Ditto.... He'd be amazing...

IL please

could be a chance in signing Bowen. is he not secon choice now to billy slater for the aussies??

mind you i do not be think we need a full back, games are won in the forwards, backs just decide by how many points.

we need 1 new prop. simple as.

after that a halfback.

I disagree with people who say FB is such an important position, as long as he is solid like Briscoe, someone who can catch a high ball and tackle one and one with a good kick return. Especially when we lack so much punch in the forwards and creativity in the halves, getting a FB would be pointless, also we have so many outside backs who can do the job there. Richards IMO is the safest FB in super league, he just needs to sort out his kick return, how often do you see a 6ft 5inch FB, he should be breaking tackles and making 20-30m on a kick return a few times a game.

We need a prop, pretty much any of the ones mentioned will do a good job.

A half-back / leader is a must, Orford or Lockyer would be brilliant. I would love to sign Myler or Dobson in an ideal world but then we would have to sign another leader IMO, someone to give the players some stick behind the goals like Faz used to do. I also think we need someone who is a little big headed and arrogant, to be abit of a pest.

First of all we need a top class prop forward to lead our pack. (An Asotasi/Luke Bailey type player)

Second we need a quality organising half back. Unfortunately it looks like it will have to be a stop gap signing so I think IL should raid his piggy bankand go for a certain Mr Lockyer, he's stated he wants to play super league before hasn't he? Next choice would have to be Matty Orford, class act

Once we have made these 2 signings the squad should be a lot better and a good balance to the side with the likes of Mossop, Ainscough and Sam establishing themselves but there would still be improvements we would need to make such as,

Another prop forward who is a workhorse, solid in defence, lots of carries and therefore metres. (An Adam Blair/ James Graham type player) but obviously we would have to look down market. LMS is the name that stands out.

Possibly a full back. Personally I think Roberts will have the number 1 jersey next season and has all the attributes to make a quality full back. I know he had a couple of poor games there earlier this season but he was still settling in. Phelps still has the chance to prove himself too.

I honestly can't see either Orford or Lockyer coming to Wigan.

IL said when he took over, he wasn't going to sign 'over the hill aussies'

Orford
Lockyer
Long

They are all aged slightly



We need to be looking at players like Anasta, Myler...... Hmmmmmm Thurston

I wish.

I know th eoldies will offer alot to the like of Tomkins, but if we take the risk on an oldie like Orford and Lockyer, and it does't pay off, imagine the fans, nevermind this forum

There are no other options than to go for an 'over the hill aussie' though. (Can't see too many people complaining if we got Lockyer either

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The only link Anasta has had with Wigan is on this forum


Myler would be brilliant, in 2 years time
Thurston, dream on
Dobson, staying at KR

The best thing the club could do IMO is sign Orford/Lockyer to play with Sam for 2 seasons and sign Myler and send him on a 2 year loan back to Salford (because he would have been snapped up by someone else in 2 years time)

Despite North Queensland playing it down, they seem to looking for a replacement for Webb should he leave them. www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/ar ... wboys.html

Despite North Queensland playing it down, they seem to looking for a replacement for Webb should he leave them. www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/ar ... wboys.html

Think you need to watch Melbourne Storm or Manly or perhaps the Broncos before stating the FB isn't an important position.

Not only are they the last line of defense, not only can their positioning and ball return set up a good set of six with decent field position, they can be the key in attack as a deep lying second receiver or someone to create an overlap out wide.

I agree sorting out the halves and the props is the priority, but you can't ignore the importance of one of the key positions in a RL team.

Sign Long and Myler.
Long on a 2 year deal and Myler for as long as possible.

Palay split halves with Myler controlling one side of the park with Long controlling the other.

Move Sam to FB, occasionally playing him at 6 moving Myler to 7 resting Long to get the most out of him keeping him fresh over his 2 year spell.
Playing Myler and Sam together occasionally will allow them to slowly gel over the next 2 years ready to be an experienced set of halves by the time Long retires.

Sam would link up very well from the full back position, think of how much creativity our team would have with Long, Myler and Sam all linking up in attack, for once we could put our cracking 3-quarter line into effect.

The attacking and creative options would be awesome.
Sam would observe the game from position where he isn't in the thick of it but linking up well on the field. He has the speed to be a great support player and the wits and ball skills to link up like K Gidley or Slater.

From here we would have a skillful FB, 2 creative halves (both English) one with bags of experience to teach the new halves the finer points of creative rugby.

It's the best option.

if we were even to consider signing long i would PUKE. has some self respect!!

www.sporthull.co.uk/rugby_league ... p?ID=12848 Says in there that Brent Kite could follow Matt Orford to Hull. Brent Kite would be the perfect 'enforcer' prop we are looking for, if he does want to come to super league I would be dissapointed if we weren't trying our best to get him

www.sporthull.co.uk/rugby_league ... p?ID=12848 Says in there that Brent Kite could follow Matt Orford to Hull. Brent Kite would be the perfect 'enforcer' prop we are looking for, if he does want to come to super league I would be dissapointed if we weren't trying our best to get him

Have a word with yourself, Long? No chance. Plus I think Myler is too small considering we have Tomkins already.