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Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:29 am  
Where did Wigan win last night
A BIG PACK AND BENCH
TELL MR PRICE... Its getting silly now.
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:39 am  
Strange how we see things differently. I put Wigan's main strength is their handling skills and pace. Very good defence too. Backs are best in League but their pack isn't.
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:15 pm  
Wigan's advantage over us had nothing to do with the quality of their pack - player for player it's no better than ours.

The advantages they do have are

Unshakeable belief in their ability to win
Ruthless, tenacious defence
Perfect play off football game management
Ability to get under the oppositions skin
Using ALL their resources and squad effectively

At one stage this season we had similar belief but it evaporated in the week of the Salford SL and CC games.
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:28 pm  
What about

- investing in youth
- tradition and history
- being a true rugby league town
- nutritious pies
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:34 pm  
They arn’t playing with a Monkey on their backs like us :D
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:39 pm  
morrisseyisawire wrote:
Wigan's advantage over us had nothing to do with the quality of their pack - player for player it's no better than ours.

The advantages they do have are

Unshakeable belief in their ability to win
Ruthless, tenacious defence
Perfect play off football game management
Ability to get under the oppositions skin
Using ALL their resources and squad effectively

At one stage this season we had similar belief but it evaporated in the week of the Salford SL and CC games.


That is a pretty perfect summing up, from my time watching them as an adult from 1985 I don't think they have wavered from that. One of the pundits last night also stated that from Ellery Stanley time through to day they have had a constant top drawer player at loose.

We have had great things too but we can never seem to string things together through the ages and that's the problem.
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:41 pm  
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That is a pretty perfect summing up, from my time watching them as an adult from 1985 I don't think they have wavered from that.


Do you remember the Ian Millward era :lol:
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:34 pm  
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What about

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- being a true rugby league town
- nutritious pies



Wigan produces so many rugby players compared to us and it has for years. There best players at the moment, however, are bought in. When they get injuries though, they cope so well. The results, over time, of Wigan Colts v Wire Colts would tell a tale.
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:55 pm  
sally cinnamon wrote:
Do you remember the Ian Millward era :lol:


Sadly yes, Basil the Bully!!!!!

Just read Radlinskis and Terry Newtons books.
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Re: Wigan GF again.... : Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:16 pm  
morrisseyisawire wrote:
Wigan's advantage over us had nothing to do with the quality of their pack - player for player it's no better than ours.

The advantages they do have are

Unshakeable belief in their ability to win
Ruthless, tenacious defence
Perfect play off football game management
Ability to get under the oppositions skin
Using ALL their resources and squad effectively

At one stage this season we had similar belief but it evaporated in the week of the Salford SL and CC games.

Helps having the best player in the comp too in Bevan French.
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