Hampshire has performed creditably as a full back since he made his debut despite basically never playing there as a junior.But Wigan signed him as a stand off..that's where he achieved u16/u18 international honours.
He has started twice as a S/off..once against Hull the week after Wembley when he was Wigan MOM and once this season against Huddersfield when he came into the side a couple of mins before the team ran out.
Surely after 3 seasons in the 1st team squad this sums up how much Wane doesn't rate him as a S/Off.
In that case let the lad leave.I understand Leeds and Saints are interested in signing him as a S/Off (he had some great games against those for the Wigan academy)and also the Hull clubs and Huddersfield.
After all what has Wigan to fear if he plays S/Off for another club when he's not even deemed good enough to get a decent prolonged chance in that role for Wigan.

IL honoured Noble's contract though Dave. He only replaced Noble at the end of his contract and brought Madge in. IMO unless Wigan find themselves out of the top 4 he will honour Shaun Wane's too. IL has never sacked anyone don't forget. There is of course every chance that we will finish out of the top 4, but let's not be too hasty eh?

Quite right that Powell needs a good run, but in reality that good run should have been somewhere out on loan. When he comes on he looks too bulky. His passing from the floor is glacially slow and he has lost the pace that he once had. As a result everything slows down. Logan is still the better option as is Williams and even some of the other fringe players.
The real problem remains that our pack are not going forward enough. Once we change hookers we have no intensity in either forwards or backs because the distribution is so slow. I like to see Rocky running at defences but he is not going to turn around our beaten pack. Mr Wane seems to be making up for the packs lack of strength by putting an extra forward in.

He's definitely carrying too much weight.

Well I was right on both counts !

versus Leeds. Shock. Forwards make yards and backs suddenly look more comfortable.