IF Fielden does move on I feel we would need all of them if only for competitions sake, as well as injury cover.

Interesting article in the Observer, quoting Waney as saying the club now research potential overseas signings very carefully. Apparently they (SW, Madge and IL collectively) analyse and take account of the following factors:

What type of character is the player?
What the player is like on the training ground?
Is he tough?
Is he better quality than we have?

Based on the above and reading the report in the Aussie paper - would Ennis fit the above criteria?

If we were to sign him, i'd pay his air fare to come over. Quality player, hard, great ball skills, controls the game, good decision maker.

Given the report about his relationship with team mates and coaches he does not fill the criteria of the current administration, personally I agree though he is an excellent hooker.

The Aussie paper would suggest that he fails the first 2 Wigan management criteria ie Character of the player and attitude to training.

Maybe the paper is incorrect but from comments from fans it would seem they are on the money.

I dont watch a lot of NRL but do people think he is better/ similar/worse than Piggy?

Your right Jon his personality traits don't make him the kind of player I'd expect Lenegan and Madge to sign. But as we all know so many great players in the history of the game have had off-field baggage, and at the end of the day if their able to keep that behind closed doors and get on with playing rugby then I'd by happy to have them.

Finch doesn't really fit the bill either, again being a larger than life character who's flittered from club to club and had his fair share of problems. Then again Madge's knowledge of Finch from his days at Melbourne may have eased his and Lenegan's concerns with signing him.

I'd like to think that in the right environment with the right things expected of him, Ennis could be signed and thrive at Wigan, away from the pressures and expectancy of the Aussie media.

Yeah it's tough to relegate one of those three to the bench but 2bh I haven't seen a whole lot of Hoffman recently so I know a lot less about him than the other two. His height and weight (6'4" and 17+ stone ) suggest that he'd probably make more of an impact than HH and Joel from the bench, like a Willie Manu or Greg Eastwood style back rower. Madge knows Hoffman as well as anybody though and will know how best to use him

Id rather play Hoffman in his usual position at second row we all know what most Aussies are like in their first year over here, The Hoff could only be over here for 1 year if all ends up well with Hock. I wanna get the best out of him and that will be at second row. Its looking likely that we will lose Fielden to Hull so hopefully we can Sign Coley up for another year still for me that leaves us 1 prop short. Someone like LMS would be a good signing for us now especially if Fielden goes:

8-LMS
9-Ennis
10-Coley
11-Hoffman
12-Tomkins
13-O'Loughlin

14-McIlorum
15-Lima
16-Mossop/Prescott
17-Hansen/O'Carroll

LMS is going to Saints for 2011.
He is the replacement for Graham who will leave for the NRL end of 2011.

I thought that TBH, it doesnt have to be him just someone like him - he's nothing special and theres others in the league just the same we could get cheaper, Nick Scruton, Liam Watts whos been brilliant for KR this year, even heard a rumour we are looking at Jamie Peacock ideally though would be to resign Fielden but i just cant see that happening if Hull FC want to throw stupid wages at him like we did.

Is there any truth in the Ennis deal? Just sounds to me like every ones jumped on to someones wishful thinking.

Noble apparently wanted him but we ended up with Piggy. Not sure if we tabled an offer for him.

I like the look of Scruton, has impressed me this season.