Quote: TOMCAT "Would you say 8 was half of 25? Even in if they are all in decline and you fail to mention the possibility that they may be maintaining their overall level of performance. Being over the hump in perfomance terms is also different to being well past it!
Would you say that there is room for experienced heads as well as young bodies in our squad?
As to whether the older members can go out on a high, that depends on how they are managed over the next 9 weeks.'"
Although some of the older players were average yesterday (JJB was very poor) I would be more worried that some youngsters were average or dominated. Watkins did very little and Ward was completely overshadowed by Bateman. However McGuire, whose attitude constantly irritates, actually played quite well. Aiton also looked good. Hardaker seems to be the one consistent high performer, however I thought he would go the length and score but was easily run down by three Wigan players including Bateman.
