I'd love to see him prove me wrong but unfortunately I don't think that Goulding is our answer to centre either and I'm not sure what Shaun Wane has seen to suggest otherwise other than U20 performances from four or five years ago.
Don't get me wrong, his commitment and work ethic is fantastic. He can skoot all day and make yards whilst he's at it but his creativity, vision, hands and skill for the centre position is lacking.
Goulding reminds me very much of Jamie Foster at Saints but without the boot. Both were superb centre's in the reserve comp but don't have what it takes to be an established centre at senior level. Like Foster, Goulding is excellent finisher with a good centre inside him but you'll rarely see him making break nor sprinting ball in hand more than 40 yards.
For me, Goulding's Wigan future will only be on the wing.
