Quote cadoo="cadoo"I have to say I'm still unsure over Feka.'"
Im even less sure.
If im honest i was really excited when we announced that he had signed for Wigan and overall i was pretty pleased with all of Wigans signings at that time and i think that most people hoped that bringing Ian Millward to the club could of been a masterstroke.....the news that we had signed players such as Feka, Pat Richards and Bryan Fletcher only added to that excitement.
During the really dark times under Millward the only entertaining part of our attack at times was the charging runs of Feka who certanly did live up to his reputation as a human wrecking ball or as he was called at the NZ Warriors 'Mr.Effective'.....you dont hear that nickname mentioned anymore.
Its interesting that both Feka's critics and those who want him to remain at Wigan beyond 2010 seem to agree on both his strengths and his weaknesses and agree also that this player brings something to the team that other forwards can't but in 2010 its as if the bar has been raised significantly compared to what was expected from the players in 2009 than in previous seasons and much of this is based on improved levels of fitness.
Players such as Andy Coley and Stuart Fielden have kicked on from last season and seem to be enjoying their rugby again and there is now genuine competition for places throughout the side. Once more we now have a coach that has already shown that if you are not playing well you will not be selected to play regardless of reputation or expierience. Out of all of the players its probably Feka that has been asked to step it up the most and change himself physically in comparison to his team mates but his lack of game time is clearly a concern.
I think Feka has improved in 2010 but so have the rest of the squad, he may still have a big part to play in Wigans season but if he left the club after 2010 could you see another top team come in for him? Can you see him being part of a title winning team?
Id love the answer to both those questions to be yes but at the moment im just not convinced that he fits into our long term plans.