Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 6:51 am  

fez1 wrote:

I couldn't go but it sounds like the same old Warrington.
The same one that's been around for decades.

There is no way you'd get Saints or Wigan being out-enthused.
Saints could put Jonny Vegas in and he'd do a job and die for the shirt.

We'd put Kerry Katona in and she'd spend her time snorting c instead....

I despair at times with our mentality.

Really? Aside from saints v Wire, are you aware of stains form this year. Even Man City, favourites for the treble are allowed a number of off games and it's to be expected.

A bad game now isn't necessarily a bad thing either as a bounce back will be handy against a very good Hull KR side next game.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 6:54 am  

As I said elsewhere, we've got to remember this is Wire we're talking about.
We make the straightforward complex and the complex straightforward.
It's in our DNA.
We shouldn't have expected anything different.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 6:57 am  

Gazwire wrote:

Really? Aside from saints v Wire, are you aware of stains form this year. Even Man City, favourites for the treble are allowed a number of off games and it's to be expected.

A bad game now isn't necessarily a bad thing either as a bounce back will be handy against a very good Hull KR side next game.

I'm not talking about the performance as such, but about the 'enthusiasm' and desire / pride in the shirt.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 7:33 am  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

He’s the least of our worries. Mata’utia and Ratchford are truely awful centres and we badly need a new one, forget about signing a prop.

TBH i was talking about that match in isolation and in fairness he did step up a little in second half.

I was thinking the same about Ratch. You want the ball in your most dangerous players hands, one of them being Ashton.

It felt like Ratch was trying to play for both his and Ashton where that last try showed the latter can fashion opportunities out of very little.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 8:04 am  

It would be useful if Warrington signed Dean whare until the end of the season... He is a winger's centre ... Ashton needs as many opportunities as he can get

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 8:07 am  

Mcguire last night, first 15 minutes, was a bit more impressive, showing some hands, bumping and riding tackles making himself evasive, then he and the team relaxed after we went two scores up.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 8:08 am  

The thing is we are top of the league for a reason. We must have performed better (marginally) than any other side in the league ... so far. But we could obviously lose to anybody. The fact that we are top does not mean we should thrash the bottom club or that we shouldn't take two points when they are available. It doesn't mean that our forwards should trample all over the bottom club & win by fifty points. One or two on here are simply reverting to type & being very negative & others are simply expecting too much.
We ought to stop taking a pop at individuals, enjoy the current occasion & look forward to our next tough challenge v HKR.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 8:40 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

The fact that we are top does not mean we should thrash the bottom club or that we shouldn't take two points when they are available. It doesn't mean that our forwards should trample all over the bottom club & win by fifty points. One or two on here are simply reverting to type & being very negative & others are simply expecting too much

I'd imagine I'm one of the negative types you are referring to, and if the hat fits. Bottom line, 11 games in, yes we are top but its who finishes first on GF day that counts and so far we have failed 2 of our 3 big tests.

We've been here on these discussions before. But I maintain, anyone who settles for second best will get it. Serial winners aim high, have meticulous self-analysis and don't accept anything less than their very best.

We were well off it last night against a team with 11 straight defeats, and some navel gazing is expected, and healthy.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 8:59 am  

fez1 wrote:

I'm not talking about the performance as such, but about the 'enthusiasm' and desire / pride in the shirt.

I know, thats why I highlighted that aspect in your post I quoted.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Sat May 06, 2023 9:08 am  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

I'd imagine I'm one of the negative types you are referring to, and if the hat fits. Bottom line, 11 games in, yes we are top but its who finishes first on GF day that counts and so far we have failed 2 of our 3 big tests.

We've been here on these discussions before. But I maintain, anyone who settles for second best will get it. Serial winners aim high, have meticulous self-analysis and don't accept anything less than their very best.

We were well off it last night against a team with 11 straight defeats, and some navel gazing is expected, and healthy.

I'm reasonably certain that most grand final winning sides have blips in their season. In addition to this, virtually all our props were out for those 2 games, so I'm not sure what you were expecting - for us to win those two? When all our players are back and we regain some cohesion, it'll be a better time to judge.