so ur getting rid of 2 English blokes n signing a kiwi n an Aussie! Great for the future of England and the youngsters!

What does this mean in English ?

I wish my work would "get rid" of me by offering me a megabucks long term contract.

This is fantastic news. Absolutely chuffed to bits.

See rumours thread for details on where we stand quota/non-fed wise. This will mean no Waterhouse, as we're now maxed out on non-fed players next year. By my reckoning we can only now fit an overseas player in if he has already been in SL since before 2008 and has an exemption from non-fed. Hardly likely, so perhaps Chris Hill, if he comes, might be the last addition to the forward pack.

Brilliant news. The Saints board of yesteryear would never have made these signings. This is looking good for the future.

Dissapointed regarding the overseas rules. Made up Puletua resigned but me must make more signings.

Graham
Flannery
Eastmond
Pryce

4 massive players leaving and so far only 2 are conning in. We need another 2 signings IMO.

To be fair, With the arrival of Lance ohaiai (or however you spell it!) and the emergence of Lomax, Gaskell and even Wheeler, i think we're set in the halves.
We've got a zillion backrowers so flannery wont be missed, and our props for next year will be
Perry, LMS, TP, Cloughy, lafanchi (sp again!), and it looks like Magennis is following Cloughy's path to the front row too. Remember Peacock started as a backrower, and is/was one of the worlds best props

This is getting boring now, there is a massive difference bewtween the stick Wigan were/are getting and what we have done.

Jammer wanted to go to the NRL, Eastmond wanted to go to Union.

We wanted to keep them both, not happened unfortunately.

Wigan "shifted" their british talent out of the door to "make way" for the overseas signings.

See simples....(like you)

I can't believe he even writes some of them. I would understand if he had the information from a good source.

Great signing, very happy with how the pack is looking now, it was looking bleak at one stage. I knew the boss would not let us down, we should be thankful to have Eamonn in charge.

im a product of the st helens education system!
and we shifted out players cos they where rubbish and trouble makers, infact im sure ur team signed some of them! jones n hardgreves i belive

In that case then, it is true you can't polish a turd.

Only an idiot (i.e. you) would criticise Saints for their youth policy and development of English/British players.

why only an idiot?
its not better than ours!

And Sean Long..

Oh and Hudds signed Hodgson and Robinson and Brown and Wild and Aspinwall, all made way for Antipodean players.

I could go on

And at least two of them have been in serious trouble.
Which of those should Wigan have kept?

Show me where I said it was. As I said Saints have been applauded by most (sane) people and experts in the game about our youth and development policy.

Jesus, even Wigan's most famous son, Phil Clarke said we were the best in the league at it.

Sean Long, admit it. Imagine if he had played for you lot all those years he was leading and winning with St Helens.

Brown, Robinson?

Dont talk about players being in serious trouble, you have had your fair share and kept hold of them, in fact one of them should be returning from a very lenghty ban soon, and you cant wait to have him back.

I know you wont admit it, you never do, too blinkered, but definietely Sean Long, in fact you even tried to resign him when he was at Saints.

This is absolutely fabulous news!

What a pack we will have next season!

Anyway I will not spoil the thread anymore, Fantastic news that the big fella has resigned. One of THE most dangerous forwards in the SL.

But we had Edwards at the time followed by Lam. The only one I regret not keeping was Brown, but that's just my opinion.

btw just check your pms

There was a little gap in there,wasn't there? Tony Smith? Gavin Clinch?

Sean Long obvisouly turned things around, but the guy who I was dissapointed for/in was Craig Murdoch. I thought he was an outstanding young scrum half who went down hill steadily at his other clubs (I think he struggled with injury at times).

Great news, probably the signing (well resigning) of the season!!!! looking forward to the pack running rampant in 2012 and beyond at our new home

but well done Eammon

I'd agree with that. The best signing for 2012 is TP.

Big call that?
Or are you just talking about Saints?

brown and Robinson where both trouble makers, one got done for drink drivng the week after 2 wigan academy kids died in an accident, and brown was constantly trying to fight with noble because he wouldnt play him where brown thought he was best.