Although Lockyer would be a quality signing - after all he is arguably the worlds best - I honestly don't think for all the money he will command, and the length of service he will give (albeit it may be quality service) we should be looking to sign him.



Wigan need a stable half-back partnership, I fully accept some partnerships do not work and need changing ie. Smith + Tommy. However, IMO we should be looking at other options, I can't think of an example of the top of my head but A.N. Other should be a long-term signing and not just a 2-year project and then the half-backs have a re-shuffle.



If you need any evidence of the success of this, look at Leeds and Saints half-back partenerships.

Agreed Pryce desrves his chance before we sign a player un-necessarily and thus push him further down the pecking order. I want to see KP playing first team and being a dominant force which his size and speed commands.



As for RM swap for Bailey - not something I'd do, but that's just my opinion.

Would be a briliant signing, just the sort of player we need. Hes very very under rated IMO.

He is 30 by the way soon to be 31 born 29th March 1978

Definatly short term answers aren't the way forward or beneficial. Let get Sam a long term HB partner and watch them go.



The only problem tho is there aren’t any British SH’s out there are there who are good enough for what we need? Danny Brough is probably top of the pile but is he really that good? So I guess we will have to look overseas and the problem there is you hardly get any continuity as they don’t tend to stay for extended lengths of time which is what we need. Dobson still seems like the best option out there as he ticks all the boxes and is IMO a step up from Tommy at HB.



Who realistically else can we get? Serious question for those that say Dobbo isn’t good enough? Are Orford or Lockyer the answer then?

Why would Lee Smith want to move from the best team in the competition to Wigan?

It says in the article that Wasps are after him not us

Id be happy with this signing at the right price as the current pack is not strong or aggressive enough at present.



However i really think we need somebody of this calibre this season as opposed to next and that why it frustrates me that our preperation for this season seems open to criticism after just six matches, particularly as we have players on the sidelines who now seem out of sorts.

Same could be said for Kylie Leuluai.

I'd love to see Kylie in a wigan shirt, hes a strong prop who has proven an astute signing for leeds.



we all dream of a team of Leuluais...

Not that excited.



He is average.



We need an above average prop atm.

Overrated.

You need a prop who will go forward and get you some half decent field position, whilst making very few errors and giving no penalties away.



Obviously it's nice to have players making block busting runs, like Feka, but Kylie does all the stuff that goes unnoticed and is an integral part in our success.

What do you mean by overrated no one is saying he,s the best prop in the world just a good solid go forward prop which is what we need x4

Top of the list for me would have to be Petro, out of contract at the end of the year i think Leuleui although i rate him would be around the 4th or 5th target for us.

Petro is a good player but do you not think it would be a little 2 short term?

A bit like smith,phelps,bailey and riddell then??

Get him signed! Andy Lynch first though and if we cant get him get Kylie, even though I think there is more chance of signing Danni Leuluai

This has crossed my mind.



I think Kylie Leuluai would do a decent job for us if he were to sign. He'd add some bulk and aggression to the pack which is what is needed. Experienced head as well, similar age to Coley. So if Coley wasn't to have his contract renewed and Leuluai was to come in, I think it'd be a good acquisition for us.



I don't think he will sign for us mind but I think he'd be a good addition to the pack. There are better options out there but I think he's solid and has good go forward. Plus there's the added factor that Thomas is his cousin and may be able to persuade him, if there's any truth in the rumour anyway.

Yes he would.



Check your PM

mathers... coley...

Meli not coming back is a bonus for Saints.



Don't see King going to Saints, he will sit out his wire contract I reckon, its worth too much. Though if he did, he will end up being MOS or something equally bizzare.

Would be a decent signing probably one of the more affordable OOC props on the market for 2010.