I know Quins are struggling to find the tryline, but that's ridiculous.

Well it took a while but finally someone calling it how it is. You did forget to mention his inability to defend high balls , indeed often his feet fail to leave the ground. He should be on his way soon.

Ade Gardner = Anthony Stewart

Initially promising , hit a plateau , becomes frustrating.

As Div observes - should be gone soon.

Time for two new wingers come the end of the season.

I didn't want to be too harsh

When he first broke through into first team, he was absolutely hopeless with any type of kick, but he really worked and developed it. In the run-in of the 2006 season, I remember game after game being extremely impressed by his ability under the high ball.
God knows what's happened?

all pretty fair - he is just an average Super League winger IMO. he has never lived up to initial expectations, and lived off Lyon and Gidley for years.

comparing his stats for 2009 with Meli - there is no doubt which one is the better winger.

Sorry to upset you all, but he will be offered a new deal this year

I'd be happy to keep Ade. And Meli. It's a fullback we need.

on considerably less £££ though i'd imagine

yeh, no real issues with him getting a new contract, as long as it puts him in the "average player" wage bracket rather than the "international player" bracket that is likely to be in now.

I've no problems with him being offered a new contract.

I would.

I dont think he really deserves a new contract.

He has been blessed with fantastic centres setting up tries on a plate for him.

He simply isn't good enough.

Perhaps it's Ade that makes the centres look good?

There's NO WAY we'll offer him a new contract. He's the new Brimah Kebbie.

Plenty of better wingers in Cumbria, trade him in for new model

You will see.

Me neither

swap for richards?

I don't think so.
Seriously we have four better wingers than Gardner at Wigan.

Who are they (and can we have one of them)? I'm not casting doubt on your statement by the way.

I'm just not that well informed.

The two top try scorers this year in Richards and Roberts.
Add Ainscough and Charnley.

And if I wanted to have a real fish I could have included Karl Pryce, but didn't.

That would be a mistake of epic proportions.

This is the concern with such a large number
of contracts ending in the same season.

A number of players who should go will squeak
a deal like Faz and Ade on the basis of continuity
and there is nobody better.

Ade should and must go I'm afraid.

You guys were sniffing round James Nixon from Barrow last season from what i heard...

We already have one duff winger from Barrow, we dont need another!!!

He didnt look too bad from the few times i saw him on sky last year

Nixon is quality.

Broke his arm badly against Leigh. Out for the season.

Would still take him with a pot on rarher than Ade