I will always be grateful to John Pendlebury for being the man who stopped Saints winning at Wembley in 1987.

great to see kris back at the club. things look to be heading in the right direction behind the scenes at Wigan.

Same , different day.

Re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.

This might sound like a strange question, but who will be filling the positions that the people who are already at the club have vacated (eg Pendlebury, Unsworth) ? or is it same jobs but fancy new titles ?

In glass half empty mode - no news about fitness and conditioning staff though.

mike forshaw has got that covered

Yeah, sod Radlinski, Ray Unsworth, etc. Let's sack 'em all.

Thats a nice positive attitude - I would suggest that by the fact you have both Tomkins and Ainscough recently introduced into your team (and both playing very well) your youth setup is working ok. It's your selection of poor/average imports where the problems lie. The real test will ofc be can you keep the good young players (I think you will definalty try alot harder now your top management has changed).

just trying would be a nice change

It's not like Jack to moan is it?

I agree with the Saint.

I would prefer Wigan to be build around Wigan lads (Wigan youth team system), make them the focus. Cap to be used to reward the youth when they break into the first team and act professionally.

Would generate a better example for younger players to see former youth team players rewarded as they become 1st team regulars.