Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sat Oct 05, 2013 11:28 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Not sure Ratchfords legs would have reacted quite the way they did had the tackle been to his hip.

It really wasn't to his hip.

The initial contact was to his hip,that particular tackle was just one of those things that can happen in a game,personally i dont think there was any intent involved.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:26 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Their culture. No, not the culture of the town, you can put your Mum's skirt down. I mean the club's mentality. They are coached by a deranged gorilla, but no matter how average the players are that they put out, they all go out with the mentality of 17 Japanese kamikaze pilots. Ultra aggressive from the first minute of the season to the last, no a complete disregard for their health.

To come back from 16-2 down today was simply magnificent. As much as I despise their very being, we must learn to adopt their mentality. The aggression, the clinical execution, the never say die attitude.

As Tina Turner would say, "Simply the best".

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:28 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

I think we used to have that mentality, when we were winning things. But we won't see that mentality under Brown. He's far too casual.

I can see Rush banging his head against the wall, what a beautiful sight. At least Eamon knows his rugby, I believe that he was one of the few to predict a Wigan win.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:30 am  

St pete wrote:

Crazy thing is, this double winning team with great culture only finished one place above us in the league table.

True and won two more trophies.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:32 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Not sure Ratchfords legs would have reacted quite the way they did had the tackle been to his hip.

It really wasn't to his hip.

And Wigan weren't really the best team.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:34 am  

No1 Saint wrote:

We obviously need to learn to target key opposition players with dangerous tackles with the intention of making sure they leave the field thus disrupting the oppositions flow.

That aside you have a point re intensity and aggression, the majority of the season our pack especially had neither.

No you need to recognise a champion team when you see one. Wigan are the only team that could have recovered from that defecit and won with plenty to spare.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:38 am  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

No you need to recognise a champion team when you see one. Wigan are the only team that could have recovered from that defecit and won with plenty to spare.

I disagree, Leeds have it in them too. I agree with the champion team though, it's probably the 3rd or 4th best squad in the league yet has won the double. That shows it's more than just the talent on the park come game day.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:28 am  

The remarkable thing is just how many players class players Wigan have lost over the last two years and relied more on the youth coming through and our Welsh recruits.
And we're losing more stars yet again now in Mossop, Sam Tomkins and Pat Richards being added to Joel Tomkins, Deacon, Coley,Finch, Carmont, Lima,Hock, Hoffman that have left yet the culture and style of play we have will see us carry on being competitive.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:36 am  

I thought Harrison Hansons tackle on Ratchford was 100% legal. He didn't target the joint of the player. He actually hits the hip area of ratchford who fell funny.

Re: One thing we MUST learn from Wigan : Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:40 am  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

True and won two more trophies.

Why the arrogant big headed reply ?

I've not bagged Wigan once and IMO won fair and square. I'm just eluding tho the fact we only finished one place below Wigan in the league table as people often sugest we are total rubbish.


You my friend are one of the reasons why Wigan fans are hated more than any other fans in super league. Your the sort of idiot that only spouts up when you've won something.