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.

Only £1.30 and well worth it - empty your piggy bank!

He followed Brian Noble for good money admittedly, but the writing was on the wall at Bradford by that time. Look at all the others that went, they cant have all gone for the money

I doubt Fielden has an unrealistic view of how much he is worth and won't expect to match his current deal in terms of wages but if he has two similar offers on the table one for a year and another for two years which one would you expect him to go for?

I think length of deal rather than level of wages is going to be the deciding factor. He is not old by prop standards and so I can't understand only offering him a one year deal (if that is what has happened).

Dave

I like SF I really do but I'm always a little sceptical with players who become a hell of a lot better in the season their contract runs out. Maybe we'll see the majority of players out of contract actually leave giving MM and IL a nice big wedge to recruit his own players? If Bailey, Feka, Phelps, Fielden, Riddell, Deacon and Pryce all left (with only really Fielden/Riddell being constant first teamers) it would leave a huge chunk of wages to attract players with. ( I know Lima etc have joined up but IMO those 3 probably replace Bailey, Feka and Riddell's wages leaving a substantial amount still to play with)