One or both of Green & Bowden will spend most of the time in the 20's. Remember, Gentle sees Pitts as a prop too.

I'm not saying because where there from, i'd rather sign Taylor than Morley or Peacock.

One or both of Green & Bowden will spend most of the time in the 20's. Remember, Gentle sees Pitts as a prop too.'"

Wigan's pack is based on good hungry young players with a couple of old heads thrown in. So I don't agree with this bleed them in slowly attitude, if they are good enough they play. In Taylor and Watts you would have two guys who whilst young have been around international camps and know how things are. Pitts is looking better every week, Green and Bowden have shown they are good enough and are eager to take their chances, and Lynch is the old head to steady the ship.

Personally I think we will sign an NRL prop and use Pitts as second row cover but I wouldn't be too upset if those are our 6 props.

We need 4 props each week Lynch, Watts, new signing x 2. Bowden as 5th choice. Green and Kent as backrow cover.

Pitts and Green play in the middle for us.

Green and Kent back row cover ?????? Pitts is also being groomed as a Prop , did you not know ?

I'd love for us to sign Taylor, got a great future ahead of him, runs very hard.

I do think we would need 1 big, tear ass no nonsense prop with a bit of experience from the NRL.

Wouldn't be happy with Kyle Amor. But saying that who'd of thought we'd be happy with Pitts, Mcgoldrick and Aspinwall?!

Yes I know there is Pitts too. Lets not forget that we also play our 13 as a prop at times, Aspinwall & Pitts have played a number of time there.

Yes I know but that could be from 13/looseforward position too.

I think we need one top prop to come in with Lynch & Watts plus the others but like I said wouldn't be surprised to see someone like Johnson come in too. Gentle seems to want lots of forwards that can all interchange. People like Green, Kent, Pitts, Aspinwall can all play accross the pack.

Thought Johnson had just re signed with Wakey?

The players who are leaving/have left us will all be on top whack as well:

McKinnon - Locke
Manu - Ellis
Seymour - Chase
Ogre - Galloway/Masila
Moa - Taylor

Horne to retire? His wage for Seymour? I know AP will be a lot more wiser with our cap and not throwing money around like the previous set of buffoons.

Thought the RFL/SL were funding some of Martin's salary as with all of the former Crusaders players or have I got that wrong?

I think the 6/7 new players will be made up of:-

(Names have been taken from rumours)

Fullback - Locke/McDonnell/Kearney
Wing - Crookes
Stand Off - Holdsworth
Scrum Half - Chase
Props x 2 - Galloway, Taylor, Crabtree, Johnson, Amor
Back row - Masila, Bateman, Whitehead

This would give us:-

1) NEW FULLBACK
2) NEW WINGER
3) Arundel
4) Yeaman
5) Briscoe
6) NEW STAND OFF
7) NEW SCRUM HALF
8 ) Lynch
9) Houghton
10) NEW PROP
11) Ellis
12) Tickle
13) Westerman

14) Watts
15) NEW PROP
16) Heremaia
17) Whiting

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19) Pitts
20) Green
21) Kent
22) Bowden
23) Lineham
24) Crooks
25) Horne
26) Aspinwall
27) McGoldrick

If Aspy goes and Horne retires then maybe two more would be brought in or maybe Goldie would be kept as cover? If we have only signed 6 players then I reckon we won't have a new back row forward just yet. Maybe waiting for more news on Bulls situation?