Seconded.

Jesus Christ, Matty Peet has made it harder and harder to dislike Wigan despite the rivalry.

What a superb gesture and something that transcends rivalry. Well done to Radlinski for organising and Wigan as a club.

You've just got to admire Roby (even though Barrett was robbed )
Wonder if they present LMS with a Fireman Sam toy

Anyone else find the official saints twitter account constantly referring to Roby as “the greatest of all time” a bit cringe.

All the players who’ve played for their club in their history, let it settle, let fans debate in pubs, rather than it being the official stance by the club is just a bit low level for me.

A bit like throwing the Cunningham statue up straight away the sacking him a couple years later.

Let it settle, especially with Roby himself being such a humble guy he probably finds it all embarrassing.

Warrington are after Partington with a swap deal for Bullock

Bit off topic but is the Man of Steel award televised tonight??

I think its fair to say that French has won given Welsby was still at Prague airport this morning probably very hungover still.

I can’t understand this disliking of a team, I can fully understand wanting to beat them though.

Think I saw that it’ll be on our league or maybe YouTube from 9.15pm.

Its on our league

Me too (unless it's Warrington)

Welsby is there

The tribute video from the Wigan staff and team for James Roby was a class act.

Healthy rivalry yes, hate and dislike no. Perhaps I am mellowing in my old age!

Makes good reading

Magic Super beetle

So having sat down and put some thought into this, I can at least see a glimmer of optimism/ straw to clutch.

Let’s suppose the problem is that Dodd is continuing to agitate for a move to the NRL. I can understand the club halting all other recruitment until it’s resolved. Sure, Mbye drops into the 7 role (I have deep suspicions that was always going to be the plan), but the 14 role is also critical as Clark isn’t an 80 minute hooker, and there’s no one putting pressure on the rest of the spine to perform/ cover any sort of injury (and we have gotten lucky this year with players in the spine). As bad as the option of Bennison/ Ritson is for the wing, that’s still a step up on what? A couple of 18 year olds, yet to make debut, playing out of position in the 14 role? No someone would have to come in to replace Dodd, and spine players aren’t cheap. That’s why we haven’t announced anyone thus far, despite them being well known.

So then there’s a matter of who. The immediate response would be Croft, the only reason we wouldn’t go that route is a) we’re not willing to pay a transfer fee, or b) we want to use our non-fed spot for something else. Given Ackers would also command a fee, and I doubt the amounts are so hugely different that one is doable and one is not, we must clearly still have someone in mind for the other non-fed spot. Of course it’s also possible we distracted Leeds with Ackers to get ahead of them with Croft, as it wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened.

Of course who would want Dodd after the stinker of a season he’s just had is a complete mystery to me, especially with Croft, Smith and Williams all running around SL as well, but that’s another conversation. Either Dodd stays, we sign a non-fed winger and the rest of the rumoured players, or Dodd goes, he gets replaced by someone non-fed and have to put up with Bennison/ Ritson on the wing again, but hopefully with significantly more service than last year. Depending on how expensive unknown spine player is, we may or may not bring Whitley/ Eseh in depending on the cap space we have left.

Also, as much as I dislike his Dads commentary, it’s another where I would be getting the ear of O’Connor.