So it was Pemps fault and that Pirtek balls up.

For me the most damning question of the night was the lady from Chorley Panthers ARLFC. They have 200 kids playing regular RL, Saints have been scouting there for seasons, picking up Matty Ashurst and a couple of other known names along the way.

Wigan Warriors Scouting Representatives have never visited once....!!!!!!

As previously thought, 90% of the club's time and efforts are scouting at St Patricks ARLFC. If you don't play there there's a good chance they don't wanna know....Its been going on for years!

Hopefully the wheels of change are turning though, lets bloody hope so!

And there was us under the impression that now we weren't confined into a deal with shirts with JJB that even with lower sales we'd make more money...

I don't know... but they were the ones who he mentioned were off contract next year.. with the indication that we would have money available...

Mark Flanagan is going to aussie next year... and maybe linking with our "sister" club... as he wants to go over there for 1-2 years and we then would have the option (if he wanted) to come back to wigan.

IL interated the point viamently that " Wigan is a club that is focussing on bringing the youngsters through" and that foreign signings are the exception not the rule.

IL also said that the wigan scouting system needs and will improve to reach cumbria, RU players and be alot better that it is now..

That's the one. Blame him!!

Mark Flanagan is off to Aus with his GF who has just got a job over there.

To be fair to the guy he has put his money were his mouth is.He seems to know a lot about IL and his buisness dealings and is not impressed with how the club is being run.Some of the things he was saying to me were worrying,like harliquinns went bankrupt under IL,

I think IL tried to answer all questions and was very open.... I think the new openness under his regine is 10 million times better than it was under Maurice Lindsay.. and i think he should be commended for being so... even if some of the fans don't like what they hear... at the end of the day... I believe the way the "Business" is moving and the plans that are in place are a hell of a lot better than the previous regime...

What was the response to this qustion ?

Now i thought that was the other way round when quins went bust I.L. and another person came in and bailed the club out. could be wrong but sure thats the way it was

To be fair, recently a few young lads have been signed from Ince Rose Bridge and IL did mention St.Judes as we all know young players are often signed from.

IL did admit however that the scouting system could be better and they are going to be looking at spending more time in the future on the scouting system to improve it. For example looking at Rugby Union and in Cumbria and in the South of England.

This scares me!

Harlequins crowds - 3,000
Wigan crowds - 15,000+
Same Salary Cap.

We'll be reet!

Wigan is a different beast to harliquins.were not trying to better ourself with money brought in by 2.500 fans a home game..maybe IL vision and plans were to big for the club he was at.

Yeah but we're still loosing money! That cant be good for any club!