rlBarrowrl is just a smokescreen - he'll be our star halfback signing

Realisticly I think our side next year will be,

Richards
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Ainscough
Sam
Tommy(got a feeling he'll stay at 7 )
Fielden
Riddell
Lynch
Hock
Hansen
Lockers

Feka
Joel
Prescott
McIlorum

We would need another prop and half back but thats what I can see us lining up like

Because Noble will not be coach!!!!

If he is given a new contract I would have to really consider whether or not to renew my season ticket.

Hopefully he isn't and we seek a new direction from an NRL coach as sadly the British coaches in this country are average at best.

We don't want Adrian Lam to take over either.

I really hope your right, would love to see an Aussie coach take over (because Edwards is a no go at the moment ) Brian Smith or somebody like that would get us sorted I reckon. 2 props, world class half back, keep bringing youngsters through and hopefully we won't be too far wrong

Tomkins and Myler as soon as next season? No thanks.

In 3 or 4 seasons time, undoubtedly yes, however I feel having these two as our starting half backs will just put too much pressure on them while they are too young.

If we were to run with these two then we'd need to significanlty improve the props.

I feel the back rowers would be okay; Hock, Hansen, J Tomkins and O'Loughlin are all strong enough in defence to be able to protect the halves and all can run some excellent lines and would benefit massively from some better quality distribution from the halves (and Tommy at dummy half). I also like to see O'Loughlin link up with Tomkins and Myler as he has begun to this season with Sam.

However, if we ran with the same props as this season, we'd be battered and such young and inexperienced halves would be completely ineffective.

Three or four seasons down the line will be too late IMO. It is now or never.

As it says in the now edited post above, to run with Myler and Sam at 6 and 7 and fail to significantly inprove the pack would be suicide.

These two would need so much protection in the first season or two its unture.

That said, if we could improve prop forwards then yeh, without doubt go for it.

For me, it all hinges on whether we are able to offload Fielden to another club. If we can't, then I fail to see how we could have Sam and Myler protected when our experienced, supposedly mian prop is getting brushed aside as easily as he is.

Equally we couldn't just not play Fielden, or else we'd have to get another youngster in there, and it wouldn't be fair to say to Davies for example he has to be the 'big man' in his first season.

If we can ship Fielden out and get a sh*thouse from Aus, then great.


FWIW, although I have been really impressed with COley's improvement this season, I am taking it for granted that we will replace him already.

I honestly could see it being that high.

They won't sell a guy who's their best player at 18 and is a future England international without question for peanuts.

They may be willing to take players plus cash.

150K plus Goulding. Job done!

Hansen's a Salford lad.

120k plus Hansen and Goulding for Myler which would allow us to promote Mossop and Farrell.

Job done

Pat Richards
Amos Roberts
Martin Gleeson
George Carmont
Sean Ainscough

Sam Tomkins
Richie Myler

Luke Bailey
Mark Riddell
Andy Lynch

Gareth Hock
Sean O'loughlin
Joel Tomkins

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Feka Paleaasina
Prescott/O'carroll
Harrison Hansen/Lee Mossop
Thomas Leuluai

Coach: Steve Folkes

Young player of the year - Sam Tomkins
Man Of Steel - Gareth Hock
Challenge cup winners - Wigan
League Leaders shield - Wigan
Grand Final - Wigan
Coach of the year - Wigan
BBC team of the year - Wigan
Reserve championship winners - Wigan
Academy Championship winners - Wigan