: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:06 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

Is there any official hint that you are going to make any signings for next year? Mick Potter has said he wants onw more signing for next year, hopefully its a prop!

You'll end up with Luke Bailey and we'll end up with Bill Bailey

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:10 am  

kirkamania6 wrote:

You'll end up with Luke Bailey and we'll end up with Bill Bailey

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:13 am  

If Burge goes then we get a skip to the head of the queue for a prop

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:51 am  

kirkamania6 wrote:

You'll end up with Luke Bailey and we'll end up with Bill Bailey

Nah, he'd cost to much.

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:52 am  

DaveO wrote:

The requirement for a prop existed when IL arrived and is not a new one. In the meantime we have signed or re-signed numerous players in just about every position but prop and money has been available as players contracts have expired.

There is no knee jerk reaction is being frustrated this issue has not been addressed by now.

Even if this gets sorted out today it will have been one of the slowest fixes ever.

Dave

Not as slow as Warringtons....

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:57 am  

Wigan Peer wrote:

Not as slow as Warringtons....

Who have won a challenge cup and are much better placed to continue to challenge than we are.

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:07 pm  

kirkamania6 wrote:

You'll end up with Luke Bailey and we'll end up with Bill Bailey

Would he play at home ??

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:10 pm  

AJ wrote:

Who have won a challenge cup and are much better placed to continue to challenge than we are.

I mean since they were last succesfull... And i don't agree, we are very close to having a good team/squad...

And pretty much exactly what I was trying to say in a thread I created a couple of months ago entitled "Turning the Ship around".

I tried to point out that the change in fotunes didnt't happen overnight from relegation to Champions - It happened in small stages AND sometimes we had to take a backward step to get there i.e selling our best player in Fairbairn to create funds etc to strengthen the squad first.

Some poster say Graham Lowe!
I say Maurice Bamford, Alex Murphy, Clarke/McCinnes & Then Lowe!

Some say Andy Gregory
I say Jinkin Jimmy, Gary Stevens,Keith Holden, Mike Ford then Andy Gregory!

There are many other parallels but in essence the stories the same.

It Took Mo 6 years to win a CC and 8 to win a League title without the Hinderence of Salary Cap etc and he did it IMO in small steps!

To quote you i think....

Wigan offerd a contract to..... : Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:19 pm  

Wigan offerd a contract to Gary Wheeler a couple of month ago.

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:21 pm  

Add him to the long list of players we have offered a contract too. (allegedly)