I'm sure Buderus agreed a 1 year deal earlier in the season when most of the other Leeds players did.

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Yep, that's the end of that one.

Said it when Buderus signed for Leeds. I'd try and sign Diskin.

Ian Henderson would have been a decent signing IMO

Maybe we're signing a better 9 than Buderus, Diskin or Henderson!
You never know!
And I don't know!

We live in hope.

I''m really excited about next year as it is, but were we to sign a top quality replacement for Piggy then I may just explode.

Signed for Catalans

I would like to think so, however the problem is we are going to have to pay a transfer fee for anyone we do sign, I realise that IL is not put off by this and would do so but to get somebody of the calibre we need it's gonna have to be big bucks.

If you consider the NRL then the majority of the Hookers that play are at their prime mid to late 20s (Cam Smith, Farah, Luke and Ennis so would cost a packet. Priddis who has been mentioned on here (told to retire last season by Wayne Bennet) at 33 or the rest who seem to be non-starters. Only poss I would have thought is Hinchcliffe @ Storm if they want to get any more players off their books as they do have the lad who played against Quins before the World Club Challenge this season.

On the other hand you have players from SL, who lets be honest would you have? Roby, Lunt, Diskin? Any of whom are going to costa fortune because ultimately clubs don't like selling to other SL clubs unless there is 'another reason' to do so - E.g. Gleeson, Brough, Cooke.

Can't help but think that we will stick with Tommy and Mickey Mac for at least another season, retain Deacon on another year, providing this new injury isn't too serious (gives us the option to play him at 6, 7 or 9).

I'm not quite buying into this panic over a new 9 tbh. I'm a big fan of Tommy Leuluai and believe he'll thrive in the position when he gets in there fulltime and McIlorum will be very good back up if he can stay pretty injury free(a big if I know).

We shouldn't forget that whoever starts at 9 for Wigan next year will have a monster pack infront of them and that will buy us alot more room. We will also have Finch at halfback who should get us moving around the field abit smoother and get our field position better with an improved kicking game.

It's a blow to be losing Riddell and if he were here next year i'd be sat smoking cigars at the prospect of filling our boots but if we go in with Tommy and McIlroum i'm fine with that. It'll be good enough to compete on all fronts again.

Rumors of Martin Gleeson to Salford, can't really see it myself, anyone from Wigan heard this one?

Yeah, he is coming along with Hansen in exchange for Steve Simms and a can of tuna.

It's Sean Gleeson who's going to Salford

The Manchester Evening news last Friday said Salford are in talks with one more big name player for next year and if it comes off it'll be a suprise move.

They rumoured Briers or Long but I suppose Gleeson would also fit that bill.

I still can't see it like.

There are lots of rumours going round about Briers leaving Wire..