Wigan Warriors.

Does no one talk about RL on here anymore? After all it is the Wigan Sport. Anway well done the Warriors for getting to the Challenge cup final

Kath no one looks at the sports section now due to one poster

PeterP

and the other one keep egging him on by keep responding!

Peter p how many times? If people are civil to me I will be civil to them the ball has always been in their court I will promise all on here who tries to give me stick
THEY WONT WIN

"If people are civil to me I will be civil to them" . he,s NEVER BEEN CIVIL to anyone . HE WANTED A STAGE 4 CANCER SUFFERER TO DIE & THREATENED TO DANCE ON HIS GRAVE WHEN HE PASSED ON . if that,s being civil then i dont want any . he,s a sick man .

It's about time they all departed and took their winging, moaning and criticizing with them. who wants to hear about football anyway.

Bradshaw girl We do have a football team in Wigan too

Pyeyta I thought is was exclusive to one or two MANCHESTER TEAMS But I blame the idiots who take the bait and reply to a certain poster. They don't need to put him on ignore just ignore what he posts or don't even look at the posts . Once he realises no one is bothered then he will give up wasting his time posting.It is the same on GENERAL

PeterP

Exactly, but surely it is time that Admin did something about it as this is supposed to be a sports section of a Wigan website about our own local clubs and general sporting matters around the Wigan area and should not be dominated about things relating to the two football clubs in Manchester and elsewhere which have nothing to do with Wigan.

Even this topic is supposed to be about Wigan Warriors!

2 players banned again…Sam Walters included…Matt Peet must be gutted as he would have wanted Sam to have more game time before Wembley…is it just bad luck or what…should be an interesting line up for Wigan and Warrington when they meet a week before the final

That elbow on the ground by Hiku was worse than anything that went on during the match and he got away with it Roy

With respect to my old friend Roylew , I appreciate i have not been posting of late ,but i do feel after viewing the Wigan v Hielull KR plenty and i mean planty re-runs " I feel that the judiciary "have an almighty AXE to grind against WIGAN , I also realise people on here on reading this will say "i am biased" Well i am Definitely NOT!!! i have come to a conclusion which is this that Wigan Warriors is either !" a dirty thug team " Or as one which i totally believe in ,which is they are an honest team.. But the Hierarchy are biased against my club Wigan .W. There were instances last saturday where the man in the middle gave penalties one minute for an offence ,then for a similar offence later did not give a penalty ,as far as i am concerned this is happening far,far too often since the "new " ruling's came into being , But then again people will argue the toss which is after all great one way or tuther !!!HAVE A NICE DAY!! g.b.

Hi GB…there does seem to be some bias against Wigan..must admit HKR played right into our hands playing “down the spine” continuously especially in those conditions.ideal for open rugby…a proper thread this

Absolute joke and embarressment for the game that the only two suspensions were Wigan players when the worse offence in the game was that committed by Hiku.

But the inconsistant rulings of MRP are happening every week and the RFL are doing nothing about it!

Completely agree with you Owd Codger ,Fish comes to mind (stale) !!!!!
g.b.

At least Marty Peet has took it on the chin and says we have to address our tackling methods to stay clear of these people at the RFL…good on him…

Providing we stay clear from a glut of injuries, the first team squad, backed up by the players in the Reserve team and the best players of the Academy team is now up to enough strength to handle anything dished out by the MRP.

This weekend we will be missing Byrne, Ellis and Walters because of suspensions and the injured Isa, but the players replacing them like Cooper, Chan, Eshe jnr, Hill would be just as good.

I also believe we have a good enough squad , and they will not let the club down , but i'm still rankled at you know who ? gb.

Forget the election, tonight is the real battle, Pie Eaters v Lobby Goblers!

Great game of rugby…thought Leigh played well but our defence and class told in the end….Wardle is as close to Eric Ashton as a centre,drops his shoulder and wham….where’s Gideonfel to back me up

Miski could do with a centre like Wardle,, He hardly got a decent pass from Keighran all night.

Must admit we don’t seem to create overlaps down the right side as much as the left….a lot of Miski’s tries have come from cut out passes from Field or little dinky kicks from French,but Keighran is a good centre who’s a little short on confidence with the ball at the moment…he’ll be fine

When Wardle is the best British centre in the game and Marshall is playing as good, if not better then Johnstone. Questions need to be asked why the pair together with N'Semba were not selected by Wane for his recent England squad for the game against France.

From what I saw of his squad, it appears that like when he was Wigan Head Coach, he has his favourite players irrespective of what currant form they are showing.

Never thought Wane was an “intelligent “ coach

roylew

Only surprised that he did not select Sam Powell as he was one of his favorites when at Wigan.

p.s. Anyone know what has happen to Joe Maplin?

warrington to play wigan in las vegas in 2025 .

1st of march I beleive brian

wish i could go colin.

Keighran gets another 1 match ban….how many matches has he missed now…. I like him as a player but he must get his tackling in order….Matt Peet fuming I bet

Roylew

There were worse offences than that of Keighton and if Peet is fuming, it may be more to do Wigan players apearing to singled out out for special attention which if true, comes as no surprise when rumour has it that the chairman of the MRP is a certain Paul Cullen who was no angel himself where foul offences were concerned.

Did youself or anyone see any offence commiited by Havard other than a accidental head clash?

The present disciplinary system is not fit for purpose and it is time the RFL listened to the discontenment by the supporters.

I agree OC,Peet continues to juggle his backs through suspensions and injuries…yeah Cullen was always biased in his previous job analysing for TV…didn’t know he was head of the Disiplinary team

roylew

He is according to fan's websites, but apparentlly the RFL will not confirm if he is or indeed the names any other members of the panel when been asked by supporters.

Accoding to the RFL website, Keighton has sucessfully challenged the one match ban!

Did anyone watch the third match in THE STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES ?????
What a an absolute blinder of a rugby match ,hard tackling as for supposedly "head high " tackles the ref one ashley cline (remember him) well he controlled the match ok execpt for one instance a mass brawl but overall the ferociousness of the tackling and the speed of the game was great . So i wish the English R.L. would cease in thier feeble attempts of interferring with the game here . Obviously i am against the "owd stiff arm tackle" but i think the vast majority of players are clean . One last item whenever the next matches Great Britain v Australia are planned i do feel for the brits for those Aussie bloke look like the HULK !!HAHA .
g.b.

As you are asking Kath Pressey about the lack of comments about Wigan Warriors etc , The thread has somewhat been spoiled in the past , people will no doubt have mention a certain some-one who continuously back-bites and genarally has nothing sensible to write about but for slanging off writers at every chance and thus members have had enough and there fore have chosen not to write anymore . I do hope this answer's your original post ? But as regards tonight's match WIgan v Warrington , i feel it's going to be very hard for the Warriors to get a result tonight ! I am a bit annoyed when i hear people say oh well we are missing Bevan French &Jai Field ,well i make no apologies i do not subscribe to those excuses . if we are a two man team then there is something wrong somewhere down the line . So much has it hurts me to write this but i think the scoreline will be around 30points to points , lets hope i, way off base ,enjoy the match tonight !!!!
G.B.

Awful tonight …we wouldn’t have beat London…Warrington had the energy and the skill….just like Hull last week….think the mental energy is missing…any team would have beat us tonight….a big think is needed

There is something wrong and it is not just confined to the first team as the Reserves lost again away at Wakefield Trinity

The only good news at the moment is the Womens team who have improved under the coaching of Dennis Betts and yesterday won the nines competition by beating Leeds Rhinos 21-0 in the final.

matty peet won 4 trophies in a calander year . never been done before .

What I am fed up off is those supporters on the fan's websites who every season always have to single out certain players as not being good enough to wear a Wigan shirt.

During the time of Wane and Lam, it was players like Clubb, Flower and Powell, but now under Peet, it is Byrne, Hampshire and Keighton who are getting the treatment.

The players must be considered good enough by the club when they signed them and then when signed, the coaching staff in selecting them.

And as for Powell, he is not doing a bad job for Burgess at Warrington, is he!

I may be critical of the team performances at times, but I have never resorted to calling individuel players not being good enough like some so called supporters do.

We were exposed again in the first half against Huddersfield..their slick passing was causing us trouble just like Hull and Warrington did.
I don’t know why they changed their tactics in the second half…perhaps to defend a lead…but I’m glad they did as once we scored you could see the momentum swing
Personally I think Smith is missing French more than we thought but our forwards were much slicker with Thompson outstanding….my man of the match

roylew

You may be right about Smith missing French as he as he has not been the same with a fellow Scrum Half Farrimond with him. Far better to have a player who is a Stand Off even if not at the same level as French

you mean like you singling out matty peet after 2 bad games .

Whups

Where in the topic have I singled out Peet?

Does anyone know how long Bevan French is going to be out ?
G.B.

Another 5/6 weeks

CRICKY !!!! that is really bad news what was the problem ??
Gb.

We'll have to buck up tonight Leyth are taking no prisoners at present.

was,nt this you on one of the other rugby blogs ? ." Perhaps it might be better if a Head Coach was someone who is not local born like Sam Burgess at Warrington and Willie Peters at Hull Kingston Rovers.

St Helens who after having some Head Coaches from down under in a period of success now appear to be having the same problem with local born Head Coach Paul Wellens"

Since the two defeats, against Hull FC and Warrington, we have won against Huddersfield in spite of not playing well, won against Leigh who on the night were poor and today again got heavy beaten at Leeds who were without three of their better players, one whom was their captain.

And the discipline is not what it sould be for a top club like Wigan

There is something not right and Peet and his Coaches need to get it sorted out and quick before we start to slide down the table.

did you single out peet or wot .

Whups

Even Peet has amitted that something is wrong including the discipline.

Wigan were knackered Leeds wern't The midweek match showed It's about time all matches were cancelled the weekend of the World club challenge then this would not happen, Smith is an idiot to do that with four minutes to go and the match already lost. Field didn't look himself either.

Pyeyta

Are we expected to beleive that a extra game is too much for team who are supposed to be the fittest in our game.

Wigan have a first team squad of over thirty players, yet in the recent period of injuries, suspensions, losing games, certain players not playing well and missing Field and French, we keep allowing squad players like Chan, Douglas, Eshe jnr, Forshaw (prior to getting injured) Makin to be on loan to other clubs which begs the question, why have a Reserve Leagus to keep squad players match fit and available to cover injuries, suspension and a extra game?

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Got to agree with that oc, strong
Squad, no excuses,

‘tired’- I’m sure many of their forefathers used to work ’down the pit’ before playing

And as for Harry Smith – he’s the worst regular Wigan half-back since Jimmy Fairhurst!

but that,s not the question is it todger . your avoiding it again .

Who takes the blame for Wigan's poor playing and discipline How many matches have they played this season where some one has not been sin binned or been banned afterwards. The buck has to start with the coach and it is time he started fining players for ill discipline.

Wigvet

Harry Smith is no worse than the inconsistant George Williams when he was playing for Wigan and is now the same at Warrington.

As for players having done a shift down pit, the game was slower then and if playing today would be knackered by half time.

And when did you ever see a winger of the time go in the air and score a try like Davies, Handly, Johnstone, Makinson etc like today.

‘when did you ever see a winger of the time go in the air and score a try ‘
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No I much preferred the sidestep of Bevan, the speed of Vollenhoven and the power of Boston – the wingers you mention should not be spoken in the same breath as these three legends

Wigvet

You are indeed correct about about the three great wingers you have mentioned, but it should be remembered that they together with other great wingers of the past came from Rugby Union nations like Wales and South Africa until Sky Sports came on the scene, dangle a big carrot in front of the Union game and a century of condemming the League for professionalism Union committed the biggest act of hypocracy ever seen in sport and the signing of the best Union players ended.

no mention of brian bevan then ? .

Whups

Might be because Wigvet and I will remember Brian Bevan as being a League player from Australia.

your avoiding the question again todger . your getting a reputation for it ? .