spot on , excellent idea, agree yeaman and brisc are looking like a GB partnership for the nations comp at present , if we can push up the table now swiftly we can almost guarantee that will be the case, also as you say Westy covering that side will sure it up lovely in defence , know where your going with ticks he is looking more like prop foder every year

i love tickle think the progression he has made siince coming has been brilliant but when you look at his game i think for the team he would be more suited to playing prop allowing westy to play full 80 on the right side playing alongside gleeson very good attackive ability there and then we would get more game time out of manu and lauaki who would rotate on the left backrow. 8.omeley 9. houghton 10.tickle 11.westy 12. manu 13. fitzgibbon
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14. radders 15. lauaki 16.moa 17. obst

matty bowen is linked to you

So we've heard.

bowen would be a quality signing sort of player the club should be going after 3 year deal would be good

Matt King
Gareth Carvell
Louis Anderson
Jon Clarke
David Solomona
Lee Mitchell
Tyrone McCarthy

Ade Gardner
Leon Pryce
James Graham
Tony Puletua
Chris Flannery
Gareth Frodsham
Tom Armstrong

Ryan Boyle
Ray Cashmere
Mark Henry
Stefan Ratchford
Rob Parker

Richard Horne
Sean Long
Mark O'Meley
Craig Fitzgibbon
Danny Washbrook
Epalahame Lauaki
Ewan Dowes
Cameron Phelps
Mike Burnett
Sam Moa
Liam Kent

Chris Melling
Andy Ellis
Chad Randall
Luke Ambler
Nick Kouparitas
Rob Purdham
Karl Temata
Danny Ward
Oliver Wilkes
David Williams

Scott Grix
Lee Gilmour
David Hodgson
Shaun Lunt
Keith Mason
Graeme Horne
Keal Carlile
Gregg McNally

a few team with players out of contract at super league clubs intresting reading the wigan board a few on there would love ewan dowes to dign for the pies to replace coley.
from that list id take greg mcnally, mason?, hodgson?, id like carvell back but looks like hes going to nrl as is leon pryce

From what I have heard, and seen so far this season I can see at least 8 of the 11 players listed for us leaving.

Fitzgibbon - retire
Long - back to Lancashire
Horne - will turn down a 'reduced' contract
Washbrook - same as Horne
Lauaki - will sign for another SL club
Mike Burnett - will stay at Quins
Dowes - will be released
Phelps - will be replaced and released.

Could leave us very short next year, as there aren't that many quality players around to replace these 8....assuming they all go of course!

These would be the three I'd go all out for. Ratchford to start at 6, Lunt for back-up 7/9 and McNally as a long-term half-back option. Ratchford will have his pick of most of the league I reckon.

Matt King
Gareth Carvell
Jon Clarke
David Solomona
Leon Pryce
James Graham
Tony Puletua
Ray Cashmere
Stefan Ratchford
Richard Horne
Mark O'Meley
Epalahame Lauaki
Sam Moa
Chad Randall
Scott Grix
David Hodgson
Shaun Lunt
Keith Mason

Would all be nice please!

reckon fitz will go on tbh
long might retire or 1 year at widnes?
horne may well turn down a reduced offer but were is he going to get a big contract?
washy can go
think lauaki may go back to nrl
i reckon burnett will be back with us next year
dowes and phelps can just go

Keith Mason could be a shout to replace Dowes.

We had talks with him during the off season.

I can't see Carvell and Pryce in the NRL.

Lauaki, Dowes and Washy can be replaced internally, infact I'd start playing the under 20's forwards instead of Washy and Dowes, lauaki does Ok, but not good enough for a quota position.

Fitz has to be replaced by a top class prop, I wouldn't be disappointed if we kept him for another year, but not as a LF.

We desperately need a FB and 2 halfbacks, we will have 2 quota spots to play with so I would try and sign 2 quality NRL players, a halfback and a FB.

Try and sign an English stand off, Racthford, Bosc or Pryce.

Worst case scenario is that we keep Horne, and let Obst or the 2 young halfs battle for the other halfback position.

Must get a decent 7, who can pass, kick (long and short) and organise, he doesn't have to be a world beater put a younger fitter Adam Dykes type player. We also need a good attacking FB, but one that can catch and tackle, we haven't had a top allround Fb since Prescott.

A new coach is still the biggest key to our success.

Got a horrible feeling, with the signing of Gleeson, and one of his main reasons for coming here was to hook up again with his betting pal Longy they will offer the latter a 1 yr extension.

Another big worry is, the longer Agar is in charge this season, who is going to be looking at next yrs recruitment?
Ideal senario would be getting a new coach in ASPAP who can look at current squad and see where he needs to retain / recruit, not going to happen though.