Agreed.

He isn't the sort of blokle to rush by the looks of him and i'd doubt we've made a decision on a coach for next year yet, made any signings yet or sorted out whats happening with the kit sponsorship.

It'll all be rushed through in the last couple of weeks before the season starts imo.

We would still lack a prop forward and I wonder how much Sean O'loughlin would have improved if Trent Barrett was still here.

The guy though would have papered over the cracks for another season for sure. He is state of origin class - one of the best halfbacks in the world and it was a pleasure to watch him but while he was there we were not a team. We were Trent Barrett plus 16 other players. It sounds harsh and disrespectful but effectively we were.

Clutching at straws really mate.
Fielden will never be good enough again, sad but true get shut ASAP

If we still had Trent we would be a good 6+ points better off IMO. He was that good for us and most definitely papered over the cracks.

If we didn't have Trent for 2007 and 2008 Noble would not be in a job now IMO

I doubt we will even consider looking for a fullback when we have Amos Roberts , Pat Richards and Sean Ainscough at the club. Unless Roberts gets homesick or we decide to release Sean Ainscough one of those players will have to play fullback.

Although many are I am not against the recruitment of Amos Roberts. At the time we had released Calderwood and Colbon and needed a winger as Sean Ainscough had not played a single game of super league and it would have been advisable to play him for a full season. So a winger was needed but my concern was the length of the contract we gave to Amos Roberts. 4 years. That simply is too young with the knowledge that we had a promising winger in the reserves in Sean Ainscough.

The only way Noble can stay now is if we win the double.

Makes me laugh when people say this because the odds are probably about 1000/1 at the moment. We have a good chance of winning the CC but Leeds/Saints will walk away with the SL as usual.

So true, as much as I'd like is to sign K Hunt (or keep Phelps personally don't want that) it would force Roberts and Richards to the wings leaving no spot for Ainscough, plus wingers are usually the least likely to get injured so little chance of him getting game time through that.

Kearney said no last week, please keep up

But it is the only realistic way he should remain at the club.

The odds may be huge but there the best he has in my opinion, if he is to remain at Wigan. A win in the cup and scraping into the play offs is not acceptable in my opinion.

I am not at liberty to divulge my source, we will just have to wait and see won't we

Kearney is coach of a national team. Probably the most fiercely passionate of all the national teams. There must be absolutely no problem getting them up for each and every game. Could he cope with our halfd, feckless layabouts?