Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:52 pm  

wigsey wrote:

Really.

A good win against leeds and wins against two woeful sides in Bradford and Cas.

Losses to injury depleted Hudds and Widnes.

Not top four form.

It's March! Give your head a wobble. All this knee-jerking is just bizarre. You get no rewards for being at your best after six games. Wane will put the esablished names back in next week and we'll stuff London by 50. Then we'll be the team to beat once again!

The mob is fickle

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:57 pm  

dirtbag83 wrote:

It's March! Give your head a wobble. All this knee-jerking is just bizarre. You get no rewards for being at your best after six games. Wane will put the esablished names back in next week and we'll stuff London by 50. Then we'll be the team to beat once again!

The mob is fickle

Really?? This mentality seems bizarre...every win is as important as the next..Wane Forked up big time!!

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:02 pm  

With Warrington,Leeds,Catalans, Huddersfield and Wigan all being capable of turning each other over this year then every two points counts.

A loss against by far the worst team in superleague causes two big issues

1 loss of two ponts.

2 A chance to improve goal difference.

No team is a shoe in for top 4 this year as Sts are finding out.

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:02 pm  

dirtbag83 wrote:

Scrape into the top 8? Are you mental? We'll finish in the top 4 comfortably

Are you mental ?

I never said we would scrape into the 8, I said people on here who say we will.

FS, get a grip.

And I stand by my statement that finishing 5th or 6th is an uphill mountain to climb and we need to be top 2.

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:02 pm  

Im all for squad rotation and resting a few players throughout the season but I think Wane definitely took it too far. Resting Pat, Leuluai, Sam, O'Loughlin and Farrell when we already have Carmont, Fielden, Roberts, out injured, with Prescott not playing due to match fitness, it was just ridiculous. I'm quite disappointed that Wane hasn't held his hand up and admitted he was wrong, yes the players on the pitch shouldn't have thrown away an 18 point lead but they were inexperienced and had no idea what to do at the end of the game when we had chances to win it. We are the laughing stock of RL today and we deserve it.

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:03 pm  

DaveO wrote:

Not like that he doesn't and if he thinks what he did was correct he is has failed to learn a lesson and should just hold his hand up and admit he made a mistake. The hole he has made for himself is already big enough without digging it deeper by saying he was right to do what he did.

No we won't. Instead of young players being introduced one at a time in an experienced side Wane compounded the problem of supposedly three injures by resting two more senior pros. Result? Instead of youngsters being introduced into the first team line up and learning the ropes alongside the senior pros they play in a team more akin to the U20 side they are used to playing in but do so against SL opposition. I fail to what good comes of that at all. They learn nothing and we lose the game.

As to the top 8 system meaning the result is not important in the grand scheme of things that may well be true but that misses the point. There is palpable anger at being ripped off.

People go to league games to support their team and hopefully see them win. If Wane pulls this stunt again he will start to alienate the fans. Do the club really want it to be that crowds only turn up for big games and the playoffs.

Well said Dave.

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:11 pm  

Hutchie wrote:

No place in our game for it

Hope the RFL fine you for it too

Why would the RFL fine Wigan?

Today was much better for the game than if a full strength Wigan had beat Widnes 44-10 or whatever. It gives Widnes fans some hope for the season and brings excitement to the game.

It might have annoyed the Wigan fans that they have lost but at least Wigan have got faith in their young players, a lot of other clubs wouldn't produce the high quality youngsters that Wigan do so couldn't pick a squad like this.

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:13 pm  

Guerrier wrote:

Probably nothing - ask Leeds how much a defeat in March counts when October comes round.

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Todays result is totally irrelevant to our season.
You may not like that but the structure of the competition means the weekly rounds count for very little.
Wigan will be in the playoffs.

So Wigan fans now accept that our 5th place finish was genius?
and it's not how you start it's how you finish?

couldn't you have said that and agreed with us last october?
Regards The SL and WCC champions Leeds Rhinos

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:37 pm  

Not read the whole thread but saint simons arrogance sums it up! What about the teams battling for the 8th spot? Teams who would really better financially from getting that spot? Not saying what Wigan did today was totally wrong but some of these so called big clubs fans attitudes.....

Re: Disrespect : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:44 pm  

Resting players is fine, resting 5 in one game, was a mistake from Wane, but no surprise whatsoever that he didnt hold his hands up, whilst at times his arrogance/confidence is his biggest strength, I do wonder if it could be his biggest downfall as well.

Russell will be an outstanding player, and needs to be nurtured with a view to replacing Sam.

Mellor will never be good enough to lead a Wigan team around the pitch in SL and Logan Tomkins is at Wigan purely because of his surname.

We were utterly clueless at times today, no more so than when McIllorum went off and Finch was almost like a one man band, we could have snuck it with Josh's kick, but the pressure got to him I think.

As long as lessons are learned, we will be okay, but it was a great chance to rack up some points & good practice, as it is, the London game has suddenly become much more important.