That is precisely why we need an u21 or u23 competition

Nah sod that! This team aint anywhere near young enough, get some embryos in!

There has been talk in East Hull that Greg Burke is heading over to Hull KR in 2015. I would guess 12 months loan.

I find the jump from u19 to open age difficult to fahom. Surely this is th age that we should be keeping their development in house, rather than farming them out here there and everyhere.

Other clubs will have an eye on Wigans young half backs and props. There are too many to keep long term but it is hard to tell which are the really deal. It will be interesting to see who Wigan put their money on.

I don't think there are too many that we can't keep them all long term.
Props wise, they are all reletaively young and it's an attritional position to play with knocks and missed games being common place at at Wigan like most clubs. SW likes plenty props and I think he will have eight next year at least.

Re half backs. Smith is the regular and is 27 I think. After him there's Powell, Williams, Hampshire and Doran. All four play half back but Doran, Powell and Williams also play 9.
Hampshire plays full back where SW seems to prefer him right now. Next year is when SW has to find his replacement for Bowen. Whether it is Sarginson or Hampshire will depend on how they play when selected.

Bearing in mind SW often selects 5 props a game and a bench half back/hooker there's not all that many spare players when injuries, suspensions or loss of form occur.

Bit of a harsh thing to say, he needs a rocket up his @rse i do agree..!!

Are you sure your not just using that as an excuse to ditch the season ticket cos every game bar Saints, Leeds and Wire is absolutely crap?? infact SL is crap, the potential of us beating those 3 above is the only thing that keeps me interested in SL these days.