Will Adrian Lam stay on as Wigan Warriors coach?

The head coach is out of contract at the end of this season.

He had said he was waiting until after the Challenge Cup Final before speaking to club owner Ian Lenagan and executive chairman Kris Radlinski about their plans.

And he admits those conversations are likely to happen before the end of this month.

“I didn’t want to chat until after the Challenge Cup and we’re at that period now, so we’ll look at it in the next week or two,” he said.

Lam initially joined Wigan in 2019 to keep the seat warm until Shaun Edwards’ arrival but, after his U-turn, signed a rolling one-year deal.

He has made no secret of the fact he would like to extend his stay with the club where he spent four years as a player from 2001.

The Warriors are well positioned for a strong finish to the season, sitting second with five games to go – starting with tomorrow's clash against Salford.

Super League has dedicated the entire round to Black History Month, a decision which Lam supported.

He was born in Papua New Guinea before moving to Australia as a child and, having encountered racism himself, is pleased the anti-racism movements are more prominent now.

“As a young kid growing up in Australia, racism was there at times,” he said.

“Times have changed and now we’re at a point where – it always has been unacceptable – now it’s a movement around the world and it’s being recognised a lot more, and we’re very supportive of this.”

Super League has been marking the occasion by celebrating many of the black players to have graced the game.

"When I was growing up watching Wigan, they had two of the best in Ellery (Hanley) and Martin Offiah,” added Lam. “We’re steeped in history with that, so it’s an important month and we’ll get right behind it.”

The play-offs semi-finals are set to take place in a month, with a Grand Final the following week – though the venue has yet to be confirmed following the move from Old Trafford.

There will be no crowd at the Super League title decider but Lam hopes it is still staged at a big venue to give the occasion some prestige, just as the Challenge Cup Final was held at Wembley.

“Absolutely, I think it needs to be,” he added. “It’s our biggest game of the year for our sport and I’m sure they’ll sort it out.

“That’s something for them to sort but they’ve done a pretty good job of everything so far this year.”