IMHO I think your all being a bit 'touchy' whenever someone dis-agrees with the Cross signing - although FWIW, truewiganer, some of your comments were quite frankly, laughable.

Anyways, when a logical argument is posted - similar to the Wire poster's above, it transcends into what can only be described as "My Dad is bigger than your Dad". Petty. I'm all for debate and whatever - honestly, but this is borderline Year 4 playground "I'm not on your on" tig stuff.

So, before I'm shortly sent to the gallows to be hung for 'treason' - I shall make my position clear:

- Good signing
- Win, win situation for everyone.

Reet, thats me done. Mr Hangman, I'm ready.

Yes he is

Let's ignore the fact he's been absolute gash in SL and he has been gash, to deny it shows you know love all, no matter who he's played for.

It's a win win situation

He's cover for an injured prop
He's short term

If he's still gash he's gone in October
If he's good he helps you out all the way till October and provides an extra option.

round, singular.

Nail. Head. Smashed it.

So no short term signing can ever have a negative effect (according to wigan fans).... good to know.

Please stop trolling wire boys, its not nice on the wiganers, this is where they have THEIR opinions, all of ours are nothing but trolling attempts.

A prop NO

A play-maker YES

So if ben cross plays well and ends up having a shocker in the Grand Final letting in a half-back or another prop to score the winning try at OT, then he will not have been a bad option? Behave, this thread could really be brilliant if he tanks (Again). Don't forget the optimism of leeds fans at the start of the year by there great new signing.

Well, if said prop was, say Ricky Bibey, I'd be tempted to say yes.

And if said play-maker was, say Darren Lockyer, I'd be tempted to say no.

It depends on who the player is and what he has been signed for. In this case - I do hope to the high heavens you all know who he is - he has been signed short-term as cover and for a little addition of experience, size, strength and aggression (and before any smart-s arise, I realise this is an addition to the two I stated earlier) to our injury-ravaged prop forwards.

I pray deeply and prefusely no-one attempts to argue that Ricky Bibey could do a job in SL.

So if Joel Monaghan does exactly the same thing if Wire make the Grand Final he'd be a bad signing? You seem to be suggesting that any player who plays well and then makes a mistake in a big game would be a bad signing or a poor option.

He wont be in the team that far down the line if he tanks

If he plays well he will have warranted his place in the team