This was true under the previous regeime, who effectively left our pay structure bolloxed!
3-4 players on megamoney, whilst the majority were on lower wages, plus over the cap 2 years running!
We've had to improve our playing squad this season (and last) with some low paid players on short term contracts to allow us to improve contracts elsewhere to achieve balance, but they are still not there yet (Fielden / Bailey).

Like I said, we've seen enough of Ainscough, Sam Tomkins, Joel Tomkins, Paul Prescott to know that these are the new breed and mistakes that have been made in the past will not be repeated.

Our chairmans vision is to see a top class team made up of:

8-10 Top Class Local Lads.
3-4 Top Class UK Players
3-4 World Class Imports.

With 1-2 Local lads making the first team squad year on year on a rotating basis.
A similar structure to when we were successful back in the 90's.

YAWN

Yes and that's why the current board have stated that our young players will not be going anywhere at the expense of aging aussies. Keep up at the back will you.

SO why are so many Wigan fans desperate to find someone new to sign?

Hey, I hope you do keep your young kids, local kids playing for their home club is what its about, while we had 4 local lads in our team last night, there are as many again on the fringes, last week agaisnt quins we had 5 or 6 and its the way ahead for all clubs.

I suppose a small number will have to:

1) Our Reserve & Academy Teams are successful year on year and we couldn't manage to keep ALL the young players.

2) Super League would collapse as the 'usual clubs' who have depended on our surplus would either cease to exist or suddenly realise they have to stand on their own two feet an recruit from within!

Couldn't agree more as there is no doubt he'll be in for a very busy game , he'll sink or swim but our other options are equally shaky.

For me, it's more a question of managing him rather than hoping he stands up to the constant pressure he'll be under, if Long kicks him to death then his development may go backwards for a while. On the other hand you can't always wrap him up in cotton wool, i'll sit on the fence with this one

I'm not (for this season).

For next I want Bailey / Phelps / Smith / Mathers out.
And in I want a good quality enforcer (S*hithouse) prop and a decent centre. If one of those players has good leadership / captain qualities, even better!

I also want the club not to renew Noble's contract. The Wigan public need to see something different on the field than what we've seen for the last 2 years, cause this has been mindnumbingly boring since we stayed up in 2006.

Play him, this game doesn't matter the league isn't won in April

Reserves have just finished:

Wigan 40 Hudds 6

Top of the league, unbeaten.

The foundations are there, as they always have been!

Sorry if I missed posted already - cant recall Jason robinson being a giant - nobody ever dropped him even in twickers kick a lot. Play him. Be great to see him mano a mano on Wellens!

Thought of dropping him doesn't even enter my mind. He's the king of winger we've been missing since Carney and Dallas. His scoots take the pressure off the forwards, his finishing is class and he plays with his heart out.