Any news on the new contract?

It was reported on a few weeks back that he'd yet to sign a new deal?

I don't understand how we can still be negotiating with a player for such a key position? I like Powell btw & hope he signs, but if he doesn't - we're up creek Surely the club should set a deadline on this kind of thing and once it passes, both parties move onto other options?

Confirmed by many reliable posters that he has signed a new contract along with Bibby and Isa.

Fair enough.

Funnily enough, I originally had the intention of doing a post about how weird it was that the club haven't officially announced Bibby, Isa and Powell's new contract + the signing of Thornley too. I can't think of another pro sporting organisation that doesn't announce new deals when they are signed?

Huddersfield have only just announces Fages signing and Saints haven't announced Hurrell yet, even though they were agreed months ago.

Warrington - you just need to pop onto their forum and they are virtually all complaining about the same things as Wigan fans complain about

We need an announcement

Those are new signings though (granted I spoke about Thornley). What about new deals?

I can also understand the above, Fages was in the GF so these things normally wrap up after the last game.

Sarcasm or not, I'd say that yeah I'd say we probably do.

We know all about Zak and his contract situation, but nothing about three lads who've signed new deals.

Brilliant from the club

[urlhttps://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2021/10/10/bibby-positive-year/[/url. Do a piece on how he thought the season went, but don't mention the contract extension.

was he?

Stop being pedantic

was announced his season was over about 6 weeks ago so not being really....

But yet that's the one thing you've picked up on this whole thread....

its the only thing ive read in the whole thread

Personally hope we haven’t done a deal and have a quality hooker lined up like Dwyer etc.
Powell is a hard worker and does the basics right, which means he gets a place at the right price as a utility squad player. but he’s no controlling hooker and is actually a huge part of why our attack is so woeful....not quick enough in terms of pace or ball distribution to ever get us on the front foot.

If Powell were to leave I’d wish him well and thank him for what he’s given us, but I would see it as a big positive which could make a huge difference in getting us back up there....we certainly shouldn’t be chasing him giving him big contracts..if he can get more elsewhere let him go

Are you joking? Go onto the Leeds site and look at their opinions of Dwyer, I think the phrase headless chicken who can't pass is most often used.

Dwyer isn’t the answer. The flashes of individual moments mask the fact he’s actually a pretty poor player. A headless chicken who kills plenty of attacks with his ball hogging and running down blind alleys.

Powell had a poor season granted but he wasn’t on his own. He was superb in 2020 and hopefully Peet and the rest can get him back to that level. I have high hopes that Brad O’Neill can start to push him and eventually displace him. He looks to have a bit of everything as a hooker. I watched a few games of his for Widnes and he was absolutely superb.

Also don’t get this obsession with Dwyer. Would rather have Powell every day of the week.

Powell is much better than Dwyer and as said both Leeds and Warrington fans don’t rate him that highly. He can come on and do a few good dummy half scoots against tired defenders but he has no control over the game, also with the reduced subs I don’t think it’s ideal to have a bench hooker.
That said I don’t think Powell is anywhere near one of the best hookers in the league (probably near the bottom in terms of his attack) and I wouldn’t be breaking the bank for him, he’s a good asset when he’s got good halves who create things but he’s just not someone who can create things consistently himself and with our halfback pairing next season we ideally could do with an extra creative spark.

I would have him behind:
Roby
Clarke
Houghton
McShane
Peats
Parcell
Leeming
Lussick
And maybe Micky Mac

I can only assume it's because he's a Wiganer.

He’s a bit of a character as well, so Sky jump on him. He’s a bit Wayne Godwin in that respect. He’s not a bad player but he’s not a very good one either and he’s certainly not up to the task of being the main hooker at a club like Wigan.

He’s very entertaining off the field.
I heard him on a podcast recently and he came across really well.
On the field as you say a very different matter. I like a maverick but one who knows what he is doing.

Re Powell a really good clubman but he has got to step up significantly with ball in hand where, for a former HB is passing and running game isn’t anywhere near the best.
Maybe Peet can reawaken these seemingly lost or discarded skills.
I’d like to see us start with TL and bring on Powell after say 30 minutes or so but playing a more attacking role that he’s become accustomed to.
Can’t see it happening but you never know

Am i right in thinking that Powell has suffered a lot of head injuries recently?

Yeah, it’s amazing to think he was a halfback by trade and not just as a junior either.

Had a couple, he is only 3452 behind Chris Hill now. And thats only based on the last 2 seasons. Oh wait a minute he was just tired but it saves using a sub i suppose?