: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:05 pm  

inside_man wrote:

:roll:

He is a new poster.

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:06 pm  

jonh wrote:

Danny Ward.

You what, have we got enough room under the salary cap would move heaven and earth to get him.

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:07 pm  

jonh wrote:

He is a new poster.

i figured

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:21 pm  

What are everyones opinions on Phelps? Personally I'd keep him because if we dont we are relying on 2 things: Ainscough being able to cope with a full season in SL, and Roberts working at fullback.

At the beginning of this season i really didnt rate him at all and couldnt understand why we had offered him a contract for this year but he has really made the fullback spot his own IMO.

I think he is worth at least another year if not for that for his ability to play almost anywhere in the backline. Even if he isnt given a starting spot next year he's worth a place in the squad incase of injurys (i'd rather have him than Pryce)

Also seems the Riddell leaving at the end of the year rumour is growing by the day, his wife isnt settling in at all and wants to go back, and IL has publically come out and said we are looking for a HB, straight after re-signing Tommy, so i cant see Piggy staying TBH.

Hopefuly for 2010 we could have something like this:

Roberts
Ainscough
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
NEW SO
Sam
Fielden
McIlorum
NEW PROP
Hock
Joel
Lockers

Feka
Hansen
Tommy
Prescott

O'Carroll
Phelps
Mossop
Farrell
Thornley
Davies
Tuson

Can see Goulding going to Salford permanently (loving it there from what i've heard) Bailey, Smith, Coley, Flanagan out, Carmont, Phelps new 1 year extensions and sign 1 HB a prop and a new coach and were sorted

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:56 am  

The thing i can't help wonder about our 2010 recruitment from down under is that Lenagan is now saying he's not that impressed with his original targets he had in mind when he went over this year but i thought he went over last year with 2010 in mind?

By the time the start of 2010 comes round he'll have had 18months and 2 trips down under to find some quality recruitments for us.

He really has to come up with the goods this time.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:03 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

The thing i can't help wonder about our 2010 recruitment from down under is that Lenagan is now saying he's not that impressed with his original targets he had in mind when he went over this year but i thought he went over last year with 2010 in mind?

By the time the start of 2010 comes round he'll have had 18months and 2 trips down under to find some quality recruitments for us.

He really has to come up with the goods this time.

TBH I disagree. The focus should be on bringing the kids through not the overseas signings.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:14 am  

- Neil - wrote:

TBH I disagree. The focus should be on bringing the kids through not the overseas signings.

I agreee we have to keep alot of focus on bringing Mossop and co through over these next couple of years but we can't afford to totally focus on the future and not bother about the present.

All i'd be looking at from overseas would be a prop and if we can't get Myler a halfback. These are positions we you can't really just throw a kid in and expect them to start excelling straight away, you have to grow into them over a number of years.

We should naturally get a few younger players moving a step up the ladder anyway if you consider we'll probably bring in only 2 players with at least 3-4 leaving(if not more).

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:14 am  

Mother Feka wrote:

What are everyones opinions on Phelps? Personally I'd keep him because if we dont we are relying on 2 things: Ainscough being able to cope with a full season in SL, and Roberts working at fullback.

At the beginning of this season i really didnt rate him at all and couldnt understand why we had offered him a contract for this year but he has really made the fullback spot his own IMO.

I think he is worth at least another year if not for that for his ability to play almost anywhere in the backline. Even if he isnt given a starting spot next year he's worth a place in the squad incase of injurys (i'd rather have him than Pryce)

Also seems the Riddell leaving at the end of the year rumour is growing by the day, his wife isnt settling in at all and wants to go back, and IL has publically come out and said we are looking for a HB, straight after re-signing Tommy, so i cant see Piggy staying TBH.

Hopefuly for 2010 we could have something like this:

Roberts
Ainscough
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
NEW SO
Sam
Fielden
McIlorum
NEW PROP
Hock
Joel
Lockers

Feka
Hansen
Tommy
Prescott

O'Carroll
Phelps
Mossop
Farrell
Thornley
Davies
Tuson

Can see Goulding going to Salford permanently (loving it there from what i've heard) Bailey, Smith, Coley, Flanagan out, Carmont, Phelps new 1 year extensions and sign 1 HB a prop and a new coach and were sorted

Didn't see much the other night to make me want to keep him. But, to be fair to him, he wasn't the only poor player in the Salford team.

He's going to present us with a conundrum at some point. We want a locally developed team if possible, but we also want a good team. So what do we do when it comes to re-signing Goulding? Glad I'm not having to make that decision.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:21 am  

Cruncher wrote:

Didn't see much the other night to make me want to keep him. But, to be fair to him, he wasn't the only poor player in the Salford team.

He's going to present us with a conundrum at some point. We want a locally developed team if possible, but we also want a good team. So what do we do when it comes to re-signing Goulding? Glad I'm not having to make that decision.

I thought the other night was a big chance for him to impress Wigan and he failed to do so. He just doesn't look to have the tools to take his game on another level at centre and is a million miles behind Gleeson and Carmont at the moment.

It's between him and Pryce for 1 squad place next year imo and i'm edging towards Pryce at the minute.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:27 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

I thought the other night was a big chance for him to impress Wigan and he failed to do so. He just doesn't look to have the tools to take his game on another level at centre and is a million miles behind Gleeson and Carmont at the moment.

It's between him and Pryce for 1 squad place next year imo and i'm edging towards Pryce at the minute.

That's a good point actually. Quite often, players who've been 'rejected' by a club seize the chance to put things right when they next play against them. I've frequently seen ex-Wiganers - even the poor ones - impress when they've come back to the JJB. Goulding didn't. Not sure what that means, but it suggests that his spirit isn't all it should be.