Wigan Warriors

I was going to start of by congratulating Wigan on last night's game but when one considers the injuries that Hull had the bad luck to endure ,no one like seeing the amount of player's being hurt or injured ,apart from that Wigan put them to the sword . Whilst on the topic i read a piece last week that Leigh Centurion's were having talks with Bevan French ! Has anyone heard to the contrary ?? This player should be top priority for the directors to give him an improved deal to keep him at the club .. unless he wants to go back to OZ it would be insanity to let him go to another club . just saying . GB.

Know what you mean GB….to be honest I don’t know why the game was on tv….and again Cust was utterly crap against a team that was lacking so many first teamers…I know French was brilliant but I think our best forward was Mago….Wigan are hard work to watch

Perhaps the problem at Wigan is the Head Coach who unlike the Head Coach at St Helens and now it would appear to be the case with the new Head Coach at Leeds Rhino's is not one of the boys!

Time for another Head Coach from down under in my opinion!

Owd Codger ,, Have you got anyone in mind ?? At this moment in time i have no idea of whom to select. Also does anyone know what the attendance was on Thursday? Just looked it up 11,032 the attendance !! GB .

This question is for rugby Supprters mainly,, and what i am trying to find out is " How much did it cost to watch WIgan Rugby League in the days of the 1990s when Edwards ,Hanley Gregory were playing i want to know what we used to pay to watch,, anyone any idea's . GB

Mid 1980s about £3.00 a chuck, early 1990s when Super League started, £5.00, a go, in 1997/98 £6.00, up to the end of Central Park

Get rid of the coach? what garbage!
This coach and his team have delivered the challenge cup,
and are 2nd in the league.
BTW Roy what did you make of that superb pass
to put Marshall in in the first half?

With tickets at £25-£30 for adults who in their right mind is going to pay those sort of prices to watch a mediocre side on a weekly bases

Joe Maplin,
As long as I can remember Roylew has always singled someone out for criticism. Owd Codger turns out more than the average amount of brown stuff on here.

^^^^^^^^^^^

It was a great pass granted but that is what he is supposed to do as a stand off…a very mediocre player imo….Broady am I not allowed to criticise mediocrity

Roylew,
Fire away.

Joe Maplin

They only won the Challenge Cup Final in the last thee minutes of the game thanks to a bit of inspiration by Leuluei and Smith and as for being second in the league, that is due to most of the other clubs not having the same bigger squads to cover for injuries and suspensions like Wigan have and not in the same position to loan out the many players to other clubs as what Wigan do. A situation which has led to two of the better young players going to Warrington and Leeds as they cannot get regular first team selection at the age they should be getting into a first team on a regular basis like Newman and Welsby have and Nicholson has at Warrington.

The only difference from last season, is that Lam did not have the signings of Cush, Ellis and Mago from down under, Field who was out injured for the season, French missing for part of the season, a good young Assistant Coach in Lee Briers and a situation where because of the lack of better prop forwards, he had to play Clubb who wanted to retire.

Recent results in games against against injury and suspension hit Hull FC, Hull KR, Wakefield Trinity compared to results against consistent St Helens and improving Leeds Rhinos under their new Australian Head Coach prove my case!

As far as I am concerned, the inconsistent play and results will not alter unless a Head Coach is recruited from down under!

Just checking,you did watch all the Game,it wan't nil nil with three minutes to go...Thats what makes sport,sport. Drama, a last minute goal,try drop goal..etc.
And as far as beating the saints ( at magic).it nearly happend! are they mediocre too ,they( like Wigan in the final ) scored with minutes on the clock, it,s sport like it or lump it
IMO nowt like promoting from within the club(worked at liverpool for years)

Codger

You say saints are " consistent " They have won ONE more league game than Wigan this year And we have won a trophy and they haven't, get a grip man!

Saints hammered today

Aye Pey,aussie coach and all

As long as the happy clappers are happy!

where is jarvo these days? He always had an opinion on rugby matters.

As long as the happy clappers are happy!


Most genuine fans are happy and clapping What is your problem? Do you expect them to batter every team by 40 points every week?

ahcawntspeyk

No, I expect them to win by decent score against the better teams free from injuries and suspensions.

And seeing that I have been a genuine fan myself for over fifty years, I am entitled to give an opinion even if you and some others don't like it.

Like it would appear with other fans on fan's website, I am far from impressed with the club advertising for two retail assistants on zero hours contracts.

It is my birthday today (68) and our son has got tickets for Fridays match. I hope it is an entertaining match. 1st time we will have been to watch a rugby match for a few seasons. last time we watched them I would not have paid them with washers

“Like it would appear with other fans on fan's website, I am far from impressed with the club advertising for two retail assistants on zero hours contracts.”
Owd Codger that’s why picketing is very popular these days against that happening!

fossil

Only commenting on what other Wigan Warriors supporters are saying about the matter.

And what has it to do with the Latic's supporter?

And seeing that I have been a genuine fan myself for over fifty years, I am entitled to give an opinion even if you and some others don't like it.

Just a pity you don't apply that sentiment to United fans on here, eh Walter

And as for your last post on not being able to have a opinion on something if you aint a fan of that particular club no need for you to post on your favourite subject ever again then is there!

Don't get the connection between employing retail assistants and team performance but hey ho.

"No, I expect them to win by decent score against the better teams free from injuries and suspensions."

They can only play whats put in front of them,or are you advocating matches are postponed for games against teams with injuries

Codger It said you were not impressed ,not the comments of the crowd at the rugby match at the Latics stadium.

broady

I have got a lot of catching up with some on Wigan World where the amount and level of brown stuff is concerned!

Time to change your moniker to Owd Moaner.

broady

Nerve touched?

Correct broady,a perpetual moaner about everything is Owd Moaner

C-mon Todge…….tell them all what name you were using 10 years ago. I am sure they will all remember you.

Who do you reckon he was Stardelta?
I have been on here for a good while and I can’t think of a better moaner in that time

The clique cannot resist!

An clue.

spot the difference

Anyone get the impression that Stardelta is either an administrator of the website or perhaps even Perkin Warbeck who also was a pretender!

Who else has the time an means to root out so many names from the past?

Could be Ruddy,very similar hatred of the Latics!
Ah well every point of view welcomed on WW I suppose, even the blinkered which he was.

Make you mind up Todge.

Earlier this week I was a councillor!!

Fossil,
I don’t think Perkin Warbeck was a pretender!!!!!

I am sure Perkin wasnt

broady and Handsome pitmon, definitely not a pretender,only just relative

I am definitely not Perkin Todge

Stardelta,me neither but we are close

Certainly a game of two halves tonight. Some good opportunist tries.

Wigan played terrible in the 1st half and after 10 mins some of the players looked knackered I expected Warrington to go further ahead but did not capitalize on the run of play. It was only part way through the 2nd half Wigan stepped up a gear but even then were caught out by a few good breaks from Warrington and they were only stopped by a few individual and well executed tackles by the Wigan players

Worse Warrington team seen since Tony Smith left them!

Wigan sacked Maurice Bamford for less!

Very disappointing that Harry Rushton who before he went to Australia was one of the best young forwards in the Academy has not been re-signed by Wigan.

They’ve got plans if French leaves so holding money back I suspect

Wigan get hammered again

Players just not good enough…4 maybe

Smith and who else?

Too inconsistent in away games and not as good as those running the club think they are!

Did you go to Wakefield?

broady

Did You?

Marshal French Field….the rest very very average…only a 6/10 team…forwards 5/10

A friend of mine went, and he said defence was shocking as was the performance as a whole.
He was very disappointed!
He also said Wakefield played well.

If you were a owner/director/player of a English club, which would you prefer to stay up?

A traditional English club like Wakefield Trinity or a second French club in Toulouse.

Recent results show that some decisions have been made where income and travelling costs are concerned!

In all team games you are only as good as your reserves.
Wigan when everybody is fit are as good as any team.

I think Saints are head and shoulders above Wigan. More consistent as well.

broady

On that, it would appear we agree!