Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:22 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

We may have concluded signings for this year and the squad does seem an improvement on last year. Burgess and Hastings are two quality additions and the squad will benefit from their arrival.
Signings for next year will be interesting and something to look forward to. Replacements for Lockers and Leuluai need to be quality, and then there are others who you'd imagine won't be with us in 2021.
No doubt there'll be pretty substantial space on the salary cap and within the club's budget.
We have a good squad for 2020 and finally we seem to be bringing in size to the pack. Burgess is a big man and Clark appears huge in those yellow shirt photos.
Looking forward to the season now.

I do wonder if both Leuluai and Lockers will remain at Wigan as part of coaching set up, I can see both players as a future first team coach one day, I know that we are very keen to keep Leuluai involved in particular.

Whilst recruitment is concluded I do hope there are no surprise departments in the forwards, great to have so much competition for places.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:18 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

I do wonder if both Leuluai and Lockers will remain at Wigan as part of coaching set up, I can see both players as a future first team coach one day, I know that we are very keen to keep Leuluai involved in particular.

Whilst recruitment is concluded I do hope there are no surprise departments in the forwards, great to have so much competition for places.

We are never going to get away from the jobs for the boys mentality are we

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:12 pm  

The Whiffy Kipper wrote:

We are never going to get away from the jobs for the boys mentality are we

Not whilst we are successful.

A 2006 style season would change that.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:32 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

Not whilst we are successful.

A 2006 style season would change that.

We had that last season didn’t we?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:33 pm  

hatty wrote:

We had that last season didn’t we?

Don’t recall a relegation battle?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:03 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

Don’t recall a relegation battle?

It was all the talk after 12 games

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:08 pm  

hatty wrote:

It was all the talk after 12 games

Just talk, 2006 was quite real.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:28 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

Just talk, 2006 was quite real.

Real? So was the first half of last season!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:54 pm  

hatty wrote:

Real? So was the first half of last season!

Yes but never at bottom like 06. Last season we hit 2nd by seasons end. Wasnt great but it was no 06 season.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:59 pm  

hatty wrote:

We had that last season didn’t we?

Not at all