John Bateman?

[Owd Codger]

Yet another good signing and was told about it a couple of weeks ago.

[Exiled Wiganer]

Am guessing next year will be H's last, as Bateman is top quality. Who knows, maybe Koukash will pay a fee to take him "home".

H will be a free agent after next season so Koukash could have him for free if Wigan didn't want to keep him but at 28 Hansen is just reaching his peak and is exactly the kind of experienced player Wigan need to keep hold of to lead young players like Bateman, Hughes and Burke.

And that is ignoring the fact H is a genuinely top class player anyway as he proved once again in the GF. There aren't that many of those in our game!

Regardless of that we are going to have a lot of players over age 19 next season who are forwards and there simply isn't enough room in the 1st team for half of them so I hope those stupid U19 rules change or a lot of players are going to be sat idle.

I think we're some distance apart on how highly we rate H. I admire his effort, but he only breaks the line once a year and cannot pass effectively with his knackered wrist. I would be happy enough seeing him play out his years at Wigan, but I would be surprised if we kept him much longer as Burke, Hughes, Bateman and Eddie P jostle for position. It was telling that, while we exercised our one way oe year extension but no more, We didn't offer a longer contract.

[Owd Codger]

Sean, Farrell, Hansen, Flower, Taylor, Pettybourne, Dudson, Crosby, Clubb, Hughes, Hopkins, Bateman, Powell, Burke, Lloyd, Lever,Greenwood...etc
A lot of forwards will all be kept on ?

Either the club is going to offload a few players or they know something about reserve team rugby that we don't know.

The idea of only having Academy teams and letting players go to other club's on dual registration can hardly be classed as a success and a improvement to the game.

[cow yeds]

Can i ask a question ? i can't recall seeing him has he played against us this last couple of seasons?

[cow yeds]

Played and scored at DW this season and really caught the the eye in the game Chris Tyson scored with the last play to win it,he didn't deserve to be on the losing side.

Ta

[Kiwiseddon]

I have to plead ignorance around this lad but in my defence, I was poorly all of last year and made it to only a handful of games.

But…… So encouraged to read all of the positive remarks by people on here who's opinion I trust. It all seems to be coming good for the next few seasons.

[TrueBlueWarrior]

Could be world class in the correct environment which Wigan will give him every chance to be, very pleased, still concerned about the Wing/Kicker though!!

[Exiled Wiganer]

One thing that brought a smile to my face was that he was man of the match in a home win in 2012 as an 18 year old - against Saints.

[No straw damn us]

One thing that brought a smile to my face was that he was man of the match in a home win in 2012 as an 18 year old - against Saints.

Aye that's good.
Limerick next week?

btw We've got your daughters pink purse, she left it in the Italian restaurant.
If we don't see you pm me your address and I'll send it down.

[DaveO]

Am guessing next year will be H's last, as Bateman is top quality. Who knows, maybe Koukash will pay a fee to take him "home".

H will be a free agent after next season so Koukash could have him for free if Wigan didn't want to keep him but at 28 Hansen is just reaching his peak and is exactly the kind of experienced player Wigan need to keep hold of to lead young players like Bateman, Hughes and Burke.

And that is ignoring the fact H is a genuinely top class player anyway as he proved once again in the GF. There aren't that many of those in our game!

Regardless of that we are going to have a lot of players over age 19 next season who are forwards and there simply isn't enough room in the 1st team for half of them so I hope those stupid U19 rules change or a lot of players are going to be sat idle.

I think we're some distance apart on how highly we rate H. I admire his effort, but he only breaks the line once a year and cannot pass effectively with his knackered wrist. I would be happy enough seeing him play out his years at Wigan, but I would be surprised if we kept him much longer as Burke, Hughes, Bateman and Eddie P jostle for position. It was telling that, while we exercised our one way oe year extension but no more, We didn't offer a longer contract.

Well I see you are getting in early by belittling a player you think the club may let go so you can agree with the clubs decision to do so. Par for the course.

Eddie P is going to be a prop (based on Rads comments about the succession policy for the back row in which he didn't figure).

The senior players mentioned were H, Lockers and Faz. The rest are young prospects bar Clubb who was also mentioned in that comment as a back row player.

H is better than any of the prospects (and Clubb) and will be until he retires because at 28 he has what they lack (over and above his quality as a player) which is experience.

H will be a free agent after next season and if Koukash outbids IL, H has enough medals to go to Salford if IL doesn't want to offer him a decent deal. It will be H's decision unless IL is stupid enough not to even offer him a deal at all.

If you can't see that would be our loss and their gain at his age you wouldn't recognise a quality forward like H if he tackled you on King's Street.