Now that Goulding has been confirmed as going on loan to Salford, we can put that to bed.

However, I had to take note of one of his quotes on Sporting Life:



How embarassing is that ???

He seems to be stating that he's glad to be leaving Wigan for a team that's doing well - Salford.

That says everything for me - Beep, beep. Taxi's here Brian.

I think it's one of those comments that could read two ways.

Unfortunate choice of words I would go with rather than anything sinister meant by it.

He desperately didn't want to go, so I think we can take any comment of that sort with a big pinch of salt.

The "stuck in the academy" quote gets to me.

We've opted for Karl Pryce and to play Phil Bailey out of position rather than play Goulding at centre.

I don't understand why.

hes not good enough?

Exactly.

So you believe that Goulding would not have done a better job than Karl Pryce or Phil Bailey at centre?

bailey no, pryce, maybe

Pryce offered nothing against Catalans. In fact he did nothing.

Goulding would have offered us much more than Karl Pryce IMO even if just on sheer enthusiasm alone.

Goulding would have ran his blood to water which is more than what we can say for Karl Pryce.

Pryce yes Bailey no, problem with Pryce he has talent he just doesn't seem to have a rugby brain or get stuck in.

you may be right but we just dont know. IF however, we are making room for another player then loaning goulding will free up more room than sending pryce out

Which leaves him useless. He can have all the talent in the world but if he is not applying himself it is useless.

I will repeat - Goulding would have ran his blood to water against Catalans and would have put more effort and had more enthusiasm than Karl Pryce.

I really hope we are. Mossop, Goulding and Pryce would free up some cap space.

We should have moved for a prop forward rather than a centre though IMO. I am pleased with the signing of Gleeson but again our front row should have been the priority just like it should have been when we were recruiting at the end of last season. We signed Amos Roberts a year earlier when we should have moved for another prop forward. If our forwards can not dominate the game in the middle of the field and punch holes in the middle of the pack then we will never be able to punch holes out wide.

I get the feeling if we do sign a prop forward and if we are loaning out players to bring in a prop then it will be a short term fix rather than a long term plan. Another stop gap signing - Tim Smith, Cameron Phelps. Which is not going to get us anywhere. We will just keep going backwards.

Not a bad quote, Salford are on better form than Wigan.

In yesterdays rugby paper it said Mossop had gone out on a months loan.

Mossop has gone on loan to barrow raiders

Been told by ppl who know them that Karl would much rather have been a wendyballist........

Not sure I want to see him at the willows amazing how he signed after we win at hull and leeds and wire at home when before those 3 games he was unsure about the move. Doesnt really strike me as someone totally committed to playing for us

I don't see what is surprising about that at all. Why would you want to join a team that was until those games looking like one that might not win a match?

Seems like common sense to me and before anyone says it, I think we are now the team any player with any common sense might think twice about joining!

Dave