I really like Lee Smith. His performance in the Four Nations (when he knew he was off somewhere else) let him down, though.

I can't see him really strengthening us, though, at present time, and would only really want to consider him if we were struggling in his department, which we are not. Even if we lost Carmont and Gleeson over the next week or two, we'd still have people who can step in.

would be a good signing for warrington because they need a decent full back!

I wouldn't want to see him in a wigan shirt, don't think hes anything special and yes I would take phelps, roberts, richards, carmont over him any day. Plus we already have more than adequate cover in goulding and ainscough if needed.

To be honest I think there's only one club Lee Smith is destined for and thats Leeds

I would take him to replace Phelps for next year if we needed further quota space, he is a really good player and i am made up he will be coming back to rugby league, the English team is better with him than without out him in my opinion.

If we are not desperate for further quota spots to improve the team for 2011 then i am more than happy for him to go elsewhere.

If we could off load Karl Pryce then id have him in a heartbeat, i think hes destined for Leeds again though. Leeds have plenty injuries and he can cover a few so makes most sense.

Can Leeds not have Karl Pryce also?

hes a good player there is no doubting that. its certainly looking like leeds are in for him

I would maybe let Phelps go and sign Smith

Phelps isn't going anywhere. IMO

Vastly over-rated IMO. Never looked comfortable as a centre when he played there against the better sides because of his lack of size and we've got better options than him at wing and full-back. There were rumours that Leeds were going to loan him back before the game last Friday. Don't know if that's still going to happen or not. Not sure how a cross-code loan would actually work

Id have him for carmont or bailey anyday, quality at full back too

But i dont think we need him, id rather wait for next season and sign a prop forward with fielden's extra cap space

Coming up against coley, fielden, mossop, o'carrol prescott + a world class prop, would be a massive ask even match us

Brown envolope job for wire or leeds i rekon

Sorry, but you really are an idiot at times.

By your tone, you seem to feel that the players you name here are rubbish. Reality check, pal: they've run rings round almost everyone they've met so far this season.

Or are you another of these who perhaps thinks that Wigan are leading the table because of a remarkable series of fortunate accidents?

The first problem Lee Smith would face at Wigan would be four months of intensive physical training to get him fit enough to face selection. Perhaps thats another aspect of SL in 2010 that has slipped past you?

Any of you take Buderus for a year if Riddell goes at the end of the year ?

Smith is head and shoulders above Phelps.

No. Expensive and injury prone. I'd sooner have Diskin.

Once maybe, but since then Phelps has been training under Michael Maguire and Lee Smith has been in Rugby Union.

Go figure.

They are both 5' 10"

Yeah, course he is. That's why he's ripped it up at in that toughest of all games, Rugby Union, eh?

Saints should be in for him IMO, they are still a great side but they still lack pace.

We don't need him.

Major announcement to be made tomorrow morning by Leeds

Well it cant be about Smith if its major

I would hardly call his resigning as "major". Good news for England though. Wonder who's been axed off the salary cap to resign him.

He should be England's No.1. He embarrassed himself at centre last year.

The words used by Leeds themselves. Some speculation suggesting it will coincide with the announcement of Buderus' early departure?

6 months seems to be a long time in rugby league!

I write this as a Leeds fan, knowing he has left Wasps and knowing that there is a press conference at Headingley tomorrow. So no other insight than that. All I will say are the following:

- Lee Smith is not a centre, never has been, and probably never will be. Any clubs' fans comparing him to their own centres completely miss the point. Even a currently off form and old Keith Senior would be way ahead of Smith in the Leeds side, even if Smith was definitely coming back to the Rhinos

- The talk of him "Regaining his fitness" after going to Union - as much as I dislike the game, and feel their players are nowhere near as fit as league players, do you honestly think that he will have become completely unconditioned in 6 months? He was playing league until November, probably had Christmas off, and then will have started playing union pretty much straight after. Will he have gone to London, started eating pies and stopped training? His absence from league (if he is coming back) will be the equivilant of a player getting injured in a boxing day friendly and being out for 3 months

- Lee Smith is a fullback. If it was up to me, he would be the Leeds full back instead of Brent Webb (who I admire greatly). He can kick, he has a nice turn of pace, and he knows his way to the line. He also manages to turn it on in massive games, which playing for Leeds, comes in handy. He has played a major part in a couple of Grand Final wins. He hasn't just won the man of the match "a few years ago"

I was gutted that Smith was going, not necessarily for what he has already achieved, but that I saw him as the Leeds full back for the next 5 years. He continuously performs at the highest level. If Wigan fans don't think he would improve their side then that is fair enough.

But come October, would you change your mind? Who knows.

However if Leeds re-sign Smith I will be over the moon. If Wigan have better backs than Lee Smith then we will see the result of it at the end of October.

he hasnt played league since October and will only play if staright in at the beginning of April thats 6 months, thats a long time

or..did he play for England?....either way a long time out