Wigan Warriors • Re: Rumours and signings v9
nathan_rugby wrote:
So you think our squad for next season, minus the money spare for a stand off represents good value and therefore cap spend?
I think it's "Ok" - No better, no worse
Do I think it's as good as say 2016/17/18 - No - But the experts (Sorry Fans who didn't want Sarginson/Gelling/Matty Smith/Sutton etc and subsequently went on to criticise Williams/Gildart etc. got their wishes and those players moved on - Some off their own backs, some to "Test" themselves and I know in one instance which I think was criminal because the club listened to the fans, and in some ways probably did the same thing with the Wane situation (I think It played some part)
I keep referring back the Edwards & Subsequently Lam issue - And I can't keep reiterating for those who think I'm a Happy clapper, they were very poor mistakes
But I say again - The squads for 19/20/21 were Top 1/2/3 and Trophy challenging squads without a doubt - We didn't get 70% of what we should have done in that period out of those players/squads
ironically - we now have IMO the opposite - And I accept the squad relatively in comparison with other squads may be 80% of what I would want/Think would be good enough for Top/2nd etc. - I'm hoping the coaching/cultiure change will bring out that extra 10/20%
French/Hardaker/Bateman/Farrell - Plus, rightly or wrongly which only time will tell, Field/Mago/Ellis who won't be playing on the other side of the world for Peanuts - Will take up quite a bit of cap Marquee or not for 2 of them
The next batch - Marshall/Bibby/Thornley/Miski/Tommy/Smith/Singleton/Havard/Powell/Isa for example will be the guys on the Mid range/Seasoned professionals - With the Partington/Byrne's/Smithies/KPP/Shorrocks/Hankinson etc being the guys on the Younger element and coming through wages (Let's say average of 40k ish each) with others Hanley/Halsall/O'neill/McDonnel/Nicholson etc etc on the 20/30/40 increment scales.
Are there issues? Yes
Does the Halfback conundrum & The Hardaker situation complicate that - Yes
But once we know the answers to those 2 questions I may feel 10/20% better or 10/20% worse
Statistics: Posted by Jukesays — Wed Nov 03, 2021 4:23 pm