Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:32 pm  

WARRIORCRAIG wrote:

I like the idea of Charnley at centre but personally I think Roberts outside Charnley would be a weaker defensive partnership than what Josh and Joel was last season.

Problem is who else can play wing other than Roberts? I like the idea of King getting a fair few games next year. But only outside of Carmont to begin with. Maybe down the line a centre and wing partnership of Charnley and King could be very fruitful.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:25 pm  

craigizzard wrote:

Luke Briscoe. Tom's 17-year-old brother.

Another excellent young player.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:48 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Wigan tried to sign Hardaker but he chose to stay in Yorkshire.

Interesting.

Shame we couldn't snare him, but props for being in the race.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:49 pm  

craigizzard wrote:

Luke Briscoe. Tom's 17-year-old brother.

Ah, thank you.

[Frosties.]

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:10 pm  

Next season we are (so far) going in with two quota players (Brett Delaney and Weller Hauraki), and two none-quota foreigners (Kylie Leulaui and Brent Webb). The rest of the team is british/home-grown.

Youngsters coming through the ranks: Liam Hood, Brad Singleton, Jared Stewart, Stevie Ward, Luke Briscoe.
Established Youngsters: Ben Jones-Bishop, Kallum Watkins, Chris Clarkson, Jay Pitts, Zak Hardaker, Paul McShane, Luke Ambler.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:38 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Next season we are (so far) going in with two quota players (Brett Delaney and Weller Hauraki), and two none-quota foreigners (Kylie Leulaui and Brent Webb). The rest of the team is british/home-grown.

Youngsters coming through the ranks: Liam Hood, Brad Singleton, Jared Stewart, Stevie Ward, Luke Briscoe.
Established Youngsters: Ben Jones-Bishop, Kallum Watkins, Chris Clarkson, Jay Pitts, Zak Hardaker, Paul McShane, Luke Ambler.

Your youth policy's certainly one to be applauded; you've got some good kids there.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:58 pm  

I was at the Scholarship launch evening tonight and Shaun Wane said that he'd much rather have a team full of players that have come through the system and learnt the 'Wigan way' rather than sign a load of Aussie or Kiwi players

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:28 pm  

a team dominated by wigan players with a handful of top drawer imports is what we all want. to narrow ourselves to one thing would be daft.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:11 pm  

pk wrote:

a team dominated by wigan players with a handful of top drawer imports is what we all want. to narrow ourselves to one thing would be daft.

Correct. Three being the maximum though.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:55 pm  

tbh about this.

I don't care if the best seventeen players in the best Wigan side come from St.Helens, Warrington, Leigh, Leeds, Australia, New Zealand etc.

If they come from Wigan all the better, but it's not a necessity.