I could laugh but tbh I think Rovers will get Mason, them or Cats.

I like the look of that Paul except for the fifth man, is there a young prop ready to step up instead of having to use Fitz there?

I don't think we have a young prop that is ready, certainly not heard anyone talk about one.

IF Fielden stays at Wigan as now appears most likely than giving Dowes a year one deal wouldn't be the end of the world however if we give him a 2 year deal we won't be able to push on IMO.

I'd rather go without Dowes then him be signed on a two year deal.

Signing him on a two year deal would restrict our recruitment moving forward.

Sign a NL1 or NL2 prop on a one year low wage deal as 5th choice prop, who knows he could prove himself and were onto a winner, if not he'll prob do an OK job, but nothing startling on a lot less than Dowes.

Resigning both Dowes and Radford would be a mistake, yes we have ok in the forwards this season but we would be standing still while others strengthen, and with our halfback options and three quarter line weak already with no majors additions we will fall further behind.

But surely Paul any team with ambition will try to impove itself. Wigan have finished top of the league but have still gone out and signed 3 top quality players for next season. Other teams are doing the same. We seem happy to have made an improvement this year, but the squad isn't good enough to push for honours IMO. In fact I beleive we will slip backwards next season if we just go with the same old faces without adding any quality. Beating Rovers and St's twice this season seems to have been successful season in the boards eyes.

Compared to

Graham/Perry
Puletua/LMS

It looks poor.

just let dowes go, do all we can to bring stu fielden in then our front row would be alot better. even if a good quality prop cant be brought in then me i would put fitzy in at prop so we could have omeley/radders and fitzgibbon/sam moa for me that looks good but would prefer a good quality prop like fielden to come in

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i honestly beleive there are better props who are younger and more importantly CHEAPER than dowes somewhere, wetehr it be superleague or NL...so i say we should look to maybe develop a prop.. with the experainced ones weve already got we should be ok...

toatally agree we should let dowes go no matter what, even if fielden dosent come off then theres the option of moving fitzy in at prop or look for a young prop or promote from with in the academy any good prospects that could step up?

I would have done it the other way around. If we had to keep one of Dowes or Radford, lee Radford can use the exit door yesterday

Chris Hill from Leigh is getting a load of interest from Super League sides, don't know if we are 1 of them though.

Cant see Fielden leaving Wigan myself.

Any ideas on a half back signing?