If you could retain French or Hastings who would you choose?

Hastings and get Field

yup

Hastings with Watson coming in. French has been completely anonymous in the last few games bar 20 mins against Warrington. Think his head might already be elsewhere. See... Ben Barba

Is this the scenario or just idle chat?

French's effort last Friday was outstanding.
As for his head being elsewhere, he loves it at Wigan and day in day out has been nothing but professional.
If he does go home at the end of this year he will have given us everything and his best week in week out.
People need to remember that players choices arent always about the club etc, sometimes difficult choices have to be made and from what I'm aware hes having to make a difficult one, that may not necessarily be the best for his career, but is deffo the right one for him and family.

I appreciate your post Juke, I didn't start this subject with a view to anyone slagging either player off, it was designed to get opinions on which player could offer most to the team in 2021. Individuals don't win games on their own it is a team effort and each player, in the squad, will have something to contribute. It is impossible for a player to play at the top of his form each week, on very rare occasions a player will be excellent but more often than not they produce an average performance, it is the collective effort that produces a win or a loss.

I hope that both stay but if Bevan returns to Australia due to family reasons then so be it, family is much more important than rugby league. Whatever his decision, I will be happy that he has donned our famous colours it is just a pity we couldn't have witnessed him playing at the DW more often. He is a cracking lad and will be sorely missed on and off the field, I hope he changes his mind but if not, I wish him all the best.

Just said he has been anonymous for the past few games... which for me he has. Seems very reluctant to go as first receiver recently when the game is stretched as if he is trying to protect himself. I wasn't bagging him. He has earned the right to have a few off games. Hope it improves.

It's disappointing that both players have been in our team during a pandemic. Just like us fans would have loved to have seen both players plying their trade in the flesh it works both ways. Maybe this disconnection is perhaps the main reason Hastings has had a bit of a rough ride on social media (twitter) from some Wigan fans and thus responded.

I can’t help but imagine what a game and a win at somewhere like Saints away would’ve done for his relationship with the supporters. He’d have lapped it up and the fans would’ve lapped up his reaction.

I don’t think there will be much point speculating on who we’d rather stay if we had the choice of one because it seems highly likely both are going.

Wigan have given Bevan French a boost by coming to Wigan he has put his career in the spotlight in Australia he was playing reserve grade rugby. We have all enjoyed Bevan's rugby but the bottom line his family live in Australia and his roots are there lets just be glad he gave us some thrilling months of his speed and try scoring ability .If he has signed for an Australian club i think every one of us would thank him for his time in Wigan and wish him the best of luck.

Yes, agreed. And purely in the spirit of a parlour game, cos it looks like we will lose them both, on balance, I would have rather kept French.

Hastings if Smith goes to 7, otherwise we have no kicking game.

Recent article on Wigan today seems to confirm field has signed (direct quote from him) and suggest french may stay and Hastings to leave

I wonder if we could tempt Tom Johnstone over. He is still young enough not to command huge wages and is being completely wasted at Wakey and let's be honest, he won't be counting many winners medals if he stays there much longer.

When I suggested that I was told by some that we do not need a specialist winger at the moment.

When we are down to playing a winger who was out been out of favour prior to the injury to Marshall, one not showing anything like the form he did before his long term injuries, or a utility back and a former academy player, we do indeed need to sign a specialist winger and Tom Johnstone is a perfect choice, especially if Wakefield are desperate for finance.

I would even have Tom Davies back with present winger situation.

TJ would be a great signing, but in an era when the owner has had to balance the books himself and we are begging fans for money I don't see us splashing out on many transfer fees. If we do have some spare cash knocking about then there are other positions we need to strengthen first.

As usual you move the goalposts. Literally no one said we don't need a winger. Some said Johnstone would be under contract and would be hard to get under the cap when we already have Manfredi and Marshall.

We could start a collection.

so we lose a half and a full back and people on here want us to go get a winger?

That's Wigan fans mate

As far as i am aware nothing has been confirmed that anyone of the two are actually leaving, however we need a winger for next season as we will only have 1 fit. Nah, just bung a centre there and have another derisory season. The acceptance of mediocrity is frightening for this club.

It doesnt matter who we have on the wing if the ball never gets to them because the pack gets battered and we have no halves.

It would be great to go and find one, but it isn't our highest priority