I think it would be a real mistake to let him go, how much he's improved this season and i think we really need him.
I'll be absolutely gutted to see him go

I think he would be worthy of 1 year with the optional 1 year extension that has been offer to a few players like Carmont. Fielden is still worthy of our number 8 shirt after his performance this season.

heard he has been offered a two year contract.

What exactly does the League Weekly article say?

This is what i've been told he has been offered a 1 year deal for half of the wages he's currently on but hull and salford have offered the same but a 2 year deal and it looks like he's off to hull

If you think about it it fits in with the way il runs the club carmont and coley both got offered 1 year deals it can be risky to offer an older players short deals seem he doesn't want to be stuck with dead wood if anything happens

Fielden's not exactly old for a prop though, is he?

I don't know how much of a role a player's agent has in Rugby but could his agent have put this story out to force Wigan's hand?

LMS wanted to finish his season with Quins. The fans love him down there and he doesnt want to taint his final games if the fans boo him.

fielden has had talks with wiagn and 3 other super league clubs including hull fc, bradford and huddersfield. i know hull offered him a 2 year deal and the biggest wage out of all teams, as i understand he aint intrested in going to bradford and that hull are fravioutes to sign him. but he would like to stay at wigan but he will go unless a 2 year deal is on the table

LMS is a replacement for Maurie, not Graham.

If Graham leaves we'll be bringing another prop in, and one a hell of a lot better than LMS I'm sure.

Back on topic - Fielden has been in very good form recently and would be a pretty big miss for Wigan IMO.

Spot on.

Mossop's conversion and Hocks return wont be fully effective until 2012 imo.

We need Fielden to stay, hopefully IL will resolve this to a positive conclusion. Stu has said he wants to stay, hopefully money wont be his main motivation.

History suggests that it may well prove to be.

I agree, I hope the chance to be a part of something, potentially, a bit special would appeal more than abject failure at Hull. But I understand the lure of the 2yr deal.

Possibly.

But if want's success and trophies Wigan are his best bet out of all the supposed clubs chasing his signature.

Yeah, but he left the reigning SL champions for a side at the bottom of the table for cold hard cash - I'm not sure honours are as high on his personal agenda as his wallet.