So I assume you didn't see last night's game....

If you want to assume the mantle of cool dude whilst painting me as Corporal Jones, that's fine.. With regard to the team's attitude, my thoughts are this. I can accept a coach resting players due to the nature of the playoffs, etc. what concerns me I will state again in the hope of a worthwhile response...

I don't see professional players taking to the pitch with a "don't care" attitude. I would imagine those lads are hurting today and wondering how they can turn things around next week. If our team are currently sat on a plane thinking the CC is in the bag (some, not you, are predicting up to 30 points in victory) then they are even cooler than you.

I watched all the game, and i was as frustrated as others here. I will leave you to do the "painting" of yourself and others... I don't panic, thats my nature, and i will judge the season when it's over.

In which case I don't expect to hear from you until after we are knocked out of the playoffs. I would like to point out, however, that you did paint many people with your M&S comment.

Whatever......

I'm worried about us in the short term, but not the long term. Our form is terrible but we are a good team which should be looking to win many trophies when we're a bit older and the key players at Wire and Leeds have retired/gone over the hill. Not sure whether Shaun Wane's the man to take us forward though. I'd probably give him the benefit of the doubt and offer him 1 or 2 years if we win the cup

Totally agree. We are a young group and there is a lot of improvement left in most of them. We need a couple of judicious signings in the backs to go with us not losing any more quality players then, as they get older, better and more experienced we should all reap the benefits. I actually yearn for a thread in the future when our rivals come on here winding us up about the age of our squad?

something i have noticed that has disappeared off the playlist is the use of the full width of the pitch.

when we were playing well, we stretched teams by getting the ball wide, and then very quickly (often in the same play), returning to the opposite wing.

this exploited our strengths (which is very much fitness and mobility, rather than power), and opened up gaps that we could exploit.

recently weve tried to batter the ball down the middle, which with our lightweight back row is never going to work against a half decent outfit.

Too true...

I noticed Eddie H mentioning a few weeks that this new rhino rugby ball is like a bar of soap when the hands get sweaty. Is this having an impact on our handling ability? It looked hot in Catalan, maybe I'm clutching at straws and trying to rationalise the appalling handling from both teams yesterday and also in other games I've seen on TV?



Even if I'm wrong, I'm praying for an overcast day next week..



Believe in WIGAN!!! Let's enjoy the week and the build up.. I expect the performance of the season on Saturday.

Thing is, it's the same ball for both teams, I didn't see them dropping it like a hot potato

I don't think it's a plan to lose any game.



I hope, I really do hope, that it is a sign that Wane is picking the matches to put 100% effort in at the business end of the season.

Exactly.



We can only hope for the former.