Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:51 am  

Baked Bean Boogie wrote:

Luaki or Adam Blair on Formby beach training session today, if it is Luaki where has his tattoo gone

I'm sure thats last year's pre season anyway probably with Lauaki pre-tattoo. The words straws and clutching come to mind

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:07 pm  

Reading the Wigan preview in League Express it would seem that Wane is content with his squad at the present time with no serious injuries to report.

Sounds like we will be in a position to bring someone in during the season though should we need to do.

On another note its interesting that Gaskell is still down way down the pecking order at Saints and he is someone Wigan will have one eye on imo.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:29 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

Reading the Wigan preview in League Express it would seem that Wane is content with his squad at the present time with no serious injuries to report.

Sounds like we will be in a position to bring someone in during the season though should we need to do.

On another note its interesting that Gaskell is still down way down the pecking order at Saints and he is someone Wigan will have one eye on imo.

Not true.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:13 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Not true.

I was suprised he was not named in your 13, do you think he will play regularly for saints next season? He's a better option at 6 than LH imo.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:38 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

I was suprised he was not named in your 13, do you think he will play regularly for saints next season? He's a better option at 6 than LH imo.

I dont think he will be in a full strength 17. From speaking to him he has been told that if he proves himself to the new coach he will have a future.

Ball is in Gaskell's court

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:46 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

I was suprised he was not named in your 13, do you think he will play regularly for saints next season? He's a better option at 6 than LH imo.

As bazdev says, Nathan Brown will give him a chance. He had a meeting with Nathan at the end of last season to discuss where he stands and was told that he has got just as much a chance as anybody else.

Brown doesn't see Lance as a 6 so I would think Gaskell will be preferred over Lance. Wheeler is still an option too though and on his day is probably the most talented half at Saints but as we've seen he is very injury prone. Gaskell was almost ready to leave Saints due to his involvement in 2012 but NB talked him round so he obviously sees something in him.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:29 pm  

When is Gaskell's contract up?

It'll be interesting to see what he decides to do if he isn't playing regular at the end of 2013.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:36 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

When is Gaskell's contract up?

It'll be interesting to see what he decides to do if he isn't playing regular at the end of 2013.

Off the top of my head I think it's the end of this coming season. If he isn't playing as regular as he would like I can see him looking elsewhere which is fair enough, he's got his career to look after.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:09 pm  

I've no doubt Nathan Brown will try out Gaskell at 13 along with every other player in the squad, then buy 5 loose forwards for the year after, he loves his loose forwards.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:40 pm  

This should dispel the Adam Blair rumour if common sense didn't http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... 760&type=1

This should dispel the Adam Blair rumour if common sense didn't http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... 760&type=1