ryano wrote:
I don't think anyone is doubting he's done well with a depleted squad. That's not the issue. It's the back-handed compliments when they get beaten and the digs at the ref that are laughable. I mean, he complained about Saints slowing the PTB down and stated the ref allowed them to do that. It's like he sees a different game when his team don't have the ball! Saints were no worse than Wigan were. The fact he sounds like Ted Bovis doesn''t help his cause much either. "Leave 'em laughing Spike!" He certainly does that!
I think if he's guilty of anything it's speaking like a fan. He's Wigan through and through, and maybe he doesn't have the impartiality other coaches have to see the game in quite so neutral terms. They all mention the refs when results go against them, I think a lot of people just look for anything to have a go at about him or Wigan.
As far as I see from Friday, he said the better team won, and mentioned the refs had a bad game, pretty much what every other person watching the game said (on both sides)!