Matt Peet provides latest on Brad Singleton injury with timeframe confirmed

[Firestarter]

Salford do love an ex wiganer or 12.was talking to a salford fan months ago and said how ide love croft at wigan.he said bleeding hell first hastings now croft, you cant have all our players.I replied thats rich coming from a salford fan.His mate laughed and said i had a very good point

[WIGIAN]

Off to Salford ?

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[Wigan_forever1985]

Perfect opportunity at present to give the squad a bit of a refresh and blood some players - the high profile games have just finished for now, we know modern rugby isnt about winning every game.

The saints and wire wins were important - to set a marker, but i think Mike said it in another thread we cant and shouldn't try and maintain that level of intensity at this point in the season. We are veryh much in the peloton part of the season now and the main thing is squad management - so lets blood some of the young players in over the next few weeks and see who's ready to step up while the more experienced get some recovery in then start building again towards the play offs

We've put ourselves in a great position where we dont need to win matches (like saints) we will pick up enough points now so i think we've got a great chance to see who's ready for the big show

[josie andrews]

Off to Salford ?

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It is mentioned prior to your post

[DaveO]

Perfect opportunity at present to give the squad a bit of a refresh and blood some players - the high profile games have just finished for now, we know modern rugby isnt about winning every game.

The saints and wire wins were important - to set a marker, but i think Mike said it in another thread we cant and shouldn't try and maintain that level of intensity at this point in the season. We are veryh much in the peloton part of the season now and the main thing is squad management - so lets blood some of the young players in over the next few weeks and see who's ready to step up while the more experienced get some recovery in then start building again towards the play offs

We've put ourselves in a great position where we dont need to win matches (like saints) we will pick up enough points now so i think we've got a great chance to see who's ready for the big show

Don't need to win matches? That's ridiculous.

First of all the team won't need to maintain the level of intensity it displayed against Saints, Wire an even Leigh against some of the other teams but that doesn't mean you can make wholesale changes and if by doing so you lose a game it doesn't matter. Form isn't something you can turn off and on like a tap. It's something to nature and maintain. There is also no point in making wholesale changes to the team because what you want is the younger players to do is learn off playing alongside the more experienced players. If you stick four or five young players in and the teams gets beaten by the likes of Wakefield that has done absolutely no good at all.

I do expect to see a couple of changes but any more than that is asking for trouble. Peet needs to pick a squad that will win on Sunday not one that might win or possibly even lose. He's not got a crystal ball as to how future results and injuries will go so he should be taking any points that are on offer now.

There is also the paying spectator to consider. The last home game was a sell out and any people tempted to come back for another go aren't going to be impressed if Wigan treat the game as a friendly. While the format of the competition means you might be able to manage the team by looking at a spreadsheet of projected points gained and decide the result of a particular game doesn't matter, that's exactly how you encourage people not to buy a season ticket and only turn up for big games. You see few games lacking intensity in the NRL and we need that here if the game is to be marketed properly. Not teams and coaches deciding to take a week off and excuse a loss with a load of platitudes like "the side was good enough to win" when it plainly wasn't because he rested too many senior players.

[morley pie eater]

Surely not disagreement amongst the anti-Powellites?

Splitters!!

[morley pie eater]

Salford Red Devils launch recruitment drive in shape of Wigan Warriors prop

The prop is off-contract at the end of the season.

Salford Red Devils are set to make the first major signing ahead of 2024 with the arrival of Wigan Warriors prop Brad Singleton. Rugby League Live understands the Cumbrian has held talks with the Reds and is set to link up with the club next season.

Singleton, 30, is a two-time Super League champion having won the competition during a successful stint with Leeds Rhinos. The forward spent nine seasons at Headingley and was part of the club's treble-winning squad of 2015.

A move to Toronto Wolfpack followed but following their demise, Singleton joined boyhood club Wigan, where he won the League Leaders' Shield in 2020 and the Challenge Cup last year. He remains a regular at the DW Stadium, playing in seven of their nine games so far this season. In total, he has made 210 Super League appearances.

Singleton is off-contract at the end of the season and is now expected to link up with Paul Rowley's side for the next campaign. Salford, who have already overseen an impressive retention drive that has seen the likes of Brodie Croft, Andy Ackers and Kallum Watkins new deals, have now set their sights on recruitment.

It's also the first significant recruitment news across Super League for 2024. A lot of clubs are expected to be active in the coming weeks. As for Wigan, they have been linked with England international Luke Thompson, with head coach Matt Peet admitting his admiration for the prop.

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Did he play for our academy or something? I don't remember this if he did.

[Exiled Wiganer]

Surely not disagreement amongst the anti-Powellites?

Splitters!!

Get a life.

[Wigan_forever1985]

Perfect opportunity at present to give the squad a bit of a refresh and blood some players - the high profile games have just finished for now, we know modern rugby isnt about winning every game.

The saints and wire wins were important - to set a marker, but i think Mike said it in another thread we cant and shouldn't try and maintain that level of intensity at this point in the season. We are veryh much in the peloton part of the season now and the main thing is squad management - so lets blood some of the young players in over the next few weeks and see who's ready to step up while the more experienced get some recovery in then start building again towards the play offs

We've put ourselves in a great position where we dont need to win matches (like saints) we will pick up enough points now so i think we've got a great chance to see who's ready for the big show

Don't need to win matches? That's ridiculous.

First of all the team won't need to maintain the level of intensity it displayed against Saints, Wire an even Leigh against some of the other teams but that doesn't mean you can make wholesale changes and if by doing so you lose a game it doesn't matter. Form isn't something you can turn off and on like a tap. It's something to nature and maintain. There is also no point in making wholesale changes to the team because what you want is the younger players to do is learn off playing alongside the more experienced players. If you stick four or five young players in and the teams gets beaten by the likes of Wakefield that has done absolutely no good at all.

I do expect to see a couple of changes but any more than that is asking for trouble. Peet needs to pick a squad that will win on Sunday not one that might win or possibly even lose. He's not got a crystal ball as to how future results and injuries will go so he should be taking any points that are on offer now.

There is also the paying spectator to consider. The last home game was a sell out and any people tempted to come back for another go aren't going to be impressed if Wigan treat the game as a friendly. While the format of the competition means you might be able to manage the team by looking at a spreadsheet of projected points gained and decide the result of a particular game doesn't matter, that's exactly how you encourage people not to buy a season ticket and only turn up for big games. You see few games lacking intensity in the NRL and we need that here if the game is to be marketed properly. Not teams and coaches deciding to take a week off and excuse a loss with a load of platitudes like "the side was good enough to win" when it plainly wasn't because he rested too many senior players.

Its not ridiculous at all - we have no major pressure to pick up points as we are comfortably within the playoff window so we can afford to drop points here and there. Im not suggesting we shouldnt win matches but just as a team 40-10 up at 60mins doesnt need to force the issue, we dont with the squad i.e dont play people who are carrying a knock that could make them out for much longer if they aggravate it

I also dont remember to alluding to wholesale change - blooding youngsters in doesnt mean all at once, i said over the next few weeks suggesting a couple at a time.

as for the spectator - well unfortunately the game does not reward season performances, i completely disagree with it but we have what we have, in the last 10 years the league winner has only won 40% of the GF - St Helens and Leeds the only ones to do both in the last 10 years. Judging by that you have a better chance of winning the GF if you dont win the league

[moto748]

As for the 'spectator' aspect, I'll just say this, as I've remarked before. In the NRL, they have a basically similar (although not identical) system, and yet no-one there says that the early round matches don't matter, and there is no lack of intensity. I don't see why it can't be the same in SL.