Paul Cullen was at the recent reserve Grand Final Wigan V saints.

He was impressed by a few of the Wigan players.

You should here something soon, as Michael Maguire arrives this weekend and the reserves are back in for pre-season next Monday.

I heard he would favour a move to Yorkshire but i believe his agents valuation and Fax's valuation are worlds apart.maybe he
might move now all SL clubs are out of the equasion.

Not according to my P.A she is an avid FC fan (think i'll sack her ) and she reckons he will go to Widnes.

I think Kevin Penny and Chris Dean are 2 of them, Dean has really come on at Saints and made 10 appearances last year scoring 6 tries so he has a good record. He also scores more than a try a game at reserve level. Penny needs no introduction.

Were also getting someone from Wigan for the baackline and in my eyes that leaves a couple of potentials in Darrell Goulding and Karl Pryce.

We will also be adding a second dual player for the back row from either Wigan/Saints/Wire.

IMO we need a 13. The club have already stated Tomkins will share the no 9 role with Smithy so at the moment I pressume we're relying on Chris Gerrard.

Gerrard is a gamble but i suppose you have to trust Cullen on that one, with a full pre season behind him lets hope he goes well. From a few keen observers of the Wigan reserve side he's meant to have a real good set of hands.

Now that would be a good signing.

Could that be someone with a royal sounding surname

Justin Timberlake

Wow that would be a decent player for our division. We've got quite decent strength in depth for the prop position already, so he wouldn't be expected to play 80 mins a week. With Gannon, Haggerty, Pickersgill already here, any other decent prop signings would be the icing on the cake.

Typical of me, I thought it might be him or PK, I took the wrong option in a 50/50 guessing game as usual !!

Well since the start of the post two signings of note have come in totally out of the blue(well to most) and things are definately not over on that front. People can have their say about Gardener, but with a good half back kicking game there is nothing better than pace and a lad his size will be difficult to stop. The jigsaw is shaping nicely and still some names to come.....

Totally agree - we always had the basis of a decent team, but with very little strength in depth. With Gardener and Allen adding to the other permanent signings and with the loanees still to be announced, things certainly are looking far better.