Probably didn't notice him playing for Hull because he signed for us towards the end of the season.

Played a few games and showed up well, runs in hard, then broke his arm. May or may not be a continuation of his injury prone career to date. We will see what 2013 brings, if we can keep him on the pitch he will do well for us.

I would not get your hopes up, it appears he is injury prone. As is Fielden, who could well end up at the Vikings, come to think of it Cross was inury prone too....there is a theme appearing here - The Wigan hand me downs...

Looked good against Leeds early in the season, dropped a ball at Langtree Park on Good Friday then went out on loan. It's a SW-ism, give them a few games then they go out on loan or into the U20's and into exile - Crosby, Spencer, Logan, Thornley, Russell, Murphy...

I understand he needs to blood youngster gradually but he was quoted as saying that they are given a chance and then the shepards hook comes out if they don't perform, by their very nature they will make mistakes as part of their development i.e. Murphy. Contradiction!!

Weren't they the Wigan reject club a lot until Huddersfield took over to an extent? I seem to remember widnes fans at school finding it annoying but I wasn't really that into rugby before college.

They got a chance when senior players were injured and then went out on loan or back in to the 20s once they returned. If they performed to the required standard they kept their place, ie Dudson, if not the senior player simply displaced them.