: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:39 pm  

IL ain't know mug, and his comment regarding the only positive to come from the game is that NOBLE picked both Ainscough and Pryce for the match is rather interesting.

We all know including IL that one if not both of these players WOULD NOT have played had it not been for injuries to Richards, Phelps and Mathers. Noble did not pick these players by choice he was backed into a corner by having no option.

Me feels theres a hidden message in there. Why would he say 'Brians picked the new players' why not just say 'the new players Pryce and Ainscough', theres been rumours abounding from the end of last season that IL and BN don't see eye to eye on when to start blooding the young kids. Hopefully now IL will see that he's been right all along and these kids are ready but they've been stifled by BN rufusal to drop the better paid Antipodeans.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:44 pm  

If we lose to Quins, we then have Bradford and Leeds. Potentially starting the season with six defeats??

If we lose to quins, Noble will be down the road but not before.

If we lose to quins and noble gets the boot, I wouldn't put it past us to go and beat Leeds and Bradford.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:50 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Although bitterly disappointed, it took IL only 23 seconds to mention our only positive tonight..that being Sean Ainscough's performance.

However had Phelps not been injured, I fully expect that he would have had Ainscough's place in the team and we would have had NO positives tonight, possibly suffered an even heavier defeat....lets face it, Phelps wouldn't have scored that try last night!!!!

Had our head coach gambled on Sam Tomkins yesterday, maybe IL could have commented on another magnificent debut and perhaps even a Wigan victory.

Sadly, we'll never know.

And for this he (Noble) gets my vote of NO confidence.

Noble has lost the plot and the Dressing room, he should be sacked now

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:58 pm  

The blame lies at the door of IL not BN.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:02 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

The blame lies at the door of IL not BN.

I don't know how you have reached that judgement, unless you know something we don't know.

Brian Noble is responsible for the recruitment at the club.
The tactics and all the preperation for every game.
He picks the squad each week.

It's Brian Noble's head not IL. (Providing Noble is the one responsible for the above mentioned)

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:02 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

The blame lies at the door of IL not BN.

IL is a shiite coach as we all know..Please add a bit of substance to your claims..

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:08 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

The blame lies at the door of IL not BN.

Best you win the lottery and buy him out then cocker

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:56 pm  

Abe Frohman wrote:

I wonder what his reaction was to Nobby sending the obviously injured Hock back into battle only to see the poor lad nearly get crippled at his first attempt to tackle someone.

Whatever industry you work in, you'd give someone making such a decision a severe dressing down at the earliest opportunity.

Noble is becoming a bigger moron game by game.

As I've said before I was at the game with a mate who's a Wigan fan, and said to him when Hock went off that, that was him done for the night at least. I couldnt believe it when I saw him coming back on!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:06 pm  

JLM23 wrote:

As I've said before I was at the game with a mate who's a Wigan fan, and said to him when Hock went off that, that was him done for the night at least. I couldnt believe it when I saw him coming back on!

To be fair to Noble it would have been his decision, but it would have been made with both the players, physios and conditioners consent.

Noble would not have wasted a substitution if he knew that Hock was going to be replaced within 5 minutes.

[DaveO]

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:05 am  

Cadoo! wrote:

He said what he could say.

Exactly. He was also on the spot. He is hardly likely to be less than diplomatic.

People will read into what he said what they want to hear and doing so myself I picked up on the comments about Noble introducing Pryce and Ainscough.

Now we all think he only did it because he had to and maybe IL thinks the same but for me IL saw that as a positive. If Noble drops both of them for Quins and the regular players (Nobles favourites) do not perform THEN I will be interested in what IL has to say about it.

Dave