I only tend to come on here every so often nowadays but when I do, my main focus is the rumours section or anything to do with player recruitment.

I personally, am becoming quite concerned with our movement in the market (or relative lack thereof). I follow the RL signings on the internet regularly and there is always news of SL clubs signing players but not much in the way of Wigan.

My concern is that the club is trying to put together a side on the cheap by focusing on young players and forgetting that all the great Wigan teams of the SL era have been supplemented by a healthy dose of imported talent.

We have signed Sam who I appreciate wont have come cheap but even with Sam considered (marquee rule and all) then we must have space on the cap to play with for next year and even though we are competitive with the current squad, anyone who has seen us play this year can see we are lacking in some areas.

Is this a concern of anyone else? I am hoping that this topic has been done to death and I just haven't been here to pick up on it.

Frankly, I will consider it a good end to the season if we make it to the GF as anything can happen once we are there but I am concerned that next season other clubs have recruited better than us.

Although solid in the role im not a fan of Bateman in the centre if cover is needed I would use Tomkins, although moving position around is not ideal, Tomkins is just getting back to his best at second row he looked hard to handle last night I just think he offers a bit more as a centre in attack.

Well that's very strange. After the game at Hull everyone was saying that Gelling was a natural left centre when he gave that brilliant pass that put Burgess away.

He was chopped and changed last season, often on the left if Goulding was selected as the opposite centre or the right if Sarg was. He then seemed to settle on the right, but now Bateman is being used as a makeshift centre he's been changed again, which seems odd as you'd expect JB to be more comfortable passing to his left.

Maybe we are holding back on announcing new signings until the season is finished to avoid putting some players noses out of joint?

And maybe some of the clubs players are coming from don't want it announced... Just because we don't know, does not mean nothing is happening...