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Quote: Smooth Stu "Who is this Jesus you speak of?'" Possibly the former latics player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Seba

Quote: twosevenzero "With Jesus and Moses playing for them you would think they would at least be in a Champions League spot !!!'" Andy Farrell played for us as well before deciding he was better at rugby en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Farrell_(footballer)

Quote: twosevenzero "With Jesus and Moses playing for them you would think they would at least be in a Champions League spot !!!'" Andy Farrell played for us as well before deciding he was better at rugby en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Farrell_(footballer)

After going to the match yesterday I think it is about time that this particular thread speeded up a bit.

As it's a rumoured signings thread, I can't see it speeding up unless we are genuinely in the market for a new player

That is what I was hinting at, I did not see many on Sunday who gave me much encouragement if we had injuries to the players who did not play on Sunday.

To be fair, it was their first pre-season game against a Leigh side with several very experienced players. What were you expecting? We also had one playmaker in the side against a strong Championship team that could boast several; and our only playmaker was an 18 year old with little experience above under 18's level.

They picked out a weakness at right centre, but Burgess isn't going to play right centre for the first team, not for several years or possibly at all given he's a winger. If there were injuries in the halves we'd ideally have Powell and Williams to call on and wouldn't be sticking a hooker at 6.

Taylor and Dudson were disappointing but sometimes players do struggle to perform in pre-season. Last year several players looked below par after two or three games and we ended up finishing top. Besides, Dudson always plays like that in reserve/academy games.

Maybe we will struggle, perhaps most of the players aren't good enough but that game gave absolutely no indication of what many of those players are capable of.

That's never stopped some on here .

And if HKR put out a strong side against more or less the same Wigan side as played at Leigh that game won't either.

Hopefully in this game the players will get a bit more of a chance to play some rugby, whilst also having to do some hard defensive work. There are 5 first team players added which should help, although how much will only be found out during the game, and the side should have a better balance than the one that played Leigh.

I've been told Greg Burke is going to Bradford on a season long loan

I'd put him in before Tuson but Wane rates him, Be good to see him playing top flight rugby he will come on leaps and bounds for the experience

I agree, of all the youngsters it's this guy that seems to get a good report consistently

Is he the one who, with all due respect to him, looks a little like an ape? Long arms and short legs?*

[size*Greg, if you're reading this I'd like to point the blame at my 9 year old boy who said this at an under 20's game.[/size