Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:00 pm  

...to hear your opinions (sensible please!) on the comparison between Wire and Wigan and how they match up after you have seen both teams up close in the last week?

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:04 pm  

Wigan > Wire. IMO.

If we were playing Wigan tonight we would have been hammered out of sight by half time.

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:06 pm  

Wigan are far more intense in defence, but then offer less going forwards for me. It's a battle of attack v defence. In the end I'd side with Wigan as they would not have let in those first 18 points that we did.

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:08 pm  

But in the end it will not matter. We are going to win every game between now and end of season. Build momentum and go into the playoffs with some form. We've had no form in the last few weeks and ran the Wire close. So imagine what we could do with a run of form and for once we came away injury free.


Hurrah!!!!

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:09 pm  

on a dry day I'd fancy Dire's chances. On a wet day Id back Wigan due do there more conservative game and mean defence

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:10 pm  

For me Wigan's defense is better by a distance.

Warrington's attack and creativity is better by a distance.

Should be a cracker between the two. I just hope for a proper referee to be given the game so it's not a gang tackle, third-man-inathon crossed with a WWE style play the ball.

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:10 pm  

I think the try we bombed in the first half played a big part in the eventual match result....24-nil would have changed the complexion of the match...as it happened we did bomb that chance and you got some momentum back. Had we scored from that chance it might have been a lot heavier defeat for you. Credit to your guys for digging in and making a come back...your coach will be able to build on that I'm sure.

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:11 pm  

Huddersfield with Brough have impressed me more this season than Wigan, we blew Wigan away earlier in the season at their place and if it wasn't for a scruffy, fortunate try from Finch we would have nilled them like we have done to quite a few teams this year.

Was that just an off night for this so called superb Wigan defence ?

What you have to remember about tonight is the conditions, they were bound to fatigue players so you wouldn't expect the purest of games especially in defence where its easy to slip (like Harrison did for one of your tries) and its easier to lose your grip on wet shirts compared to dry especially with this new material they use.

I thought it was a great game given the conditions especially in that first half, you came back well and in that period where you came back you certainly played better than you did last week against Wigan.

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:13 pm  

Oxford Exile wrote:

I think the try we bombed in the first half played a big part in the eventual match result....24-nil would have changed the complexion of the match...as it happened we did bomb that chance and you got some momentum back. Had we scored from that chance it might have been a lot heavier defeat for you. Credit to your guys for digging in and making a come back...your coach will be able to build on that I'm sure.

I thought this thread was about how WE thought you and Wigan compare not about how you did tonight... If your going to try trolling by stealth be a little more stealthy

Re: Interested..... : Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:15 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

For me Wigan's defense is better by a distance.

Warrington's attack and creativity is better by a distance.

Should be a cracker between the two. I just hope for a proper referee to be given the game so it's not a gang tackle, third-man-inathon crossed with a WWE style play the ball.

I agree with most of this....but our season has mainly been built on a solid D.

I think with B Hodgson joining in the line it is akin to having three half backs..and Monas is playing very well. I think our pivot players are better than Wigans.
And as you guys well know...its all about having good pivot players.