Re: Pre-season chat : Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:13 pm  

Player of the season- Marshall
Breakthrough- Nsemba
Scapegoat-Powell

Re: Pre-season chat : Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:15 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Brian, what's your thoughts on Ramon Silva? Been with the club coming up to two years I think, obviously a young project signing from London. I've seen next to nothing on himas yet, good enough to break through?

Brian will have seen more of him than I have but I personally don’t see him having a future long term at Wigan.

Re: Pre-season chat : Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:06 pm  

jonh wrote:

Brian will have seen more of him than I have but I personally don’t see him having a future long term at Wigan.

He’s done a year at Wigan, 2023 will be his second.

I’m with Jonh, seems extremely raw.

Will be interesting to see him in preseason , he had a few injuries last year.

Re: Pre-season chat : Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:52 am  

How do we all feel we’ll go with Tommy replacing Briers. He’s got the experience on the field and has done his stint with New Zealand. Not sure what stamp he can put on the team creative wise that he hasn’t as a player

Re: Pre-season chat : Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:59 am  

jonh wrote:

Brian will have seen more of him than I have but I personally don’t see him having a future long term at Wigan.

I honestly don't know but haven't been overly impressed with what I have seen, I think this season will tell us al we need to know.

Re: Pre-season chat : Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:17 pm  

WWste wrote:

How do we all feel we’ll go with Tommy replacing Briers. He’s got the experience on the field and has done his stint with New Zealand. Not sure what stamp he can put on the team creative wise that he hasn’t as a player

I watched a POD a few months ago where Sam Tomkins stated that he thought Tommy could be a head coach already even before it was known that Briers was going. He couldn't have praised him any higher therefore, on the assumption that ST knows what he is talking about I am quite excited that Tommy has joined the coaching team.

Re: Pre-season chat : Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:29 pm  

Stu M wrote:

I'm sure that all of you like me are looking forward to the new season so I thought I would try and get some predictions for next year.

To avoid this becoming a Wigan/Saints thread on your own board I will keep it to Wigan only.

So who do you feel will be:-

Your player of the season
Breakthrough player (so either a relative unknown so far or someone not expected to do so well)
Fans scapegoat

Player of the year Cooper
Breakthrough player Byrne. Would be more than happy if Ellis or Mago got this accolade if Byrne doesn't "kick on".
Fans scapegoat - i don't entirely understand why Powell gets so much incessant stick. He is obviously well respected by his team mates and his coaches. I would like him to develop his kicking game and his general attacking threat because as an ex halfback I assume that he has these qualities but doesn't show them as often as I would like. Maybe with Tommy in the coaching setup we may see a more expansive game from Powell in 2023. I'd love him to be player of the year in 2023.

Re: Pre-season chat : Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:00 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

Player of the year Cooper
Breakthrough player Byrne. Would be more than happy if Ellis or Mago got this accolade if Byrne doesn't "kick on".
Fans scapegoat - i don't entirely understand why Powell gets so much incessant stick. He is obviously well respected by his team mates and his coaches. I would like him to develop his kicking game and his general attacking threat because as an ex halfback I assume that he has these qualities but doesn't show them as often as I would like. Maybe with Tommy in the coaching setup we may see a more expansive game from Powell in 2023. I'd love him to be player of the year in 2023.

Good shout on Byrne.

I actually felt last year was his breakthrough season, however I do expect him to really kick on again in 23 and be pushing to be recognised with an England call up in time for the World Cup in France.

Re: Pre-season chat : Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:28 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

I watched a POD a few months ago where Sam Tomkins stated that he thought Tommy could be a head coach already even before it was known that Briers was going. He couldn't have praised him any higher therefore, on the assumption that ST knows what he is talking about I am quite excited that Tommy has joined the coaching team.

I think it’s a funny time to come in to the coaching squad as our attack last year was great and mainly put down to briers. Tommy is solid and I’m sure it wasn’t a coincidence he got the assistant NZ job. He’ll need to make sure we keep performing and hopefully he can bring that extra for us to push to the final

Re: Pre-season chat : Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:13 pm  

jonh wrote:

Good shout on Byrne.

I actually felt last year was his breakthrough season, however I do expect him to really kick on again in 23 and be pushing to be recognised with an England call up in time for the World Cup in France.

I think Byrne is progressing quite nicely but I'm quite hopeful that there is still room for improvement.
Havard tends to get most of the plaudits,which on the whole I generally agree with however, Byrne really is a big lad and I'm hoping that 2023 is when he really delivers.
He's got the "quiet enforcer" about him which in today's climate is probably what is required to keep down any potential disciplinary issues.