Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:00 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

It's the demolition of Widnes that's throwing me, we're Wigan amazing or Widnes dire? I didn't see the game

Widnes may as well have taken their wingers and centres off when defending as they continually went missing. Either they were coached wrongly or they lacked effort or something because especially on Ah Van's wing there were yawning gaps every time Wigan went to the edges, which they did on every play (presumably because they knew there would be yawning gaps there!).

If you look at the Sky stats there wasn't a huge amount of difference between the two teams, certainly not that scoreline difference. It was all in the defence, which just wasn't there in Widnes's case.

If we don't put up a better fight in defence than Widnes then I will be ashamed of our players.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:13 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

It's the demolition of Widnes that's throwing me, we're Wigan amazing or Widnes dire? I didn't see the game

I think you can take just as much out of their game as you can out of ours vs Salford.

Widnes were dreadful, the worst SL performance I've seen this season. Wigan put them to the cleaners and played well, but Widnes were just not at it. Similarly, our game vs Salford was played in appalling conditions and we just played for the 2 points, regardless of how we got it.

I think it'll be a close game, but a lot rides on whether or not Lomax plays. I can't see us scoring at all without him AND Roby.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:16 pm  

No T.P.Lomax and Roby is too much of a handicap.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:40 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

No T.P.Lomax and Roby is too much of a handicap.

Wigan called have Mossop. Lauaki, Prescott, McIlorum, Hansen, O'Loughlin which is near enough there first chioce pack!!! Im confident

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:07 pm  

foz_13 wrote:

Wigan called have Mossop. Lauaki, Prescott, McIlorum, Hansen, O'Loughlin which is near enough there first chioce pack!!! Im confident

I think McIlorum will play, not sure about O'Louglin. You also missed out Dudson, he's broke his hand.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:31 pm  

foz_13 wrote:

Wigan called have Mossop. Lauaki, Prescott, McIlorum, Hansen, O'Loughlin which is near enough there first chioce pack!!! Im confident

Lomax,Roby and T.P are arguably our most creative players. Most of the above are just grafters,hardly the same.
If Tomkins was missing then Id say that evened It up.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:41 pm  

With 8 wins in our last 10 visits to Wigan since 2005, the Piedome is certainly been a happy hunting ground for us.

However, I don't see this continuing on Friday as I see a Pie win by 10 points.

I just hope we aren't 'treated' to hate filled comments from Shaun Wane stirring it up before the game like one of last season's derby's.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:48 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

No T.P.Lomax and Roby is too much of a handicap.

Lomax is likely to be playing according to the club.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:55 pm  

I am quietly confident. I am not too concerned about Wigans team, 1 superstar and 16 workers.

I just want to see the work ethic we have shown in the last few games. If we tackle hard, kick well, and keep Wigan out of our half we only have to worry about the superstar. If we let Wigan camp on our line then we have lot more than Tomkins to worry about they have some big lads in their back line.

It is all down to how smart we play and how hard we work.

Re: Good Friday predictions!! : Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:30 am  

Noel Cleal wrote:

I am quietly confident. I am not too concerned about Wigans team, 1 superstar and 16 workers

Charnley and Farrell are hardly boring grafters. I think a lot depends on the pace of the game, if its slow and up the middle you will win, if it's quick and the ball gets shifted out we'll win