Quote ="Saddened!"Nobody is getting upset about it. It's just further proof that there are players out there and that we really didn't need to buy an NRL fullback and play him at scrum half, where he is pretty terrible. The excuse from people on here is that there are no players of any quality available anywhere, but yet other clubs manage to sign players better than our own on a pretty consistent basis. Either of the signings Wigan have made recently would improve our side and they have a decent looking trio now. They have the pace, deceptive running and out and out class of Sam Tomkins, the pace and kicking game of Green and the organisational qualities and kicking game of Smith. Contrast with us, we have a fullback who simply doesn't contribute anything, one half that is like a headless chicken and couldn't organise a set of toy soldiers and another, albeit quite talented, who is drowning under the pressure of having no one with him who can kick or organise. I know which average players I'd rather have and it's not ours.'"
If we'd signed Blake and Smith as first choice halves, replacing players of Finch and Leuleuia's quality you'd be frothing at the mouth over how rapidly we were in decline. They are the definition of average (Smith sometimes isn't even average).
Lomax and Gaskell offer far more than their Wigan counterparts, we just need NB to recognise that Lomax and Lance as a combo won't work and hope Lomaskell kick on under a new coaching set up.
