spill the beans then

I was told the same, I deal with the owners of PAS and they know a lot of the Welsh RU players, very much likely he won't take over the reigns from the information the lads are privy to.

Personally, I won't be too upset, he was never likely to be a massive success. We should recruit Ian Watson asap and give him a long contract!

Watson? All he’s done is avoid relegation and if that’s where you set your sights you’re easily pleased. I’m still hoping Edwards comes but if he doesn’t, we need a far bigger name and far better track record that someone who’s only achievement is not being relegated.

Chris Chester wouldn’t be a bad shout. Don’t forgot Lam hasn’t done anything previous to this job, only came with good reputation due to being a class player for us

Whats this obsession with Watson? It would be the most dismal signing ever and show a huge lack of ambition.

People should not be writing off Lam just yet. There is still a chance that by Easter we could be flying and carving teams up. Remember nothing is won in the first few games, and they were all against top opposition.

I never said it was an obsession, I simply believe he is one of the best young coaches in super league. It was only my opinion.

I am not writing Lammy off, I know full well we will come round and be there abouts come the business end of the season. I am 100% sure he is back off to Oz in November regardless of how this year goes.

Must admit Ian Watson is a very underrated coach, he does seem to have got together a fine squad for 5 did and change.

Shane Flanagan?

Who do you blame for the merry dance?
Edwards or Lenegan?

Both, Edwards for being so cryptic and Leneghan for not nipping it in the bud from the start.

Was a daft question.
Should have asked which of them carries the greater weight of blame?

It's issues like this with Edwards that really makes me get really down about Wigan. One step forward and two steps back it seems.

I'd imagine IL is feeling extremely p'd off at the moment, having thought he had delivered, it seems Edwards has now backtracked severely. IL has his hands tied, if he really doesn't want to come, there is no point forcing the issue. The two issues are, that he isn't coming, which will disappoint many a fan (me included), and secondly we appointed a stop gap because of him. Had Edwards not committed, we would not have appointed Lam.

It really has turned into a mess for everyone apart from Edwards, who is unaffected as he walks from job to job like nothing has happened.

Had Edwards committed though?...seems little more than a handshake over a pie dinner.

You can't blame Lam for sure....he's the fall guy.

You cant say that though. Lam had been mentioned many times in the past as an option. He may of got the job anyway. What exactly is wrong with Lam? You cant judge him too much from the teams performances so far IMO. This team is is like a derelict house that has been a couple of player losses away from collapsing for quite a few years. This is why Wane kept them playing a very basic game plan IMO. The majority of the players are just not good enough for anything but repetitive structured RL. Losing Bateman and Tomkins was the final hammer blow IMO. Do not under estimate the contribution of those two players, especially Bateman who was an absolute machine and never had a bad game.