After letting Phelps and Paalasena go it would be a big blow to your u20's to lose Pryce as well.

We will just promote a few U18's instead, by the way how is Kevin Penny coming along?

Bearing in mind our investment so far, I think we should keep him until 2025 and then move him into the second row as by then we will probably need cover for 2 games per season.

Just the opposite: King & Russell are both far better wingers.

Very true.

He's been absolutely critical to the titles they've won.

If Feka and Phelps were deemed surplus to requirements - then Pryce must be!

Agree totally. He's been seen at Odsal a couple of times so could be looking to move to Bradford but if we do keep him I can't see him getting much game time meaning he's a waste of cap space. Any faith I had in Pryce improving his attitude disappeared when he 'hobbled' off against Saints. Time for him to go and let another club waste their money on him imo.

Pryce hasnt even had a bad season. If Ainscough had had exactly the same season he would be playing at Wigan in 2011.

IMO he will never be a regular first team player though. He's a good squad player to have and just because he's not from Wigan or didnt come through the academy doesnt mean he wont be useful to the squad should we get injuries.

Players like Marsh and Charnley I can see going on loan because those are the ones we want to see getting regular Super League action, not just covering for injuries every other week, then going straight back into the reserves once Pat or Amos or Sam etc recover.

don't agree with you but your sig is quality so I'll let you off

You are right the club has put a lot of money and resources into him. Far more than he deserved given his contribution to the side so far. I don't think he has done anything to warrant more money going in his direction when there are young players coming through.

As to the salary cap people need to get away from this notion we can pay players peanuts. Whatever he earns he will have to be one of the top 25 paid players because if he is not then his wages would come from the small £55K pot of money set aside to give young players a few games. So of we paid him say 30K that would mean he would be preventing other younger players accessing that pot of money as we would only have £25K left for any of them to get a few games of SL.



The thing in his favour is Richards injury. That might get him another year but I would certainly have kept Ainscough before him if we needed cover. Unfortunately Ainscough had already done the deal with Bradford before the GF so KP might have had some luck on his side there.

The other problem with KP is his age in that he doesn't qualify for the under 20's so would take up one of the three overage places in that side - again getting in the way of other players.

So when you look at how keeping him on affects the club in terms of salary cap, and under 20 places etc then the only way he should get another deal is if he was, given his age, a player at the top of his form and a genuine contender for a first team place. He isn't and I don't think any club can keep persevering with players in their mid twenties (he will be 25 next year) who have yet to establish themselves in the side on merit.

Dave

Ainscough can't defend for toffee. That's why he's been allowed to leave.

I suppose the coaching staff told you that personally? Or is it just your opinion? His so called defensive frailties are way over stated and Ainscough is already a better player than Pryce.

Dave

Was Pryce even playing in the Under 20's come the end of the season? Dont recall seeing him in the playoffs or Final at KR.