And that will leave Watkins/Coady where?

Why would Shenton want to go to a team like Stains? A team on a downward spiral if I ever saw one.

If Wigan ever win a trophy during this 'new dawn' I'm going to turn off the internet. It'll be too much for me to take.

It took less than 4 minutes...!



You're just too easy Saddo.

Wow, wonderful.

Well the reason our players usually jump ship to the "Bigger" clubs is to gain Rep honours

Shenton has already done that and will now be an England regular. I can see him signing a 2 year extension at Cas, He will be earning as much with us as he would be with any other club

I hope your right, i just can't see why any player would want to stay at cas at the moment, other than being able to go out for a drink whenever they want

The Martin Gleeson, Paul Cooke and Lee Briers to Castleford rumor has offically started

lol no it isnt. The reason people jump ship is to win trophies

=#8000FFExactly, he has the choice in going to a team on the up in Wigan or a team going backwards fast in Cas, it's a no brainer.

Trophies in last 5 years at Cas = 1
Trophies in last 5 years at Pie Dome = [u0[/u

I really hope Wigan don't opt for Shenton. He will command a healthy wage and although he is a fine player I think Wigan would be best investing in our talents - Darrell Goulding, Ian Thornley & Stefan Marsh - than chucking unhealthy amounts of the salary cap at a player like Michael Shenton. Let him go to Saints.

I would much rather us bolster our pack with someone like Luke Bailey. A mean, aggressive prop forward with all the experience we need to lead our front row to replace Andy Coley.

All the rumoured signings seem to be matching at the moment. It seems Wigan are now back to a position of strength where they can just approach the players Saints are interested in, like Liverpool, Newcastle and Villa do with players Everton go for.

to be fair, Cas wouldnt have had a shot at that trophy if they hadnt had Wigan's help