Re: Semi Final v Salford : Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:14 pm  

Couple of non-game related observations from yesterday. One bar open in the South Stand? 25 minute queue for a beer and over £4 a pint.

Secondly, at those prices - what fool thinks it's a good idea to throw it over the fans below when we score a (disallowed) try?

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:17 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

salford's defence was awful. I'm amazed you didn't score 50

Yeah, it isn't getting a mention but on the whole the Salford fans reaction to the game has been pretty humble.
Humble for a reason, they know and everyone else knows that they couldn't string together any kind of useful passage of play in the 2nd half, they were crap across the park, and it wasn't down to Wigan.
I dunno if they bottled it or what but they came out flat, by the time they got their 4r5e5 in to gear it was half over and had begun to rain, there was no coming back from that.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:43 pm  

Upanunder wrote:

Yeah, it isn't getting a mention but on the whole the Salford fans reaction to the game has been pretty humble.

Apart from the ones throwing bottles at the Wigan team, you mean?

Humble for a reason, they know and everyone else knows that they couldn't string together any kind of useful passage of play in the 2nd half, they were crap across the park, and it wasn't down to Wigan.

Of course. They'd still have lost even if they'd been playing no one. We just happened to be in the right place at the right time to benefit from it.

I dunno if they bottled it or what but they came out flat, by the time they got their 4r5e5 in to gear it was half over and had begun to rain, there was no coming back from that.

Another of those fiendish Wigan plans, you see. Because rain only ever affects the opposition.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:51 pm  

Big games are for big game teams. Cas will find this out in a few months

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:59 am  

For me the game summed up perfectly the frustration of being a Wigan fan. We showed at times what a good side we are and how much potential is in this side then in the same game showed who naive and poor we can be.

I do think the ref was poor, however at times we were our own worst enemy giving him no option but to ping us especially the the second 20 of the first half. It did also seem that the bounce of the ball was going Salfords way too which if I am honest had me worried as it seemed like things were transpiring against us.

We showed real desire however to claw the momentum of the game back and ultimately win it relatively comfortably I felt.

It was good to see our Props lay a platform which allowed us to gain that momentum. Personally felt FPN has his best game maybe ever for us. Ran with real aggression and Sutton supported him very nicely.

MMwas outstanding in attack and defence. Gildart and Davies though were a real highlight for me. Davies is a machine so tough and hardworking and it is easy to forget Gildart is still a baby, we have a real talent on our hands there with him. To maintain his form after his injury spell is a fantastic achievement.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:52 am  

That's a great point about Gildarts form Post injury. He himself said he was still feeling a bit of pain in his back for the first few games and that his form took time to come back. I beg to differ! It was like he'd never been away and he just keeps getting better. I posted his record on the VT the other day, including the Cronulla game he has 10 try's and 7 assists in 12 games. He should be seriously in the thoughts of Wayne Bennett for the World Cup imo.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:35 am  

A word about Burgess, at the ground along with most people I suspect I was disappointed at his apparent loss of pace and the way he was taking the ball up, two losses in contact IIRC and getting pushed into touch when there was absolutely no reason for it , but watching the game back on the 11th min he's running a kick return back, flying, but just before contact he loses his footing and looks like he cracks his knee against an opponent and was struggling from that point.
Credit to him for sticking it out for the remaining 70 mins because it looked like it could have really hurt.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:32 am  

apollosghost wrote:

A word about Burgess, at the ground along with most people I suspect I was disappointed at his apparent loss of pace and the way he was taking the ball up, two losses in contact IIRC and getting pushed into touch when there was absolutely no reason for it , but watching the game back on the 11th min he's running a kick return back, flying, but just before contact he loses his footing and looks like he cracks his knee against an opponent and was struggling from that point.
Credit to him for sticking it out for the remaining 70 mins because it looked like it could have really hurt.

Think there's been a few times this season where he's looked 10% off.

He's still better than most in this league, but I wonder if it'll be worth giving him some rest for a couple of weeks now Manfredi is approaching full fitness.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:18 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

A word about Burgess, at the ground along with most people I suspect I was disappointed at his apparent loss of pace and the way he was taking the ball up, two losses in contact IIRC and getting pushed into touch when there was absolutely no reason for it , but watching the game back on the 11th min he's running a kick return back, flying, but just before contact he loses his footing and looks like he cracks his knee against an opponent and was struggling from that point.
Credit to him for sticking it out for the remaining 70 mins because it looked like it could have really hurt.

I remember him getting caught by a 35 year old second rower (Minichello) against Hull away as well. Maybe worth a week or two off for him with Marshall stepping up.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:28 pm  

Manfredi is in contention this weekend. I'd put him on the right with Davies moving over to the left wing.