: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:26 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

He had a fantastic second half of 2008 and hopefully can get that form back. He was a huge threat in that spell and his link up with Barrett was superb. Maybe him and his brother can strike up something similar in time.

For me Joel can only show his potential at Loose, he isn't a workhorse second rower like Mossop and co.

: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:53 pm  

Renegade wrote:

For me Joel can only show his potential at Loose, he isn't a workhorse second rower like Mossop and co.

I think your right about this. He runs good lines, has pace and has good ball handling skills for a big fella.

Before last season I would have said shift him to 13 and Lockers into the 2nd row. However as we all know Lockers was outstanding last year, so there will be no opportunities (bar injury) for him there.

I would like to see him have a run in the centres. For me he has all the attributes required, not to mention his size. This would also allow Mossop to have a good run in the team and IMO is a better option than sticking Bailey in there.

: Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:34 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

To write off Tomkins would be silly imo. He's shown in flashes he's got alot of talent but he needs to cut out some silly errors from his game. He just seems to have alot of brain farts like the 2 in the play offs against Cas and then Saints where he tried to take the last defender on the outside with about 3 inches worth of pitch to play in.

On the positive side of you saying Mossop was better then Tomkins late on in the year i'd like to think thats because he did so well. He is a huge lad and just gets through big metres and plenty of tackling. The league game away at Knowsley Rd was his best preformence imo and really got everyones mouth watering as to how good he could be.

I think a lot of people were gutted when Joel was left out of the CC semi final. Could he of been the difference? We got battered with size.

: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:53 pm  

Odemwingie wrote:

I think a lot of people were gutted when Joel was left out of the CC semi final. Could he of been the difference? We got battered with size.

I don't think even with Joel playing we would of won that semi-final. Wire just had far more desire, enthusiasm and ultimately skill for us that day.

So IMO having Joel, although would of been a boost, wouldn't of made the difference between winning and losing.

: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:55 pm  

Odemwingie wrote:

I think a lot of people were gutted when Joel was left out of the CC semi final. Could he of been the difference? We got battered with size.

You do mean the starting 13 ?

: Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:19 am  

MattyB wrote:

A little birdie has told me that Wigan's new retail premises in the galleries will be open within the next 2 weeks. Told to keep it hush hush

I hope that's right!

: Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:44 am  

Bert's Medal wrote:

I hope that's right!

As long as it's better than WN1

: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:49 am  

Conroy wrote:

As long as it's better than WN1

Agreed

I had to laugh a few weeks ago - I was at the new Liverpool shopping centre (Liverpool One) and noticed the name and address of the new Everton shop in that centre:

Everton Two
Liverpool One

Didn't happen yesterday though

: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:52 am  

Bert's Medal wrote:

Agreed

I had to laugh a few weeks ago - I was at the new Liverpool shopping centre (Liverpool One) and noticed the name and address of the new Everton shop in that centre:

Everton Two
Liverpool One

Didn't happen yesterday though

Heard about that when it opened.

Latics shop just looks like a tacky crimbo shop imo. Was not best pleased.

: Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:42 am  

wigan_knight wrote:

You do mean the starting 13 ?

I think he means Mossop after me saying how good he was at Saints a week before the semi only for him to not make the semi final 17.