O'Carroll and Prescott have been brought in gradually, if they both stay injury free and Prescott can return to full fitness these are two young props who are ready for first team action everyweek. Brian Noble has overseen the gradual input of both O'Carroll and Prescott into the first team and it's proved effective. Lets hope Sam Tomkins and Ainscough follow in the same vein.

Noble at Wigan has picked:
Joel tomkins
Eamon O'Carroll
Paul Prescott
Daryl Goulding
Shaun Ainscough
Sam Tomkins
Lee Mossop
Chris Tuson
Michael McIllorum

That is a quick list of the ones i can think of, that is quite a long list of kids considering he doesn't give youth a chance.

He sacked Moore off, drove Leon out of the club offered Reardon and Langley to Wakefield Trinity.

Deacon played second fiddle to the Pauls and Lowes, but i will give you that.

He also brought Peacock through and then forced him out of the club.

His record is chequered to say the least with regards developing youth for his club.

I think the irony is that he will of course always pick the older experienced player if there is the option to, hopefully he may have learned a thing or 2 last week.

I think the point is he only plays em when forced through injuries and not on merit. If Phelps and Richards were not injured v cas do you think ainscough would have got a chance?

You are stretching reality. Mossop and Tuson? 1 game when injuries gave him no choice. Joel Tomkins brought through by Millward. Only given a chance by Noble when he had no choice. O'Carrol and Prescott deemed not good enough by Noble who tried everything to sign a prop. goulding brough through by Millward, dropped umpteen times by Noble. Sam Tomkins and Shaun Ainscough only selected when Noble had little choice.

Probably not, but that is the situation we found ourselves in. Ainscough has got his chance and he's been great so far. He cannot be left out for the match Vs Bradford.

I think Noble is giving the young lads a chance he just doesnt want to have to rely on them weekly and put that pressure on them of having to maintain a level of performance. I think this is were we went wrong with Kev Brown, following the examples of Roby, Graham, Clough and Eastmond at Saints with Tomkins, Mossop, McIlloram and maybe Goulding might be put back down a step and introduce them slowly easing them into regular first team spots.

Kevin Brown is a successful first grade player with Huddersfield. James Roby, James Graham and Clough are weekly selections for St Helens, selected younger than when Noble gives a oung player the odd game. Eastmond has to displace Long. Wigan look a far better team for having young players in the first team.

What cack. Noble clearly does give young players a chance.

J Tomkins
Goulding
Prescott
S Tomkins
Ainscough
O Carroll

Which is practically half a team. This plus a mixture of imports and regular first team regulars (Hock, Lockers etc) is a level balance.

Come on Nobby haters let it drop.

McGuire returned, who at the time was far inferior to Pryce, as both results and performance proved beyond any doubt whatsoever. McGuire also did not gel with Sean Long, whereas Pryce had a world class combination going with Long.

So, yes, my argument is very convincing.