Saying all this though, I am pretty sure IL and SW have already identified who they want and will already have the wheels in motion. They probably spoke about it when they realised Finch was stalling on a new deal. Just hope the players leaving don't leave a huge hole in our squad. We can cope with losing Lima and the centre position should be relatively easily sorted, It is just getting two players in like Tommy and Finch to gel the line and create the magic. Happy with Smith though for a starter.

first of all were not a poor side and how can people say signing dobson would be a backward step when your thinking of signing the very average at best matty smith

Yes you are, 7 losses in 17 games suggests so. You're not on your own though, there are 11 poor sides in Super League (and that is being generous to Catalans). For the 2nd year running two teams are showing they are light years ahead of the rest.

I thought Dobson was excellent tonight and would love to see him back at Wigan. For me though we could only have either Smith or Dobson as they are both similar players. If I was to choose between the two I think I'd go for Smith.

Dream on. Hate to reign on your parade, but Dobsons going nowhere. Settled in Hull, one of the highest paid and apart from that Hudgell would ask for world record fee before he'd see him leave. You gonna have to look somwhere else, sorry.

Dobson turned us down when he returned to the UK and signed for HKR. I've always wondered why but he was adamant at the time that Wigan wasn't for him - presumably we offered him peanuts?

Whoever suggested if it we had known a few months back we could have gone for Cronk, go to your room! Most outlandish and ridiculous suggestion I've heard

Willie was a good player but wanted to have a go back in Aus - it was difficult for a young guy to stamp his authority on a team full of experienced pros as Wigan were at the time. We signed Lam to "replace" Willie and the difference in class was there for all to see.

Nobby was still here...

Dobson may have gone to KR for the money, but he'll want to win things. With respect to KR, who are in a bit of form and played well tonight, the best they can hope for in a season is beating Hull a couple of times in their derby and maybe making the top 8. Any player who would put a few extra quid over winning the Challenge cup or GF (which we could well do), should be a soccerball player and should not be considered. I say make him an offer, If he's money daft tell him to do one.

Why not, I said a cheeky go at him. You don't get anywhere if you don't try, a la Hoffman, Lima and Finch. I merely suggested we could have tested the water. His wages would have surely put us off but we are WIGAN, The greatest team in the history of the sport, Any player, whoever he is would be honoured to be linked.

Dobson is class and I would to see him at Wigan. Dobson is also a top class goal kicker and we need a top class goal kicker!!! People have short memories as he saved us from relegation more than any other player.

They came here under exceptional circumstances. We got very lucky there.

Spot on. I'd love to see him back in the Cherry and White. If IL can find us a better player than Dobson I will be delighted. Frankly, I'd be very surprised if he can. I'm not convinced by Matty Smith and the raising of the SC in Oz is going to make it very, very difficult to get top-class players to leave the NRL in future.

Dobson will always be a legend though, regardless of whether he comes back or not. Like you, I don't have a short memory, I'll never forget the crucial part he played in saving us from relegation.

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