Wigan Warriors • Should we get rid now.
MattyB wrote:
I don't think we should get rid just yet (ie Lam should be extended another twelve months). That doesn't mean IL and KR shouldn't be identifiying potential replacements for 2022 season right now. My favourite would be Ian Watson of course but 1. He may prefer to want to stay at Salford. 2. Salford may throw big money at him to stay. 3. He will be a target for all other clubs in SL and maybe even the NRL too.
At the end of the day at this moment in time we are 2nd in the table, a top four place is looking likely (with hope). Do we have the calibre to make the GF and win it? It's doubtful but not impossible, which we could have said a couple of times under SW, however he could get an extra 10% on GF night and win it!
Watching Wigan these days feels very much 'Brian Noble' we aren't a million miles awaybut we need to be careful, it's as easier to go down the league as it is to go top. We are due to lose a lot of quality at the end of the season (as we do every year) and will néed to be smart when replacing. Smarter than we have been (Due diligence on George Burgess signing for instance) plus the re-signing of Clubb.
It was over four years ago that Wigan (KR if I remember correctly) stated that our forwards were mobile but too small and we needed to change that. Have we really? How many times we only make 10-30 metres out from our own try line in five plays?
Interesting times ahead. Will IL spend to the cap for next season knowing we may not start the season with crowds or even season ticket sales?
The point about Salford throwing money at Watson could be a good one. I smile when I keep reading they’re this poor club who can’t afford anything. You’d think they were signing players from the open age teams at Eccles and Folly Lane. Yes they don’t spend anything after what they spend on a first team and they’ve taken opportunities to get some players cheaper than what they would’ve been in previous circumstances but there’s no way guys like Lolohia, Watkins, Sarginson, Burgess, Escare, Mossop, Brown, Pauli Pauli, Inu and so on are playing for peanuts.
Watson has done an amazing job and so have the Salford directors. They still won’t be spending near what the big boys are doing but they seem to find money from somewhere and they’d offer Watson an increase to stay I’m sure. Even if nobody comes in for him, I guess he’ll want a new deal after taking them to the last two club finals.
Statistics: Posted by NickyKiss — Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:30 pm — Replies 64 — Views 5314