We're a bit like GB. Pack looks ok but backs look weak. Only EAstmond and Pryce have any attacking pace

Pryce at 1 could be a great move for us - would allow him to drift in and out.

I would stick Wello in the back row or 13 and allow him to influence from there

6? Well, Id' go for Roby - he has the all round potential to do it.

Pryce
Gardener
Gids
Soliola
Meli
Roby
Kyle

Obviously you're entitled to your opinion but that is ridiculous. Your moving 5 or 6 players to brand new positions.

Leon to FB
Wello to LF
Roby to 6
Flannery to ??
?? to take Roby's spot on the bench

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Is Leon a better FB than Wellens? No
Is Wello a better LF than Flannery? No
Is Roby a better 6 than Pryce? No
Does Roby have more potential at 6 than Wheeler? No

Not to mention the abundance of backrowers that would leave us with putting Leon at FB.

Wellens
Clough
Wilkin
Flannery
Puletua
Dixon
Ashurst

Wello is still our best fullback but is defo getting near the point that we need to be looking for a new fullback.

IMO this will prob be his last season at fullback as he's just getting to slow which is a shame as he's been top player and still youngish.

I think leon is the ideal man to take over wello as he has everything needed to be top class fullback. With leon being fullback he wouldn't be shut out of the game by teams like he was last year as he'd have more room and would drift in and out of the game which would suite him.

If we could bring a good ball playing 6 in or if wheeler steps up to the mark I'm pretty sure our attack would improve a hell of a lot.

I'd start 2010 with wello at fullback and just see how it goes.

From a neitral point of view (if you're interested), I think this would be your strongest team next year:

Wellens
Lomax
Gidley
Pryce
Meli
Wheeler
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Soliola
Wilkin
Flannery

Puletua
Roby
Faasavalu (sp?)
Clough

That bench has the potential to rip any team apart imo. Forwards are obviously your strong point, but with the youngsters you have cmoing through you can expect big things. I think to be successful you'll have to put Pryce at 6 for some games as a whole season with 2 inexperienced halves could be a bad move. Still can't see you finishing outside top 2.

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Flannery
Puletua
Wilkin

AND

Lomax
Armstrong
Wheeler
Dean
Foster
Moore
Ellis
Fasaavalu
Roby
Hargreaves
Ashurst
Dixon
Clough

No place for Magennis or Emmit Im afraid.

How ever will we cope?

Any major injuries to the first team 17 and I think Saints will struggle.

No major signings from Wigan and you'll struggle.

Leeds again easily imo.

Here was my post on the Wigan board
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And with all due respect Saints can't get near that strength in depth.
And I doubt any other team in Superleague can either.


1) Cameron Phelps---------- Josh Vievers
2) Amos Roberts--------------Sean Ainscough
3) Martin Gleeson-------------Darrell Goulding
4) George Carmont-----------Ian Thornley
5) Pat Richards----------------Stefan Marsh
6) Sam Tomkins---------------Karl Pryce
7) Thomas Leuluai-------------Paul Deacon
8- Paul Prescott----------------Stuart Fielden
9) Micky McIlorum-------------Mark Riddell
10 Feka Paleaaesina-----------Andy Coley
11) Lee Mossup-----------------Harrison Hansen
12) Phil Bailey-------------------Joel Tomkins
13) Liam Farrell ----------------Sean O'Loughlin

14 Joe Mellor--------------------Sam Gee
15 Eamon O'Carroll------------ Ben Davies
16 Neil Holland------------------Chris Tuson
17 Stuart Howarth--------------Josh Charnley

i dont know any of of the 14 -17. The pack i will give you is ok in cover but as for the rest its not that great

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Wellens----Lomax
Meli----Armstrong
Gidley----Bradbury
Wheeler----Dean
Gardner----Foster
Pryce----Gaskell
Eastmond----Ellis
Graham----Hargreaves
Cunningham----Moore
Fozzard----Emmitt
Wilkin----Ashurst
Soliola----Dixon
Flannery----McGenniss

Roby---Johnson
Faasavalu----Frodsham
Puletua----Yates
Clough

Another big load of balls and a season of nowt awaits.

We had a ton of major injuries last season and struggled ... to second place and the Grand Final. (Dammit Meli!)

I'll send you that dvd of the final and you'll see what I'm on about.

Thanks! but as we all know being amazing at academy and at Sl level are very,very different

But 12 of those players from that Saints team are in next seasons squad, 7 with squad numbers of 25 or under (generally recognised as the true first team squad) and there were 7 who had played first team at Saints in 2009.

Which is why I think Saints will struggle if they get major injuries.

So now we're going to struggle because we've got too many young players? Make your mind up old man.



We will struggle because most of the players are average and our recruitment policies are terrible, not because of their age.

well, "they" said that last year but 2nd in the league, cup semi and grandfinal appearence aint all bad. Any club other than ourselves and Leeds would be very happy with that

You've posted some bullsh*t on here over the years, but this just about tops the lot.

So you don't agree with me then.

So rogues lists a load of players no one has heard of and suddenly wigan are once again top dogs.

Rogues, what will your excuse be when wigan have another trophy less season?

Which ones have you not heard of.

Oh and Wigan won more than Saints in 2009, so what will your excuse if Saints have another trophyless season?

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Josh Vievers,Ian Thornley,Stefan Marsh,Liam Farrell, Joe Mellor, Sam Gee, Neil Holland, Ben Davies, Stuart Howarth, Chris Tuson, Josh Charnley. Have you just made all these up?

and gratz on your reserve team trophy. I suppose with it being the only trophy youve won for the best part of 10 years it should be held in such high regard

Rogues, you're making Wigan fans sound very desperate.