I'm not getting into those games this year. But just to say nobody at Leeds, but a player who played with him at Wigan, a player who might yet also be at Headingley in the future.

Ok thats was all I was asking...no games.

Look this kids left the current SL champions to join the previous triple title winners.



So the lad is held in high regard.



Hardly a Christmas turkey.



New blood is welcomed by me.

Mark O'Neill was captain of the NRL Champions when he left to join the SL runners up, he was a one fooking fat Christmas turkey.



Joking aside, I'll give him a chance, but the fact Wigan didn't break their backs signing him does put a damper on it. Hopefully it will turn out to be a huge blunder for them.

Deal 1

Duration: 2 years

SL Pedigree: Champions in '04, '07, '08 & '09

Half Back Situation: Current first choices both signed for the club at roughly the same age as him, within 2/3 years had been handed the 6 & 7 shirts, and have both had nice long, stable, mortgage paying, secure jobs ever since.

Notes: The team he's supported since he was six.



Deal 2

Duration: 1 year

SL Pedigree: Champions in '98 & '10

Half Back Situation: Going through them like they're going out of fashion. Change half backs at the same rate they change the kit. 10 different men in 10 years.

Notes: One of the arch rivals of the team he's supported since he was six.





Anybody got any idea which deal looks the most attractive to an 18 y/o lad??



In other news... The pope is a catholic, A Wigan fan doesn't think a player Leeds has signed from them is very good, and Frankie Boyle hasn't got a Christmas card from Katie Price.

Wigan may not have tried too hard because they need a scrum half capable of playing at the top level sooner than we do. I can't see Deacon contributing for too much longer (although in fairness he went a lot better last season than I'd thought possible).

Or alternatively, Wigan have two young half backs who they rate higher than this lad - Joe Mellor and Sam Powell

Spot on. He's probably taking up a chunk of salary cap too. What a waste of time. When are we going to act and behave like a proper big club?

I seem to remember Sean Long being regarded as surplus to requirements by Wigan, who didn't offer him a contract. Whatever happened to him?

I'm not quite sure why people feel the need to judge a player as soon as they are signed and before they see what a change of club and training regime can do, or even judge at all being that several highly paid individuals at the club have already done all the judging with regard to players ability, availability, finance and squad requirement - its their job to do all that and they stand or fall by those decisions.



By comparison anyone who simply pays their money at the turnstile generally knows nothing at all of any relevance ...

He grew some silly hair, made a few bets at the bookies and then got paid lots for sitting on the sidelines at Hull?

Or alternatively, they will let these two go as well





But it's a fair point you make; I know virtually nothing of what's available to wigan's in terms of young talent.