Don’t take this the wrong way, well you can as you normally do, you seem to just pick the faults of a certain few posters and their comments - your opinion is never humble , in my humble one.

There is no better person, than Shenton, to mentor young Dawson in modern centre play, maybe he'll be our Ben Crooks, of 2013, version for 24, but whatever, the club is certainly nurturing the young talent now more effectively than in recent years. Even if they don't make the grade, they'll be better people for their experience.

However tempting it might be, I wouldn't play the kids against this team, of all the teams in SL. They'll be aiming to rubber stamp their credentials ahead of what could be an historic 5th GF in a row and will not show any mercy, so this wouldn't be the game I'd choose to blood them in. Would be nice to think some of our departing players will sign off with a rousing , gutsy performance and it would help quell a bit of the unease among supporters if we turn up and have a real dig. I'm flying out to Turkey to meet a few old pals and get my teeth fixed, so I won't see the score until Sunday. Hoping for a nice surprise, who knows? Stranger things have happened, or have they, but we may just give it to them?

Who from the Academy are getting first team contracts next year do we think? Harmon and Armstrong seem likely. Anyone else?

Harman, Armstrong, Hodgson and potentially Wainhouse are the four I can think of.

Think those 4 are definitely, maybe Moy and Medforth too.

Year after will be Charles, Dawson and Hutchison.

Always one or two surprises too.

Isn't Wainhouse 17? Might be a bit young for a prop.

Hodgeson is 18 but I think he could still play academy next year. I'm not certain how that works.

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2023/09/ ... and-final/ Looks like Wigan got a bit giddy on the old interchanges

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2023/09/ ... and-final/ Looks like Wigan got a bit giddy on the old interchanges

Four over the the eight. Most of us have made that mistake.

One positive story today !!! Our Academy has just been graded Outstanding by the RFL .

It's very good news though the proof is of course in the pudding and the quality of talent that establishes itself in the first team.