Gleeson was one of our best players, but he didn't want to be here and he wasn't getting any better. He's left and he's not been missed as much as I felt he would have been. I don't think he's been at a world class level for a few seasons now, and considering we've got one of our biggest earners off the cap, and earned £100,000 in the process, it wasn't that bad a deal.

Mathers and Higham probably aren't the same quality as Gleese, but since those two have come in and Gleese has gone, I don't think we're any less of a side than we were with Gleeson, although he'll probably turn it on on Friday and show us what we let go

I'm not being funny I'm not 1 of lee briers biggest fans but he had a bigger influence on the game than micky higham did! They credited higham with the run that led to grixs' try but it was the pass from briers that made it! Briers was a better candidate for mom last night than higham and that takes some saying from a wigan fan

Love the creamfest by all the dire fans

He is going to be working overtime next week see if he can hack it

...at least we stay for the full 80 mintues...

Yeah because McIlorum (or whatever his name is) is world class hahaha

my god lynott what is your obsession - did he give you a lolly once?

Well, I throw out an olive branch and I just get more arrogance back. I don't claim that Mathers and Higham are as good as Gleeson, merely that they have done well for us so far and Pie fans don't want to acknowledge it. Gleeson has not played well for Wire for 18 months, so through he has real class, it was a waste of time keeping him. And if the Piers are so clever at hanging on to talent, what happened to Sean Long? If you also want to talk about mediocre players then you can add Phelps Carmont, Smith, Leuluai, Coley, Hock, Bailey, O'Loughlin. and Prescott to that category.