Re: Wigan squad for Sunday : Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:44 pm  

Geoff wrote:

That squad should be strong enough towin easily. still not a fan of Patrick, but he deserves some more settling in time, I guess

Oh dear, bit arrogant that quote eh.

Re: Wigan squad for Sunday : Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:54 pm  

I think we have far too many uncertainties going into this season:

Mossop - One hard tackle away from his biscuit shoulder collapsing on him again, then him out for the rest of the season.

Lockers - Plays a few, misses a few.

Bowen - Another misses a lot of games, looks disenterested when he does play.

Burgess - His mind already in Aus?

Flower - How will he perform after a long ban?

Charnley - Rumours he's off end of season.

Smith - Average goal kicker, lots of pressure on him now Green has gone.

Re: Wigan squad for Sunday : Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:13 pm  

MattyB wrote:

This Wigan team has been diluted down in quality every season from when we won the Grand Final with Michael Maguire. Due to the average quality of SL opposition in general has meant we've managed to stay around the top a little longer than we ought to have. Every season we have bought cheap and brought more youth in to cover, keep doing this and eventually you get burned. Could this be the season?

Potentially, yes.

Sticking with Bowen at FB has been a disaster, as has relying on Smith to lead us round the park.

You're asking far too much of 18-22 year olds to perform week in, week out.

Re: Wigan squad for Sunday : Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:50 pm  

You only have to go back to 2012, look at the experience and class we've lost and not replaced.

Tomkins, Carmont, Richards, Finch, Leuluai, Hansen, even good club pros like Goulding and Tuson.

That team would wipe the floor with the current one.

Re: Wigan squad for Sunday : Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:08 pm  

MattyB wrote:

I think we have far too many uncertainties going into this season:

Mossop - One hard tackle away from his biscuit shoulder collapsing on him again, then him out for the rest of the season.

Lockers - Plays a few, misses a few.

Bowen - Another misses a lot of games, looks disenterested when he does play.

Burgess - His mind already in Aus?

Flower - How will he perform after a long ban?

Charnley - Rumours he's off end of season.

Smith - Average goal kicker, lots of pressure on him now Green has gone.

I thought charnley was your best player today by a mile, scored one saved several and without him I think we'd have won much more comfortably tbh