This is massive for you next season - will you be as strong?

Honestly I don't think you will be as Maguire is the best coach in the league by a mile.

I hope you will be up there with us again for the sake of our derby! Our youth set up and under 18s, under 20s are superb, I have complete faith in our club that when the said players leave/retire, we will have replacements from the youth system ready, they will have been eased into the first team by then like the likes of Farrell, Tuson, Charnley and Mossop over the last few seasons.

***Awaits SaintsFan : "Boo hoo, why does every thread turn into a Wigan thread" rant. ***

Wigan will collapse like a house of cards next season. Wane is dumb and they will start falling behind.

Sam's move to Union will also cause them a lot of trouble next season. The ball is already rolling on that one, the Pies will deny it, but it's coming.

Im undecided on Wane (if he gets the job) I have big fears over having a british coach, BUT if he carries on what he has learned from Maguire and everything stays the same I cant see a problem.

0/10

Keep your head in the sand, you won't see the shadows as the monster approaches. It'll hurt less that way.

If Sam goes anywere, it will be the NRL in about 3/4 years. He has no interest in playing union.

We'll see

Everything won't be the same though will it? If Wane is the new head coach, then not surprisingly he would want to put his own stamp on the way you play.

Nah. You go back to cherry and sheeite.


Speculation? I was taking the mick.

Wire fans come on here periodically and claim one of our better players is about to sign for them. James Graham, then Tony Puletua.

Taking the mick, Rogues.

I'm not to sure about Sam Tomkins going union or the nrl as he looks to me he'll play all his rugby at Wigan.

The Wigan fans keep saying we are losing our best player next year in James Graham, that might be true but they are losing the best thing that's happened to Wigan in 15 years and that maguire. How they cope without him will be very interesting to see. Don't forget this is more or less the same team that struggled to make the play offs under noble which shows what acmassive impact maguire has had on Wigan!

I have serious doubts if wane is the man for the job

Why?

I'm not going to go into details but let's say I've been in the company of wane a number of times over the years and IMO he's not the greatest with thinking about the game. He's all the passion in the world for Wigan and no doubt will motivate players but I think he'll fall short and maguire is a hard act to follow.

He's a great guy.

He'll come out with all his comments that all lies fall for like " we will do it the Wigan way" but give it 5 games into 2012 and you lot will be calling for his head " the Wigan way"

As a RL fan, I hope he does stick to the 13 man code. I am no way a fan of his but no denying the guy is quality and players like him need to be kept in the better code rather than defecting to Yawnion! As for if Sam turns down the NRL to stay with Wigan, I wonder if eh will have "bottled it" or "knows he isnt good enough down under" like Roby was accused of last year??

Union by this time next year. Believe.

I wish you lot would go and discuss Wigan on the correct forum.

I wish I could

Has you're appeal not been lodged with the Wigan board yet.

I have. I've had Amnesty International and Nelson Mandela on the case for three years now but they're not budging.

Get Kay Burley on it

I think resurging Pimblett's and sending them to the moderators house's may have better effect.

Realistically in a sport with a very short career, and the prospect always there of a career ending injury in your next game, if somebody comes in an offers a player 3 or 4 times more money than he is on at the moment, then you are going to think about it.

I am sure I read somewhere that Ashton is on between 350-400k, and the majority of England rugby union players will all be on 200-300k minimum.

It is hard to imagine somebody's head not being turned by that.

Iv'e got more chance of getting on the Hull board than you of getting the fascist wigan board

It's possible the might be some truth in the rumour of foster being unhappy.

Did he have a bad hair cut????