Heard that we've already got Tallis....seems like a lot of money being spent on old players, he's 30 this year, and must realise that he's in need of a pension boost, we should be chasing Gasnier or Vagana to replace Ainscough, not buying players who are past it.

<t>Chunky, I agree that it's bad that you can't get a shirt outside of Wigan, someone in marketing/merchandising needs to get their act together. Neither the JJB or adidas web sites allowed you to purchase Wigan kits online, but I did manage to get a kit sent to a non Wigan JJB store, keep pestering...

<t>I'll start with a thanks to Mike for his unsolicited email it was most welcome!<br/> Now for my gripe...rumour has it that Adidas have been dumped for next year in favour of Patrick. Athletic have their new kit (Patrick) and I'm told by reliable people that Dave W/JJB own Patrick. I'm sure people...

<t>I thought Tickle was a local lad, and the reason he ended up in so much hot water at 'fax was for missing training as he had no car and had to rely on lifts from team mates. Could be mistaken but I believe his family are from Wigan, not sure where he lives now though, and I'd heard that Wigan hav...