that he would need to play at 6/7 - has he lost those? It's fullback at best for him for the 1st season back and thats where Bowen is. It doesn't seem to sit right, it's bad timing, if he had said he wanted to switch 3 months ago we wouldn't be having this discussion, I think he'd be a straight swap for Sam at that time. Maybe Salford or Leeds?

100% Yes.

Isn't Green going at the end of the 2014 season? Eastmond can play anywhere in the backs then to make either 1 or 6 his own in 2015.

He's got Warrington written all over him.


1 - Ratchford
6 - Eastmond
7 - Myler

That's would be some Tattoo

Im a bit worried we cant keep our current squad happy with the amount of cover we have in most positions

Powell had an great game for the england knights against somoa, i think next season he will be putting real pressure on squad selection