10 mins either side of half time cost us the game. Fair play to the Pies for getting themselves up for this game after our last encounter, and their defence was outstanding.



Great effort by the team, despite the season long injuries, and I applaud every one of them!

More so the 10 mins after halftime. If we'd kept it to 8-6 we [imay[/i have been able to sneak over the line and pinch the game. Certainly having a cushion allowed wigan to be very tenacious and decisive in defence without having the nerves of only a narrow lead.



ifs and ands though, wigan deserved and it was indeed their time.

The second try in the second half killed us and it was called by Mr Silverwood, he gave Bentham the VR no option to look at a knock on as he said it went backwards when he clearly dropped the ball and then it bounced forward, even the muppets in the Sky studio wearing their cherry & white colours called it as a knock on. Such decisions turn matches, at 14 points down it was too big a gap to claw back without the inspiration of Maguire.

I'd be interested to look at the stats of Mr Silverwood for when he's reffed us this year.

WCC versus the Aussie salary cap cheats..lost

Huddersfield away after WCC..lost

Challenge cup final...lost

Play off semi final....lost

Bit of a trend with the major games

Not quite good enough tonight but jeez did they give it a go!!



I do think Leeds signing average Aussie imports (Delaney - do me a favour), at the expense of blooding and sticking with some youngsters has bit them a bit.

Why type all that when really all you wanted to put was "It's all Silverwoods fault".

I really don't think you can blame the ref in any way. We may have had a couple of fortunate decisions but I thought Leeds got away with more (reefing the ball out in particular). I don't blame the ref for that though, it's always difficult for them to see.



It was our defence - and possibly your lack of Danny McGuire to test it more - that won it for us. And as [iyou [/isay, the "inspiration of M[ua[/uguire", our coach!

Wigan are a dull as dishwater side though aren't they?



Luckily for me the big game is tomorrow, come on the Fax!!

Correct. No issue at all with the referee as regards decisions against Leeds.



Why the South Stand feel the need to chant the referee's a w****** at the correct decision beggars belief.

I guess the same reason why the South Stand at Wigan do, and at every other club

Presumably they are for you when your side lose. For me, the 161 tries scored, with our wingers the two top try scorers in the competition, has made watching them quite an exciting year.



That really was quite a silly comment from you.

You reckon? Stick around there'll be loads more where that came from.



Like this one earlier -







The video referee was Ben Thaler wasn't it and either way the ball from McIlorum went backwards from the hand. No knock on just more urgency from Carmont.

It was indeed a legitimate score, however scrappy. I've been hounded for suggesting Wigans tries were flukey but their 'pass it & hope for the best' approach can't really be described in any other way - although I reckon the ball was dropped in this particular case . Credit their guys for backing up but give me a well worked try any day of the week.