Re: So, remind me again, why must we sign.......... : Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:59 pm  

G1 wrote:

.....a threequarter from the NRL?

Pat Richards NRL signed
Amos Roberts NRL signed
Phil Bailey NRL signed
George Carmont NRL signed
Young lad Ainscough Academy product


Lee Smith Academy product
Ryan Hall Academy product
Ashley Gibson Academy product
Kallum Watkins Academy product
Scott Donald NRL sgned

TVOC, poker Guru, anyone?

He doesn't necessarily have to come from the NRL but that would be an option. I hope tonight's game hasn't had too much of a bearing on the healthy debate we're enjoying because that was, by some consideriable distance, the worst Wigan performance at Headingley under Brian Noble. Truly inept at times.

Faced with no credible opposition on the night, Gibson and Watkins did what they had to do which was nothing very much.

Re: So, remind me again, why must we sign.......... : Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:00 am  

G1 wrote:

.....a threequarter from the NRL?

Pat Richards NRL signed
Amos Roberts NRL signed
Phil Bailey NRL signed
George Carmont NRL signed
Young lad Ainscough Academy product


Lee Smith Academy product
Ryan Hall Academy product
Ashley Gibson Academy product
Kallum Watkins Academy product
Scott Donald NRL sgned

TVOC, poker Guru, anyone?

You missed out Ablett, who IMO deserved his MOM award tonight. Shows what some of the fekwits on here know!!!

Re: So, remind me again, why must we sign.......... : Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:01 am  

G1 wrote:

I'll give you a chance to call me muppet to my face next time your kid takes you to the match. Then he can carry you home.

I think that's a case of

OWNED

Sibbs Rhinos wrote:

Most players don't get in the squad when thier injured!

Try to keep up.

Damo-Leeds wrote:

We’ve signed the best hooker in the world.

But going by tonight hooker is not a specialist role.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:04 am  

John D H wrote:

Hooker is the most overrated position in terms of importance in the modern game.

why?

Re: So, remind me again, why must we sign.......... : Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:05 am  

tvoc wrote:

He doesn't necessarily have to come from the NRL but that would be an option. I hope tonight's game hasn't had too much of a bearing on the healthy debate we're enjoying because that was, by some consideriable distance, the worst Wigan performance at Headingley under Brian Noble. Truly inept at times.

Faced with no credible opposition on the night, Gibson and Watkins did what they had to do which was nothing very much.

You didn;t think I would let tonight's game given the result and the line-ups go without it having any bearing on our discussion?

If this mystery signing we must make doesn;t come from the NRL where will he come from then?

Gibson and Watkins will most likely face their sternest test next week against a Saints threequarter line with at least 3 of their players fro their Academy.

If our forwards, halves and hookers (or stand in hookers) play like they did tonight then you could throw Mal Menninga and Gene Miles at us and it wouldn't matter.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:07 am  

G1, what was your opinion of McGuire tonight?

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:07 am  

It is clear you cannot get sucess just by buying players, you need to develop a decent youth policy and then add the odd high quality import, alone the lines of TS. Think of Brent Webb, Scott Donald and Ali. The super league should not be a home for overpaid poor NRL players. This i understand is one of the complaints about Wigan they are just getting second rate Aussies at the cost of young home grown players.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:08 am  

Above & Beyond wrote:

G1, what was your opinion of McGuire tonight?

Thought he played well. We look much better with him, Burrow and Sinfield all out there.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:08 am  

John D H wrote:

Hooker is the most overrated position in terms of importance in the modern game.

Not Really.


It depends how a coach wants the hooker to play.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:08 am  

G1 wrote:

Thought he played well. We look much better with him, Burrow and Sinfield all out there.

I thought it was between Rob, Danny and Ablett for MOM tonight.