I think there’s every chance Hill and Eseh go on loan as a minimum.

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I guess Eseh to Wakefield and maybe Hill to London??

One of my favourite all time quotes.

Hill to London would be an incredible move.

Personally, I think Eseh should do 12 months with us before any long term loan deals. He needs to get "Wigan fit", or at least start on that journey. He can do stints at other teams, like Hill has done, but should be in the Wigan environment as much as possible.

So parking the Owen Farrell rumour for the minute and assuming Smithies has gone - how do we lineup next season?

Field
Miski
Keighran
Wardle
Marshall
French
Smith
Dupree
Leeming
Havard
Walters
Faz
Thompson

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Isa/Nsemba
O'Neill
Ellis/Mago
Byrne/Cooper

Suppose the only debate is really how you rank our prop forwards

O’Neill too good to be a bench player, and a good engine too. He starts for me, Leeming provides impact, O’Neill to LF adds a double up element to that impact with good hands at 13. Said it before and I’ll say it again; we’ll miss Smithies link play which was massively underrated.

O’Neill too good to be a bench player, and a good engine too. He starts for me, Leeming provides impact, O’Neill to LF adds a double up element to that impact with good hands at 13. Said it before and I’ll say it again; we’ll miss Smithies link play which was massively underrated.

Quote of the week from Redvee, and it took some choosing:

It’s going to be interesting for Wigan next season. I was always worried more about them attacking from deep with their pace, closer to our try line I fancied us to hold them.

If they are more dominant in the pack, making more yards…will that reduce how effective their pacy backs are

That sounds more like he's asking God more than anyone else, with his hands firmly pressed together whilst on his knees.

One of the funniest things I’ve ever read

I don’t get the hype around Grace. He himself had a great team around him and benefitted from it. He a great finisher and open space could be lethal but those opportunities come few and far between. Makinson is the complete package can cart the ball up and finish. Miski isn’t the fastest but can cart the ball up in those early carries and Miski . I’d much rather have a player like Miski than grace

Love Rugby League reckon Denis Betts returning to Wigan to coach the Women's team.

We’re not messing about when it comes to investment in to the club. That would be a pretty major appointment. I can’t help but look towards the money being ploughed in by Mike Danson and thank Ian Lenagan for what looks to be his final gift for the club. To find the club a new owner, who is cash rich and cares about it as a fan, is something he can be extremely proud of and one that gives us such relief as supporters.

Don't let the wendyballers hear you say stuff like that

But can't agree more.
As for Betts, interesting choice if it comes off, so long as he doesn't get any ideas about returning to the men's team (still have nightmares about some of those 04/05 games - 75 nil anyone?).

Saw this on Twitter/X pretty funny.
1.Walters
2.Byrne
3. Isa
4. Farrell
5.Ellis
6. Cooper
7. Oneil
8. Dupree
9. Powell
10. Havard
11. Nsemba
12. Hill
13. Thompson
14. Chan
15. Mago
16. Eseh
17. Leeming
Wouldnt want to feed em post match

Betts now confirmed by the club, that was fast!

Really good appointment lots of SL experience hopefully will serve the women well. Great for Peet also, him and Duffy will be good sound boards

Only just seen his interview on Wigan tv, a very mature response to all the questions. There more I see and hear from him the more I like him. The sky’s the limit for this lad if he can keep clear of major injuries and continue to progress with the help of the coaching team.
Nice to have a Christian as part of the club and not afraid to make people aware of his faith.

Nice to see Betts back at the club.

IL said at the gala dinner that the policy is not to recruit women's players from other clubs but focus on developing pathways. 100% the right way to go and this should be something that is essential for all clubs both on the men's and womens side.

I will never understand how player production is not part of IMG criteria.

Completely irrelevant

Not for me and not for Nsemba.
If it’s irrelevant to you then fair enough but I was speaking for myself. If you don’t like my comment feel free to block me.

Don't be putting that on poor Dennis

A certain Ian Millward was in charge then.

A panic seems to be starting over on RedVee about Wigan signing Welsby

Cust saying his goodbyes on social media apparently.

Not a shock.