Still a different Peter Williams

Geography had nothing to do with MM's appointment, and all appointments show that IL was serious when he talked about building a base built on our past success, and the fact that Wigan produces some of the finest players. Lets just hope that it works, and i'm not being negative, its the way i would do things in IL's shoes. Few clubs could do this, lets capitalise on what we have....

welcome home steve

goood to have u back

I actually think it's mischievous to try and imply that Hampo may have been appointed as part of a 'jobs for the boys' scam. Even if it's something as superficially innocent as "I hope it's not a case of ...", the seed of doubt has been planted.



Yet where's the evidence for this? There isn't any.



Is Mike Maguire a Wiganer? No. Is Mick Hogan a Wiganer? No.



Even those who are from Wigan - as I said in a previous post - all have respectable track-records in the game. IL may well want to see lots of Wiganers around the place to try and refuel the "this is Wigan" atmosphere, but thus far there are no real questionmarks against those he's given jobs to.



Why would he even have a 'jobs for the boys' policy? Is he Hampo's best mate, or something? I'd say it was distinctly unlikely.



To be honest, I don't know why I'm even bothering with this post. Apart from anything else, there are so many well qualified Wiganers knocking around in RL that you'd be hard put to give someone a job somewhere who hadn't originated from the club.



But even if that wasn't the case, to find a few posters who are now casting doubt on appointments purely because the men in question come from Wigan is truly mind-blowing. What are these guys saying - that from this point on we can't appoint Wiganers because it'll be suspicious? Good grief.



I'm quite sure some of these fellas get up on Monday morning and complain all day that it isn't Friday.

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I agree, although I don't think Hampson is a Wiganer.



He was, of course, one of Wigan's best ever players, in my opinion.

In my lifetime alone, we've been blessed with superb full backs at Wigan. Fairbairn was the ultimate one-on-one defender, Hampo the ultimate fielder, Rads the ultimate counter-attacker. And where would you put Botica and Henry Paul, other than to call them ultimate all-rounders, both of whom could kick goals a bit ... ?



We'll be very lucky if we see the likes of any of these in cherry and white again.

Tell you what- nevermind, I really can't be bothered.

I always thought Joe Lydon was better at fullback than at winger as well.

What about that young lad we signed from Gold Coast the other year? He was a cracking fullback





If Phelps aint the best fullback in superleague by the end of the season there's something wrong. He has the ear of Hampo and Rads the 2 of the best fullbacks Wigan/GB have ever had.

Do you reckon Hampson can have a testimonial now?

You'd better ask Jack Robinson.