No fee will be involved if Bailey does come to us, he will simply be released from his NRL contract, which speaks volumes about his ability in my opinion.

In a game where pace is King, being linked with the likes of Bailey and Johnson for me is a worry.

As and when IL announces that Paul Johnson is our main recruit for next year, I will criticise him.

He wont be our main recruit.

If we close the deal he will be signed to add depth to the back row and cover to the centre's given hocks departure.

If being the operative word.

He will be on a modest salary and no transfer fee and will be classed as home trained.

That would be entirely different. But other people seem to be working on the basis that he'll be our main recruit. So I'll stick with what I said - on the day IL announces that Paul Johnson is our main, or even a key, signing for 2010, then I'll heartily criticise him.

Good post... "we will fight them on the canal bridge...We will fight them at the cherry gardens..."

They'll just fight among themselves at Sam's Bar.

scholes or frog lane??

Welfield Road.

So signings watch has thrown up the following signings so far:

Saints: Soliola

Leeds: Eastwood

Hull: Fitsgibbon, Tansey, Long

Hudds: Faalongo, Gilmour

Wire: Tickle

Bulls: Hall. le strange

Wakey: Newton, Tronc


So will these players improve any of our competitors?

Should we be concerned?

We've also signed O'Meley too.

Do you want a medal?

Mate what is your problem?

According to GMR we are being linked with Martin Crompton to be part of the coaching team. That's a new one on me, any one heard anything about that?

Crommy is currently head coach at Blackpool.

Last season he head a season ticket at the JJB 5 seats away from me in the east stand with his son.

... we're so close to having one hell of a side. We have a great backline with some real strike power in the 3/4 and some real quality and potential in the halves.

But Ian, [size=150WE ARE CRYING OUT FOR SOME BIG FORWARDS![/size

Assuming this team is properly prepared and coached then we would be so nearly there if you can make the two signings we need. Two signings of big, mean, nasty forwards who can give this Wigan side the steel and go-forward it so desperately needs. Just two players and I honestly believe we can bring some trophies home. Especially if Gareth Hock also makes a return in two years.

Sir, I implore you - knowing that you want the success to return to Wigan just as much as any other fan - get the cheque book out and make it happen.

We just need a plan to offload Stuart Fielden a year early!

On much of the evidence we have seen that is a big assumption, but hopefully it will change next year.

The rest of the post i agree with, it seems we may have signed 1 but doubt we will bring in another, simply consolidate what we currently have.

Good post mate

Fully agree

First I've heard - someone of the right quality in your opinion?

On the preparation and coaching front - at the end of the day that is the responsibility of the coaching staff. Lenagan must make his decision as to who should be in charge of that department but after that it is down to the man he appoints obviously.

The point is that the one thing Lenagan can control is ensuring the side has enough quality in all the key areas so that Wigan are capable of winning things. I honestly believe we're very, very close to that if Lenagan were just to make that final push.

Please tell me his name doesnt start in Darrell and end in Griffin ?

I'm sure Hock could point him in the right direction.

Im sure i read somewhere that if hock grasses on someone else who does it to the RFL he gets his ban halfed....go on Gaz...you know you wanna

2 birds, one stone

Selling out other people to get off your sentence is a rat's behaviour.

We should want nothing to do with a rat.

It was a joke