I agree atkins looked good against the pies. Big and strong.

I would love him at saints but got feeling he will be at Leeds soon

He's far too young for Saints.

When did Wigan go full time or have you gone into hiding?

Watching Wheeler today i liked his attitude.

There was a time near the end of the game when a penalty got given against him for holding down(or may have been stripping the ball) and the french player got up and give him a shove on the side of the head, he didn't react or go to fight back but just turned and rushed off back to his position.

He seemed a real level headed lad in his interview aswell. His temprement reminds me of Roby.

"What CC rugby like Gary?"
"It's great, innit."

Top lad. Think he'll do well, always looks dangerous when he's got the ball and finishes well.
People might not like me saying it, but he reminds me of Danny McGuire when he runs the ball.

He injured his knee in the Reserve game against Bradford(?) a couple of weeks back. It was thought he might need an operation but thankfully that won't now be necessary.

Meli has been putting in big performances all season, under the high ball, he has been solid, and he has been running the ball strongly too. Why do fans continue to down him, when he has been one of our better performers?

Wheeler was great yesterday. For me he is rapidly earning a permanent place in the starting line up. Gilly has said he doesn't like being a centre, so put him back in the pack and wheeler at centre.

Loved that! As did Clare B by the sounds of it. I'm glad he got on national TV. That'll give him a boost! Though he sounds pretty grounded and plays like he is too.

If I had a foot fetish, I'd be in love with Wheeler. His footwork is immense. Like OM, I can elements of the Weasle in his jinking and stepping. He also appears to have the power to him, and can actually organise a side.

perhaps that's because wheeler is really a half back, the best young half back since tony myler.............................

He's a natural 6 i think, but with leon here i think his best prospects at saints lie at centre, after all Jamie lyon is a stand off who has found centre his best position.

I'd describe Lyon as a centre who had a go at playing stand-off.

Long term I'd like to see Wheeler in the 6 shirt, hopefully alongside Eastmond, but as you say the likelihood is that Leon will be around for a few years yet and has made the stand off position his own. So for the time being lets give him an extended run at centre. Presuming Leon stays with us until the age of 31-2, that would leave a vacant stand off shirt when Wheeler is aged around 22-3.

Which would be ideal, he would be well used to the team, life in superleague etc before taking over such a pivotal role.

Jamie Lyon was always a centre, upuntil he signed for Manly

He is a world class centre and a ok stand off.

He played 6 for saints at Warrington in his 1st season and did ok.

I think he put kick up for KC to score the winner in last few secs of the game.

Lyon is an average stand off at best

Surely he can't be that average, he played 6 for Manly last year when they won the NRL, and the Manly fans loved him there.

I think it's fair to say that in the last two games Wheeler has been involved in, he's probably been in our top 3 players.

I think thats fair

Wheeler has done a good solid job for us in the centre and he's done enough to warrant starting at centre on a weekly basis. He deserves his run in the first team and I trust Potter to get it right on when Wheeler should play and shouldn't in order to build up his belief.

He ain't great at stand off. He played centre alot last year also I think.

Wheeler's obviously doing something right and getting himself noticed, an interesting article in The Times today: [i"... Although normally a half back, Gary Wheeler, another 19-year-old scoring tries for fun, is regarded as a centre contender after another two-try display in the position in St Helens's Carnegie Challenge Cup runaway fifth-round defeat of Catalans Dragons on Sunday."[/i www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 269137.ece

Wheeler's obviously doing something right and getting himself noticed, an interesting article in The Times today: [i"... Although normally a half back, Gary Wheeler, another 19-year-old scoring tries for fun, is regarded as a centre contender after another two-try display in the position in St Helens's Carnegie Challenge Cup runaway fifth-round defeat of Catalans Dragons on Sunday."[/i www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 269137.ece

Quote ="Tobias"Wheeler's obviously doing something right and getting himself noticed, an interesting article in The Times today: [i"... Although normally a half back, Gary Wheeler, another 19-year-old scoring tries for fun, is regarded as a centre contender after another two-try display in the position in St Helens's Carnegie Challenge Cup runaway fifth-round defeat of Catalans Dragons on Sunday."[/i www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 269137.ece'" I hope Tony Smith does play a few youngsters in that game, good experience for them.

Quote ="Tobias"Wheeler's obviously doing something right and getting himself noticed, an interesting article in The Times today: [i"... Although normally a half back, Gary Wheeler, another 19-year-old scoring tries for fun, is regarded as a centre contender after another two-try display in the position in St Helens's Carnegie Challenge Cup runaway fifth-round defeat of Catalans Dragons on Sunday."[/i www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 269137.ece'" I hope Tony Smith does play a few youngsters in that game, good experience for them.

To old? Funny that!

Didn't wigan just pay £100000 for a 29 yr old saints and Warrington reject?

Wheeler's already done more at centre than Gleeson has at the Goons. Leave him there for the season me thinks.