We need a nasty Prop. Our pack lacks some serious grunt. Mossop is our senior Prop. We need hard yards. Don't think we have it in the squad now.

Here's the [url=http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-warriors/lenagan_we_must_invest_in_home_grown_talent_1_759682article[/url I was thinking of. To be fair he says he'll still look to sign one or two NRL players if the price is right

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If you pay peanuts you get monkey's. I said this years ago when the sport as a whole went full time. It was obvious to me back then if the sport wanted players to stop being semi-pro and earning a wage outside the game it was going to cost the clubs a lot more money in wages to compensate. The fact the sport in the UK is in no position to keep pace with the wage inflation that is part and parcel of professional sport in all its various guises does, as you say, show how far behind we are at promoting the game. It hasn't even kept pace with RPI and wages in general never mind wages in other sports.

The only reason the NRL can up the cap is due to external funds flowing in from TV rights etc, not because they put a few more thousand on the gates. It's the same with RU. The multi- million pound deal they signed with BT Vision is allowing them to pay their players even more.

If you listened to IL on Wigan TV and on GMR recently he says the RFL are moving in the right direction in bringing in revenue to the game and disbursing funds to clubs. It needs to do a lot more of that so we move away from almost taking pride in paying players a relative pittance as professional athletes.

My best mate is a current Wire prop and after the game on Saturday he said we are a good team but most teams this year will just steam roll our pack cause weve no agression.

Lauaki is our senior prop followed my Prescott. We still need a nasty prop though. And a centre.

I do think lauaki will step up i also think we should give thornley half a dozen games at centre if that dont work we will have to give gelling a crack at it i honestly dont think we will win anything this year maybe next year if we can sign a big south seas back row forward like puletua.

3 signings could really change the look of the team.

Personally I'd like to see an experienced centre, prop and 9.
In a dream world a real enforcer, hard, tough with experience. I would also like an experience 9, someone to help McM out, offer something different, a veteran who knows how to work the opposition and lead the team around the park.

Larne Patrick please

Potential opportunity here from the NRL, to beef up the pack with a second rower with the loss of Hock. www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl- ... 6567539673 Big loss for Hudds if true, he was immense for them on Saturday. Also think Paul Wood may be worth a punt with him being dual-registered.

Potential opportunity here from the NRL, to beef up the pack with a second rower with the loss of Hock. www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl- ... 6567539673 Big loss for Hudds if true, he was immense for them on Saturday. Also think Paul Wood may be worth a punt with him being dual-registered.

A couple of rumours being bandied about in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Roosters fans forum, it says that the Roosters are interested in taking Luke O'Donnell of Hudds to the Roosters this season.
When Paul Anderson was asked about this Paul said its the first he had heard of this and has far has he was concerned Luke is an Hudds player. When Luke was asked if he had asked Hudds for a release he said I am an Hudds player but what happens ,happens.

The Herald goes on to say that the Roosters are clearing the decks with a few players moving out with one being mentioned to move to the UK ,that being Tom Symonds a 24 years old second row come loose forward.
One of the other players being talked about as maybe surplus to requirements is 25 year old prop Anthony Cherrington who is said to be 6-4 and 18st,he was very highly rated until missing most of 2010 and 2011 injured
The Roosters forum seem to be very keen to hold on to him ,saying that in the past he showed to much potential to let him go now.
It is the rumours forum when all is said and done.

I have just spotted the post by Mr Charnock, My problem is I type to slow.

Quote ="LewCharnock"Potential opportunity here from the NRL, to beef up the pack with a second rower with the loss of Hock. www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl- ... 6567539673 Big loss for Hudds if true, he was immense for them on Saturday. Also think Paul Wood may be worth a punt with him being dual-registered.'" Mr Woods may be quite settled at Swinton.

Quote ="LewCharnock"Potential opportunity here from the NRL, to beef up the pack with a second rower with the loss of Hock. www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl- ... 6567539673 Big loss for Hudds if true, he was immense for them on Saturday. Also think Paul Wood may be worth a punt with him being dual-registered.'" Mr Woods may be quite settled at Swinton.

According to Bobby Goulding on Twitter Wigan are signing a prop from a Super League rival.

Anyone else heard anything?

someone on that thread has mentioned Paul Woods name. If it is him, not sure what id make of it. Always seemed injured at Wire.

also according to phil wilkinson he has a interview set up this week watch this space

paul wood good signing i say

Bobby Goulding has tweeted that Wigan may be signing a current superleague prop and Paul Woods name is mentioned by other followers on that thread.

Wood is a decent player but he has lost some balls tbh.

Sorry had to be done will now go and

myself.

No your reading that bit wrong he is saying he will give Bobby an interview. Read the entire section and Wilkinson seems in the dark.

Crabtree please !..

We need a prop in my opinion but Wood is not the answer. We need a leader and a big personality Wood is not that. To be honest cant think if anyone in SL that fits the bill and that would be available. If we sign Wood, what was the point of letting Fielden go?

Paul wood is no pack leader and that's what we are short of.

Ho hum signing if it turns out to be him.

If a fees involved it could be someone who doesn't appear to be available a la Fielden when he signed.

True but to get a top class prop a six figure sum would be required and it wouldn't start with a "1" either. Can't see IL splashing that much cash and in any case it would be pretty crazy for any other club who has such a prop to be selling him one game into the season. The best props are at the best clubs who have ambitions of glory. I don't know of any top props at a cash strapped club who would could prize away with a wadge of cash.

If there is anything in this I can only see it as a prop of the level of Wood and I don't see the point of that. Wane said himself "“If someone is available who we like then we’ll take a look, but I can honestly say there’s no-one right now who stands out.”