I agree, Noble has to go, he clearly has lost "it" at Wigan.

But lets be clear - no coach will compete with the sugar puff pack of forwards we have nor the bluntest set of halfbacks ever assembled.

If dramatic surgery isn't performed on this squad our attendances will be below 10k next year, never mind the 20k IL wants.

But other coaches will be able to see the problems in the side and instead of re signing players like Phelps & Mathers they would have signed Fozzard, Carvell or Ryles.

Or instead of signing a nut job like Smith for a season he would have signed Dobson for three.

Noble made his bed and it' should have cost him his job well before this.

Because we know for definate that all signing activity is 100% down to Noble don't we.

Re Dobson - We made him 3 offers, Hull KR offered more. That is down to our chairman to decide if we could afford to outbid KR.

Oh & kudos for the Phelps card - never mind he has been one of our better players, lets slate him cause he is Austrailan.

of course it's IL's fault isn't it.

If IL is doing what you are saying he is then why would Brian Noble agree to an extension or why would he come out saying he wants to stay next season if he knew every target he wants he wasn't going to get as his chairman won't agree to them?

Doesn’t sound like the ideal situation id want to stay in if I was a coach but yet he does?

Guess he didn’t want Gleeson either then or is it just the good transfers that the fans like he gets credit for and the poor ones IL gets blamed for?

I'd hazard a guess btw that Dobson isn't on as much as Gleeson is or any new HB we bring in would be either.

Phelps may well be playing well but he could be playing like the best FB in the world and it wouldn't matter because we haven't got a strong pack and his wages could have been the difference between a new prop signing for us.

At the start of the season there were rumours of Pritchard going to Leeds or wanting to come to superleague. Unless we can snare Ellis I would try and get big Franky for next year as he would be a potent threat at second row/prop for us. Playing prop against the smaller pack and second row against the bigger packs. Same with Ellis/Webb

Add to that an out and out prop forward like Morley/Cayless/LMS.

Plus Lockyer

or Orford/Anasta or get Johns over to mentor Leuluai about playing 7 if we can't get a 6 or 7. He will be a lot better behind a bigger pack and 1 prop and 1 prop/second rower is a must before any 6/7 or 1 even.

I still think we will make a move for chris thorman

If we did any faith i have in the club would be lost, i would rather Noble re-sign for another year!!

I think Wigan fans would rather eat dog e baguettes than see Thorman in a Wigan shirt.

Couldnt agree more, but that appears to be the standard of our signings recently

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NZ Warriors target Brett Finch has turned down what chief executive Wayne Scurrah called a "significant" offer from the club this weekend to stay with the Melbourne Storm for much less money. But while the Warriors remain without a 2010 halfback, they may finally end the Nathan Fien saga this weekend with sources saying last night that Fien may ask for an immediate release to join the Dragons ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline. The Warriors are definitely not interested in the other prominent halfback name on the open market, Wigan's former Parramatta half Tim Smith, and they are still waiting on Stacey Jones's intentions for next season. www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/254 ... on-elusive Who's going where

Quote ="The Sneak"NZ Warriors target Brett Finch has turned down what chief executive Wayne Scurrah called a "significant" offer from the club this weekend to stay with the Melbourne Storm for much less money. But while the Warriors remain without a 2010 halfback, they may finally end the Nathan Fien saga this weekend with sources saying last night that Fien may ask for an immediate release to join the Dragons ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline. The Warriors are definitely not interested in the other prominent halfback name on the open market, Wigan's former Parramatta half Tim Smith, and they are still waiting on Stacey Jones's intentions for next season. www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/254 ... on-elusive Who's going where '" And who can blame them !!

Quote ="The Sneak"NZ Warriors target Brett Finch has turned down what chief executive Wayne Scurrah called a "significant" offer from the club this weekend to stay with the Melbourne Storm for much less money. But while the Warriors remain without a 2010 halfback, they may finally end the Nathan Fien saga this weekend with sources saying last night that Fien may ask for an immediate release to join the Dragons ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline. The Warriors are definitely not interested in the other prominent halfback name on the open market, Wigan's former Parramatta half Tim Smith, and they are still waiting on Stacey Jones's intentions for next season. www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/254 ... on-elusive Who's going where '" And who can blame them !!

just been anounced he is leaving brisbane broncos to go overseas either to japan or to english rugby leauge .suposely turned down a 1.5 million offer.

Not really sold himself to NRL this year as he



It's always been in th eback of my mind we could end up with him for another 12months, due to there being no HB/SH's available



Seriously hope not tho!!

Signings thread?


Not worth that much money in a capped wage system, sionara Karmichael I think.

He'll sign for JRU or ARU, 2 year money maker, coming ack to Rugby League few years later, Love him at Wigan, but the £££ invloved put him out of SL's league!

HP?

If we do that we've give up.

www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews ... 47650.html Mixed reports in Aus suggest NZ warriors could still move for tim smith

www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews ... 47650.html Mixed reports in Aus suggest NZ warriors could still move for tim smith

Thank god, get him shipped out as well as Bailey and the others, all we need now are the right players to come in and fill the void, Thorman perhaps?

Chris Thorman?

I would rather us resign Moran on a 6 year deal than Thorman he is garbage.

He doesn't have any passion for the game and I'm pretty sure he's admitted this himself at some point.

He's off to Japan any road, something like $1m AUD a year deal.

dragons move in on hunt

head got a run in top grade on the weekend

I honestly don't see how anyone could imagine Chris Thorman would be an adequate replacement for Tim Smith.

It's a truly ludicrous suggestion.

Being serious I am better than Thorman