Quote: Jukesays "I didn't have that belief, you put thise words down attributed them to me and I hadn't said them.
To be fair as I said earlier I wasn't so much arguing with your point but just saying that 2/3 times you said I'd said something that I hadn't. That's all.
Budgie has played centre at junior level, academy level etc.
He currently could "Do a job" there.
But currently he's a far better winger than he is centre or full back.
We currently have 3 1st team wingers, saints have 3, most teams do, I don't thinknthats excessive.
You talk about having to lose players because we have 3.
What happens if one gets injured and we only have 1 with no other juniors currently in the frame to step up?
We play budgie centre and we have 3 x centre's, do we let 1 of the others go and only have 2? (what do we do then if budgie and say gildart get injured and we have no back up?).
Wigan have built up a squad of players and I'm over the moon that currently for the first time in 2 years we have fit players and competition for places, I see that as a positive not a problem.'"
With all due respect JS I'm not putting any words in your mouth. I asked for reasons why you thought he wouldn't make a centre and you offered none. It was therefore reasonable to conclude that you had none. If you think he would make a centre; then what are we even arguing about?
With regards to the number of wingers we have you're doing exactly what you're accusing me of (although that's common place on this board so I'm not exactly shocked!). Nowhere have I said that he should be given a run at centre now. Quite the contrary in fact. I have stated on several occasions that it's a decision for the future so our standing regarding wingers currently available is, to use Dave's favourite phrase, a complete straw man argument.
I'll reiterate. Down the line, having signed Marshall and Davies long term and with Manfredi's possible return, plus a couple of junior players coming through we are likely to have a surfeit of wingers. Currently the same can't be said of centres
One more point. Saying 'if we use Budgie at centre we will also have 3' is yet another straw man argument as I have never said having 3 wingers or centres is a bad thing. In fact would you please quote where I have? There is nothing wrong with having 3 just as there is nothing wrong with having 3 wingers. The simple fact is, however, that the current squad (when fully fit) is heavy on first team wingers and light on first team centres. Or do you disagree?