Exactly. The logic of people justifying his signing is saying he can do four!







Without relegation we are supposed to be in a position to develop young players not ship in the ready made article all the time. Goulding is not that far off being a very good player IMO and a little patience of the kind we are all prepared to give S Tomkins and Ainscough is what is required IMO.



Add to this signing Gleeson won't transform the side this season IMO because other things needs fixing and in two years I firmly believe he will not be the player he is now, I don't see what we gain over the short or long term.



Dave

You talk as if Goulding is our only young back talent and if he leaves then we’ll be letting go the only player who will be in his peak in four years time.



I think Pryce has far more potential and sadly it was getting to the stage where we potentially we had to pick one or the other as we’d struggle if both were played together. Very few young players develop at the rate they should in a team that is struggling and if we were to have both Pryce and Goulding as our two centres next season we’d be in the poop. No team will ever have nor would want to go with two 22 year old inexperienced centres as their first choice it would be suicide for not only the players but the team as well!



I’m more than happy that if Pryce continues to rip it up in the reserves when Carmont leaves he’ll be our first choice centre. Does this not appeal to you?



Pryce will stay for a god knows how many years and we can change the other centre spot every three years as Saints do –Lyon-Gidley-X

NO just the ages, if Gleason is deamed as too old at the age of 28/29 then Lockyer should n't even be thought about as a signing.

Ok then, lets just get a good three years out of him - still not a stopgap IMO.

And this is the key point, we can't exclusively look at Goulding as the only option for a developing centre. Pryce has potential, and from what i've heard Thornley to, and that's not counting other players coming through the ranks.

hey dont let facts get in the wya of opinion

That's brilliant



Oh no, rapidly approaching 29!!,

For a start we could do with players with some experience and quality. Second, 28 doesnt mean its all over for a players, otherwise on that logic some players will only get about 5 years of a career.

3rd he is a British player, Wigan infact, so you can throw out any of the "age old aussie looking for a holiday" crap that gets shouted every time.



Surely Carmont and Gidley are shining examples of quality players still at 28+..........

Gleeson can also fill in at stand off when tompkins needs a rest. Would love this signing to come off

Only fans of Wigan RL would find a way to criticise the signing of a 28 year old British international centre.



Why bother supporting the club, DaveO? Every single thing they do clearly makes you miserable. Wouldn't you be happier in your life if you stopped following the club?

Exactly.



Good signing for Wigan. Lets look forward to seeing him in Cherry and White, been a long time coming.

Kieth Senior is 32 and still in top form so we should be able to get at least 3 and a half seasons out of him plus we have some good young coming through better than Goulding its well worth signing him plus he is a Wigan lad and i believe he wanted to come here when Saints sold him but Saints would not deal with us at that time.

Well i for one will welcome this signing GB internaional you cant ask for anymore.

Although the gleeson signing would be immense , cant help feel sorry for goulding who i feel has a lot of potential. This would be a good deal for warringtona s they are getting two players now rather than waiting till the end of the season and letting him come to us for nowt.



Saying that though , lenagan should pay the wire to take mathers away

I believe everything is ready to go ahead, the only final hurdle is if Gleeson really wants to play in the NRL then he may just see out his contract at Warrington

If the rumours about Gleeson are true I am absolutely delighted. Get the lad home where he belongs.



I just wonder what hell I was doing at the reserve match though, never heard a murmur.

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Hmmmm interesting. I wonder what position Sonny Bill is going to play......

Could be a good signing if it comes off. I just worry that he may be over the hill, he hasn't seemed like anything like as much of a threat since he joined Warrington, and his GB performances have also gone consistanly worse since 2004. Having said that he'll be a hell of a lot more use to us than Mathers and will do more in attack than Bailey. Are there no good props around? We need a prop way more than a centre, mind I said that prop should be priority before we signed Roberts too.

Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/

Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/

Quote Wireman="Wireman"Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/'" If that's the case then we have no chance. Ian Lenegan simply won't part with cash.

Quote Wireman="Wireman"Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/'" If that's the case then we have no chance. Ian Lenegan simply won't part with cash.

Quote Wireman="Wireman"Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/'" Maybe Whelan will use some of the football team's transfer funds to pay for it?

Quote Wireman="Wireman"Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/'" Maybe Whelan will use some of the football team's transfer funds to pay for it?

Why? He has nothing to do with us.

He does a little bit - doesn't he let you play in his ground?

Quote Wireman="Wireman"Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/'" Don't listen to what the papers say mate. Clutching at straws if you believe that garbage.

Quote Wireman="Wireman"Cash or nothing i'm afraid guys which is how it should be. Mathers and Goulding - No thanks. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/7 ... -for-Mart/'" Don't listen to what the papers say mate. Clutching at straws if you believe that garbage.