Stops thinking the balls a bar of soap and we’ve got a cracking prop. Clark, bibby, hastings, Burgess and maybe french would get my faith back for IL and KR if all of its true. Still shy of a hooker but that would be definitely be an improvement on recruitment Would a Hooker be needed if Powell kee...

It’s on the Wigan Post site today that Bateman has said he is thinking of applying for citizenship and is in talks to extend his Canberra deal.

No surprise. It sounds like Canberra are happy to accommodate his trips back to the UK when they can and that’ll make it easier for him to stay down under.

We’re heading to Placa Reial as well. We’ve been to that square a couple of times when we’ve had a night in Barca before moving to Lloret when playing in Perpignan and it’s a good atmosphere round there even without a crowd of Rugby League fans.

Should be a great afternoon

<t>We don’t half have some strange fans! Only Wigan fans could throw their toys out the pram and say they’re not going anymore after winning a Grand Final. Yes we’ve lost two players we’d have loved to have kept (Bateman and Tomkins with Sutton being comfortably replaceable) and Lenagan is clearly c...

<r><QUOTE author="cdav"><s>[quote="cdav"]</s>Re travel Salou to Barcelona ........try bus to Tarragona bus station then taxi to tarragona train station . There are plenty of high speed trains to Barcelona Sants station early morning onwards ......see Trainline europe to book tickets (about 2 months ...

<r><QUOTE author="bill.inger"><s>[quote="bill.inger"]</s>I did a lot of flight checks for a good deal and the best I came up with was for a week half board, four star in Cap Salou with Thomson/TUI. It's a hotel we've stayed in twice in the last five years and I reckon £320 each is a good deal. It's...

<t>I’ve been posting on various forums, social media etc all season that I’ll reserve judgment on Richardson until I see him face some adversity. I see a ‘decent’ young scrum half playing in a team that’s been white hot with everything running for them. The sky boys tell me he’s the second coming bu...

<r><QUOTE author="fozzieskem"><s>[quote="fozzieskem"]</s><QUOTE author="EDINBURGH-WARRI​OR​"><s>[quote="EDINBURGH-WARRI​OR​"]</s><QUOTE author="moto748"><s>[quote="moto748"]</s>I amy be in a minority but I wouldn't be giving up on Sam Powell at 7 yet. I think he's been decent in the la...

<r><QUOTE author="Exiled Wiganer"><s>[quote="Exiled Wiganer"]</s>Seemed a reasonable interview to me. I think he has a point about tempo, and I am happy with the entertainment on show so far. I would rather see the ball in George and Sam's hands with time and momentum than forwards making an extra c...

<r><QUOTE author="markill"><s>[quote="markill"]</s><QUOTE author="Southern Softy"><s>[quote="Southern Softy"]</s>Smart idea about Dom. He's a 'big beast' and could do very well at centre.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> His strengths are in his running game, he's great at busting through tackles, although he...