Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:19 am  

Grimmy wrote:

I know yeah, how strange that I, a Wigan fan, was more bothered about contingencies to ensure a Wigan victory, rather than a Warrington one. If you get bullied by a team missing five first choice forwards you will deserve to lose

Hardly. You've managed to bully teams with no forwards all year and made it to a final. There are no teams how deserve to loose. The best two teams in the whole regular season are playing each other in a final after playing the second top two teams in a semi final.

I'm sorry but the card your trying you play there is obsolete.

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:49 am  

Builth Wells Wire wrote:

Which 5 forwards are they...
Ben Currie
Ben Westwood
James Laithwaite
Mitchell Dodds
Ben Harrison

Admittedly I don't know your side as well as you do, but to my understanding Laithwaite is going playing League 1 next season and you have loaned Harrison out to Wakefield, I seriously doubt they would be in your ideal 17. The forwards I referred to are:

Mossop (would start at prop)
McIlorum (would start at hooker)
O'Loughlin (would start at loose)
J.Tomkins (would come off the bench at second row)
Clubb (would come off the bench at prop)

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:56 am  

These must be the famous Wigan injuries referred to by every tv & radio presenter worth his/her salt.

I think Laithwaite is going to Canada playing Grimmy, along with Wheeler.

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:58 am  

Laithwaite was a first team regular so yes he would have. Harrison also. two players who have career threatening injuries. one recovered and one still in the process. They'd have a place on the bench at full fitness but no coach in their right mind would name them in the final 4 games on the season when match fitness is key.

That's like McIllorum declaring he's fit and fat head throwing him in. it wouldn't happen. If he plays Sean O'Sicknote then that's a huge gamble at the expense of a filly fit lad with match fitness ready to go missing out.

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:59 am  

Captain Hook wrote:

Longbarn seems to have his finger on the pulse ...

Il be watching my pulse on Saturday about 7.30pm!!!

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:03 am  

ninearches wrote:

These must be the famous Wigan injuries referred to by every tv & radio presenter worth his/her salt.

I think Laithwaite is going to Canada playing Grimmy, along with Wheeler.

In League 1, no? I'm sure if he was good enough to warrant a decent offer and make the starting 17 every week for Warrington, or any other top SL team, he wouldn't be going playing League 1.

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:09 am  

Grimmy wrote:

In League 1, no? I'm sure if he was good enough to warrant a decent offer and make the starting 17 every week for Warrington, or any other top SL team, he wouldn't be going playing League 1.

There are plenty of players who go to Australia to play in a lower league. Why? the lifestyle. These are young lads after all. they want to see the world

If you offered me the choice of Wakefield or Living in Canada. I'd choose Canada every time. They're being bankrolled by a millionaire and the local government. He won't be on a naff wage that's for sure.

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:15 am  

mark_m wrote:

O'Loughlin not in the Wigan squad....

I think he'll play.

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:27 am  

LOngbarn Wire wrote:

Il be watching my pulse on Saturday about 7.30pm!!!

Make that 8pm... video Ref...

Re: Squad for the Grand Final. : Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:06 pm  

Word on the street from a source is Patton will be in the starting 13.