: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:03 pm  

ROBINSON wrote:

For Christ's sake, look.

We've lost our opening 3 games. It really is ONLY three games, and those games have been lost by 6, 8 and 6 points respectively.

If we'd been thrashed, and we were more games in, then yes. But not now.

If you lose next week though, you can probably say goodbye to a top 2 finish.

Wigan with more or less a full strength team should be beating Wakefield and Castleford at home.

I said the same thing last season, who is your team leader, since Noble arrived on the scene you never had one. This means there is a risk of one man rugby and no one (a la Farrell) to stand up and get the team going.

Re: Whelan and mo : Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:07 pm  

ChrisPie2 wrote:

People can say what they like about these two but previous owners wouldn't have sat around like this trying to run the club as a business and trying to save money on paying noble off. He would've been out the door and we'd be back on track in a week or two.

I think lenagan is going to worry to much about cost and will sack noble when the opportunity to get anywhere near silverware has gone

They were total scum how you can support them is out of this world, they treated Mike Gregory like he wasn't human I'm certain IL would not do the same. And as much as it hurts seeing our squad underperform the last thing I want is for Noble to be sacked right now, give him more than 3 games we have had big changes in key positions give them time to settle then start judging.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:24 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

If you lose next week though, you can probably say goodbye to a top 2 finish.

Wigan with more or less a full strength team should be beating Wakefield and Castleford at home.

I said the same thing last season, who is your team leader, since Noble arrived on the scene you never had one. This means there is a risk of one man rugby and no one (a la Farrell) to stand up and get the team going.

Wigan had four players missing last night.

Bailey and Richards were really missed.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:25 pm  

As a neutral, and certainly those who know me and my views, know I'm no lover of Noble, but it seems as if the main thing missing from your squad is a decent goal kicker. Nobles mistake is trying to turn a previously skilful dynamic team into a second Bradford. He seems to be convinced that only big, tough, knock 'em down and roll 'em over players will come good for him and results. Sorry, but I am not a lover of this type of rl and I pays my money to see fast, skilful moves ....the sort we neutrals expected to see under your previous coaches. I would not, however, get rid of Noble just yet. Hopefully, someone higher up in the pecking order will show him some old vids of the way Wigan fans like their rl and you'll get back into promoting a lot more of your youth. I'm, sure if BN took a look round a few of the young amateur sides available to Wigan and had a bit of faith in today's youngsters, SL would see a bit more of the old Wigan. eg Wigan St Pats and others ........grannyfan Cindy HFC

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:28 pm  

mrs cindy russell wrote:

As a neutral, and certainly those who know me and my views, know I'm no lover of Noble, but it seems as if the main thing missing from your squad is a decent goal kicker. Nobles mistake is trying to turn a previously skilful dynamic team into a second Bradford. He seems to be convinced that only big, tough, knock 'em down and roll 'em over players will come good for him and results. Sorry, but I am not a lover of this type of rl and I pays my money to see fast, skilful moves ....the sort we neutrals expected to see under your previous coaches. I would not, however, get rid of Noble just yet. Hopefully, someone higher up in the pecking order will show him some old vids of the way Wigan fans like their rl and you'll get back into promoting a lot more of your youth. I'm, sure if BN took a look round a few of the young amateur sides available to Wigan and had a bit of faith in today's youngsters, SL would see a bit more of the old Wigan. eg Wigan St Pats and others ........grannyfan Cindy HFC

Eight players who came through the academy were in last nights team.

How many were in Hulls last week?

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:30 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Wigan had four players missing last night.

Bailey and Richards were really missed.

Having four players missing is a poor excuse. Warrington had Gleeson,Clarke, Anderson,Reardon and Grix missing from the Saints match. We were beaten by the better team , fair play. With Wigan being the biggest club in Rugby League , with a great youth system these players should not be missed.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:33 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Eight players who came through the academy were in last nights team.

How many were in Hulls last week?

We are promoting youth yet we keep hearing about Saints are theirs? Roby and Graham in the last ten years? I reckon within the next 3 years we could have an entire team of academy produced players with 3 shipped in superstars. We wasting money on players like Bailey, Phelps, Coley when we have young lads in Tomkins, Ainscough and Prescott who can do the same job if not better and will show more pride and passion in the shirt!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:34 pm  

Billinge Wires wrote:

Having four players missing is a poor excuse. Warrington had Gleeson,Clarke, Anderson,Reardon and Grix missing from the Saints match. We were beaten by the better team , fair play. With Wigan being the biggest club in Rugby League , with a great youth system these players should not be missed.

It wasn't used as an excuse it was in reply to a post saying that Wigan were at full strength.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:39 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Wigan had four players missing last night.

Bailey and Richards were really missed.

They were. Both back in next week for Pryce & Goulding.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:21 pm  

Whelan and Mo would have sacked Brian Noble by now - no doubt about it.