Matt Orford really wants to stay at Manly even willing to take a $100,000 wage cut to remain with them, so looks like he's to stay where he is, be interesting to see who we turn are attention to now, Finch perhaps?

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As long as their better than Vaealiki !!!!!!!!

Brett Kimmorley clearly showed in the Bulldogs-Penrith game today that he is still a world class number 7. He would still be my first choice.

We should have sorted out a swap with him and Barrett last year when Trent went back. Kimmorley here on a 3 year contract instead of Smith would have been ideal.

Orford & Fien should have been the picks.

Finch is left possibly, or Myler (though I think he will go to Wire).

I think we need to accept its unlikely that IL has delivered and next year will be Sam/Tommy & Riddell/McIllorum even with a prop, that aint good enough at all.

Just like I said earlier in thread as time goes by although nothings been confirmed, are options are slowly decreasing, and soon we'll be left with scraping the bottom of the barrel once again.

As i commented in the last signing topic, I don't think we'll sign a halfback.

Two props are the priority and with the costs forever growing within sports of today and the current climate, I don't think IL will pay out for two props and a SH.

Next year

6 - S. Tomkins
7 - Tommy

8 - New prop
9 - Riddell
10 - New prop

Bench
Macca - which I'd prefer him to have a loan spell, somewhere
Feka
Fielden

Tommy still as the number 7 within, but he looks off his game as, I think he's unsure what position he'd like to play, he needs to be told, you are the Wigan 7 or new Wigan 9!

I just don't want IL to hit panic stations and buy anyone. If there is not a player available to improve our squad don't buy them.

We need a new half, Tommy at 7 next year would be a cop out, he just lacks the vision to be a good scrum half. he has fantastic technique granted but he doe not have the vision

I agree we could already have two NRL players signed up, look at Mr Ronaldo, February the deal was 99% done, hardly anyone knew!

Our signings will be annouced right at the end of the season I guess, with the current situation.

exactly.

I don't think there will be player announcements regardless of whether they are signed or not because we would need to announce the coach before.


Whether or not we have signed a new coach, it should not be announced until after nobles contract has run out imo.

february?! Was done last summer!

Contract talks between R. Madrid and Ronaldo took place from last Summer, but the 80million pound bid wasn't made until mid-May.

As we all know nowadays, contract talks have to be agreed before transfer fees are

No thats not right, you agree a transfer fee with the club. when the say yes you then negotiate a contract with the proposed player.

well thats how it should work