Kevin Brown? Have you all managed to completely erase 2006 from your memories? Let's get Dennis Moran in while we're at it. Come to think of it we could get Vae-sodding-liki back to fill a centre spot.

Still have nightmares about Cardiff 2004, and that pass to nobody in particular!

You must be thinking of two different players to the ones we're talking about.

Agreed although with Fielden and probably Feka on reduced contracts and 4 players to leave, we can afford to sign more than 1 player

a Marquee Prop and a good utility player who can cover 2-3 positions in case of injury would be ideal for me

Perhaps some do think we should have kept him but if they do it doesn't follow that he should be re-signed.

Some of the suggestions in this thread to accommodate his signing are way out on left field IMO. He would not be content to be Phepls replacement i.e. a utility player, centre is not his best position, he's not a good enough full back and not an organising 7. He's a 6 and the idea we should move Sam T to full back to get Brown is nuts. I don't think anyone has said Sam 7 and Brown 6 but that is nuts as well IMO as Sam is also a classic 6 not a 7.

People can regret him going if they want but I hope they don't compound what they may see as an error by bringing him back. If we need another half back because Deacon is retiring sign a 7 with a kicking game.

There is also the salary cap to consider and neither TL or Sam are off contract so I think if we have a third half back they have to be reasonably cheap which is why we got Deacon. I don't think we could afford Brown, TL and Sam who are all established first 17 players now.

Dave

Unless the powers that be are listening to peoples calls for Tommy to play at 9 and they think that Brown can play 7.

That's the one option I missed! That would also be nuts IMO. Brown isn't a 7 and certainly not the organising type with good kicking game that seems the top of most peoples list for such a player. And despite his world cup exploits many are not convinced TL is a 9 anyway.

If the plan is to put TL at 9 when Riddell leaves we need to be looking elsewhere for a 7 and not at Brown for that role IMO.

Dave

Brown is a quality centre. He could be international class in that position.

I would sooner have brown than shenton personally.

I must admit, it's getting to be a quite a long time since I watched Shenton and thought "wow, we could really do with that lad in our team". Several times recently, however, I've thought that about Brown. I didn't think he was particularly bad against Warrington last weekend. The real ones who let Huddersfield down last Saturday were their 'enforcer' forwards.

I agree with you on this one Rogues.




Now, about this McGoldrick fella.....

So basically what Brown is and everyone is complaining about?

He was that bad against Wire, and he was equally bad against yourselves at Murrayfield. What's all this about him having a good kicking game. You got rid of him because he wasn't Wigan 'class,' and he still isn't.
As for McGoldrick, do you want a penalty machine?

You' re entitled to your opinion re Brown (even if it is wrong)

The McGoldrick thing was a gentle dig at Rogues actually.

If I'd mentioned McGoldrick or said anything about how good a kicking game Brown has (or for that matter, ANYONE had said ANYTHING about how good a kicking game he has), I'd give you more than the 10 seconds your post is worth.