Regardless of if you like Long or not he would have been a good signing for a number of reasons. Not only is he a good player who would have kicked us around the park well but being a local lad he would have settled in almost straight away.

If it was a choice between him and Orford who was the other so called option I'd take Long 9 times out of 10!

Big call that mate picking him over Orford.

IMO Orford is a different class and would make a barrett type impact

Correct

Long showed excactly what he can come up with in 'big' games last night. If we'd have had his experience in our 5 semi's over the past few years we'd have won at least 1 or 2 imo.

He's been shocking for Saints in the main this year and I don't think many of the Saints fans had much confidence in him producing at display like that last night but as a Wigan fan it worried me. He's done it time and again in semi's and final's and especially against Wigan. I said to my dad when he pulled off that tackle on Richards he'd kill us and it turned out that way.

I say all that i'm still not certain i'd have liked us to sign him. As i said before he's been awful this year 95% of the time and the Wigan fans would have had a real struggle taking to him and vice versa especially if his form was poor.

On balance i'm happy we didn't sign him.

Right, if every player in Superleague was out of contract as of now and every player wanted to come to Wigan which players would you sign bearing in mind we only have enough for 1 or 2 world class players or a 3 or 4 average players? Adding to our current squad with Bailey joining the backroom staff for a season.

For me I would take Morley, Brough and if there was anything left Wheeler.

James Graham, Ryan Hall, Kyle Eastmond, Jamie Peacock.

I respectfully disagree.

I think there are a far longer list of reasons why we shouldn't even have made an offer if indeed we did.

Not enough money for both Eastmond and Hall, which one would you pick then?

Hall as Eastmond has 'distractions'.

I'm a bit unsure about Hall he is an athlete but he doesn't seem to be a natural rugby player if you get what I mean, he runs with the ball a but awkward like someone who has never played before.

Roberts looks like he came out running with a ball. You have Roberts and I'll bring in Hall

Roberts looks like he came out with a ball, smoking a cigar lay in a deckchair!

Graham and Ali Lauititi.

Graham because our pack badly needs somebody with that sort of engine that doesn't stp going forward and Ali Lauititi because he can win you games on his own with a piece of magic when brought on from the bench.

No problems as that's what forum is all about. No one is gonna agree on everything on here.

two p;ayers that impressed me today at the grand final who look to be available are grothe jnr and Moi Moi. Would take them both. Moi Moi as the prop we need and Grothe in a swap for amos. grothe would cost no more and although maybe not as quick as amos, big, strong and his positional play is far better. Fui was brutal in his hits tonight plus he played for 50 mins. Hardly an impact prop but definately an enforcer

I'm not sure where this idea has come from that Moi Moi is available.

The last I heard the chief exec of the Eels had flatly stated he was going nowhere next season.

Thought Billy Slater was immense. Grothe is rumoured to be one of the Eels players 'available'. Moi Moi has been given the 'hands off' tag.

I don't quite believe it. A DISAGREEMENT that's ended PEACEFULLY??!!!






I need a lie down

Can you imagine Bill Slater in superleague

It would just be plain cruel on the sides having to face him.

Just finished watching the Aussie Grand Final first half and Salter has been on fire. As for the new golden boy Hayne who told him he can kick!!! A terrible display from him in the first half.

Looked very nervous. Scary to think he might not make it into the Australia team, isn't it?

When i comes to Long I’m not going to change anyone's mind on here so why argue.

Far to many people get wound up on here when someone disagrees with them.

Too right aswell as guys like Brett Stewart, Trent Barrett, Cooper Cronk, Michael Jennings etc etc who probably won't be selected in the 17 yet would go down as English ledgends.

Our hopes lie fully in the pack.

Hear about the young lad (from Halifax I think) who played full back in the Toyota Cup Grand Final. The Aussie posters were praising him and when Aussies praise a Brit you know he's a bit special.

I understood where you was coming from re-Long.

Maybe 2 seasons ago I'd of jumped at the oppurtunity to sign him for Wigan. As for now, well I'm not too sure. He certainly would direct us around the park, but would the Wigan crowd warm to him? Remains to be seen. Also as someone else said he has been quite poor this season.

We still could do with a 7 though IMO.