Thugby : Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:47 pm  

I'm new to this forum and have been quite shocked at the perception of Wigan. Are we really a team of thugs? I know MM has done some pretty poor efforts and obviously Flower the other night, but I can't think of any other Thuggish acts this season. I've seen posts about our method of tackling, but if it's illegal, why would we be allowed to do it? Someone on the gloating thread said our style was boring. I've really enjoyed watching our attacking play this year, especially when you think we lost Sam this year. Most Tries, Most Points and Most Clean Breaks enough said. Most of you guys watch us every week, unlike me with only the televised games, hope you can enlighten me!

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:32 am  

SuffolkCherryPie wrote:

I'm new to this forum and have been quite shocked at the perception of Wigan. Are we really a team of thugs? I know MM has done some pretty poor efforts and obviously Flower the other night, but I can't think of any other Thuggish acts this season. I've seen posts about our method of tackling, but if it's illegal, why would we be allowed to do it? Someone on the gloating thread said our style was boring. I've really enjoyed watching our attacking play this year, especially when you think we lost Sam this year. Most Tries, Most Points and Most Clean Breaks enough said. Most of you guys watch us every week, unlike me with only the televised games, hope you can enlighten me!

It's because you play with an aggressive nature and people still remember the likes of Hock and Newton.

Also the way Wane comes across doesn't help things.

I wouldn't say Wigan are dirty, I'd say they play aggressive and play on the edge and nothing wrong with that but when your an aggressive team like that it gets other fans wound up so when Wigan do over step the mark it then becomes "thugs".

However, I do believe Wigan have had some of the dirtest plsyers to play super league in Hock, Newton and Micky Mac.

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:58 am  

St pete wrote:

It's because you play with an aggressive nature and people still remember the likes of Hock and Newton.

Also the way Wane comes across doesn't help things.

I wouldn't say Wigan are dirty, I'd say they play aggressive and play on the edge and nothing wrong with that but when your an aggressive team like that it gets other fans wound up so when Wigan do over step the mark it then becomes "thugs".

However, I do believe Wigan have had some of the dirtest plsyers to play super league in Hock, Newton and Micky Mac.

Nickle, Hooper and Pryce not up there?

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:02 am  

Grimmy wrote:

Nickle, Hooper and Pryce not up there?

Why you turning into saints v Wigan?

The question is about Wigan not saints.

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:06 am  

St pete wrote:

Why you turning into saints v Wigan?

The question is about Wigan not saints.

You said Wigan have had some of the dirtiest players in Super League. It's only right therefore that we compare Wigan with other top clubs. Otherwise what you're effectively pointing out is that all clubs have had some dirty players.

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:00 am  

Grimmy wrote:

Nickle, Hooper and Pryce not up there?

Don't spoil a good story with a few facts.

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:31 am  

all teams have had their share of thugs.

Wire being Westwood, Wood, and going back a while Cullen, Boyd etc.

IMO no team is any better or worse than the others

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:45 am  

Yes, all teams have a couple of players who are the enforcers letting the opposition know they are around to dissrupt there play.
I think Wigan just play it up to and beyond the "acceptable line" consistently, the refs seem to know that this is Wigans style and factor it into the game.
For the opposition fans this is intepretated as "Wigan are getting away with Murder", I don't really know what the answer is, maybe we can quicken the game up and return to an open running game instead of slow controlled physical contact.

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:30 am  

An area I would like to see the RFL stop next season is the head patting on opposition players after a mistake, penalise it and start binning to get rid of it from the game

Re: Thugby : Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:35 am  

Judder Man wrote:

Yes, all teams have a couple of players who are the enforcers letting the opposition know they are around to dissrupt there play.
I think Wigan just play it up to and beyond the "acceptable line" consistently, the refs seem to know that this is Wigans style and factor it into the game.
For the opposition fans this is intepretated as "Wigan are getting away with Murder", I don't really know what the answer is, maybe we can quicken the game up and return to an open running game instead of slow controlled physical contact.

Wigan's attitude and discipline is not a problem, as evidenced by the number of bans they don't receive.

If you think that Wigan are the worst perpetrators of foul play in SL, then you are clearly not watching the games with both eyes open.