I’d love for us to dangle the carrot of Lam taking over full time and see how the players react. Do they believe in his methods and do they want him to coach them long term? Looking at them so far you’d say no chance but with that uncertainty lifted or partially lifted, maybe they’ll rise to the chance of getting it settled longer term in Lams favour.

I have to say though I’m far from convinced but would love to be wrong.

Another master class in defence and attack tonight from Tomkins.

Really?, I'd have given him a solid 6

Until the final pass for Yaha he was pretty good but not fantastic by any stretch. We could really do with him at seven alongside Hardaker and Williams but the club was never going to pay 300k a season to keep him as a game managing half and not the marauding, game changing full back he used to be.

There is no way on this earth Shaun Edwards would have done the press conference at Wigan last August had he not already agreed length and terms of contract .

Wouldn’t be surprised if Trent Barrett was in charge next year

I'd be surprised if Barratt was here as coach. Didn't he and IL have a fall out after a home loss to Hudds?
It would surprise me if Barratt coached here.

To be fair. I would love Lam to take over full time to.

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He knows he can change his mind and tout his services about because he doesn't have the contract the club claimed he signed. One of the reasons he said he would only take over for 2020 was that he was under contract with Wales and wouldn't break it. It would be infinitely harder to be in this mess both from Edwards side and any RU club/nation wanting him now had he signed a contract.

As an outsider it looks like Edwards has pooped on Wigan from a great height. Naive of IL not to have a signed contract but Edwards wasn’t blackmailed into giving “that” video.
I’m guessing there will be no Cunningham style statue for him. Having said all that I was never sure why you would want a coach who had been out of the game for so long and had never coached a pro RL team.

One possibility is IL [iwants[/i Edwards to come out and state he's not taking up the coaching roll at Wigan in 2020. It won't make a scrap of difference, but IL can attempt to claim the moral high ground.

Either that, or bad situation is being made worse.

I do not care a jot who provided what clarity or says what - it is all just hot air and with no one ending up with any real credibility out of this ridiculous situation (fault lies all around despite what some may claim).

It is time to end this sorry mess and move on, Edwards will not (or should not) be coach here next year so we need to end the recriminations and look to find someone who does want to be here and who knows RL and can take the club forward, experience will be essential given the huge amount of player turnover likely over the next season or two.

Time to move on.

Major error is with Wigan and IL. If anyone is worked in business or contracts knows you must secure a contact, otherwise the agreement doesn't really exist. All this verbal agreement or handshake is too vague.

Considering previous contact/announcement issues, namely the recent 'lie' about John Bateman, it's hard to have any sympathy for IL, especially as he's a seasoned businessman and knows the ins and outs of deals/contracts.

However, all this can be rectified. Shaun can decide he wants the job and IL can provide the investment into on-field talent to allow Edwards to build the team in his vision using his contacts and status across both codes.

Many on here have cleaned their hands of Shaun over this, but it can be argued there's a bigger picture. Who else is obtainable who has such status in both codes? Who else can genuinely attract top talent from union as well as SL/further afield?
Having Shaun Edwards back in RL is not just a massive step for Wigan, but for RL. It's a win-win, he's a proven winner and has a massive 'rugby' global profile.

I don't see who else can bring what he can bring.

I would agree if I knew for certain that he really wants to be here, nothing he has said gives me that impression, furthermore I would always be nervous that if the dark side came knocking at his door he would be off like a shot, leaving us in the cack without even a shed of remorse from the mercenary Mr Edwards.

Spot on this. Not making ANY player or coach sign a contract is like daring them to change their mind. This is especially true when there is quite a long gap between them joining the club.

The simple fact is that Lenegan should not of been parading Edwards if he had not signed a contract. He should of just announced Lam on a one year trial and left the Edwards announcement until mid season this year and he was signed to a contract.

“My heads mashed, I need a holiday and space & time to think. But I’ll do a newspaper interview with The Sunday Times.”

Get this pr!ck dropped and move on.
Love the club & town, my . You’re nothing more than a greedy southerner with a Wigan accent. I don’t want someone who disrespects my club, anywhere near my club, ever again.
Bore off with your half d effort to get away from the commitment you made. Grow a pair and just tell everyone what you want.

It’s ok though, because he ‘respects everything IL has done at Wigan’.

If people were't convinced that Shaun Edwards is a dirty little sneak who should never darken Wigan's doors again, they ought to be after this interview. It practically screams 'England come and get me! I'm all yours!' I've never read an interview with any sports personality as pathetically self-serving as this. https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9668857

If people were't convinced that Shaun Edwards is a dirty little sneak who should never darken Wigan's doors again, they ought to be after this interview. It practically screams 'England come and get me! I'm all yours!' I've never read an interview with any sports personality as pathetically self-serving as this. https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9668857

If a contact was drawn and signed he couldn't just up and leave. It would have to be with the agreement of the club. The non-signature is the main issue.

But I agree, it does seem th'owd Shaun would prefer a trip to Twickers at the weekend.

Quote ="Cruncher"If people were't convinced that Shaun Edwards is a dirty little sneak who should never darken Wigan's doors again, they ought to be after this interview. It practically screams 'England come and get me! I'm all yours!' I've never read an interview with any sports personality as pathetically self-serving as this. https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9668857'" Seconded. Reflects very poorly on the ex-legend. Surely it's OK to call him that now?

Quote ="Cruncher"If people were't convinced that Shaun Edwards is a dirty little sneak who should never darken Wigan's doors again, they ought to be after this interview. It practically screams 'England come and get me! I'm all yours!' I've never read an interview with any sports personality as pathetically self-serving as this. https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9668857'" Seconded. Reflects very poorly on the ex-legend. Surely it's OK to call him that now?

I think the phrase we are looking for is he has 's*** his hole full'.

I can sort of see why IL hasn't closed the matter yet - wouldn't put it past SE to claim he had his contract broken if things don't work out on the dark side - but we should be sounding out whoever will be here in 2020 now.

Disappointing the SE has gone down this route, but we can't make him come. We could do without seeing him down here for a while though.

One or two might have an issue, but they have fewer numbers each day, I suspect.

I'd love Edwards never to receive the phone-call he is so desperately awaiting from England RU, come back to us with his tail between his legs and then get a big V-sign from Ian Lenagan. Sadly, I suspect our chairman is too nice a bloke.

Wasps have confirmed they’re waiting to talk to him after his holidays as well. I really hope we wrap it all up this week and confirm we have withdrawn our offer and will instead be looking at other options, starting with giving Lam the chance to cement the job (presuming he wants it long term).

The team needs investment but we’ve got some talent in there still.