After watching the programme last night on Wigan's trip down under for the WCC match i have to say thank feck for McDermott by way of comparison.
His coaching skills seemed to consist of lots of swearing and giving permission for his players to break the legs of the opposition. Matty Bowen looked suitably embarrassed.
His not selecting a player despite being "my type of player" was particularly funny.
Ape indeed.

....and yet Wigan at the moment look the strongest in SL.

Can't stand him.
"Maybe" away from Rugby League he's a different person but the RL Wane is a horrible person.

Donkey Kong? Sounds like what you saw was typical behaviour for DK. Did it show him chucking any barrels on the footage?

Just watched it.Always enjoy these fly on the wall documenteries.As much as i dislike the bloke, i admire his passion for the game and i think that is one major plus he has going for him and why he really gets his sides all buying into the same thing.

I think he would make an excellent international coach.

This ape is dominating super league. How depressing for the level of super league.

Maybe we could go down to the zoo and pick us up an uber coach.

Coaches in RL, much like players in football, are as successful as their players allow them to be.

The mark of a good coach is one who is able to get his players to operate as more than the sum of their parts. I'm not sure - given the side he inherited from Maguire - you can hang that label on Shaun Wane just yet. He's achieving, but with a good squad at his disposal.

His coaching seems to be about attitude. Skills training may be left to his assistants, first Harris and now Deacon, as well as Radlinski setting the structures.

Of course, Wigan have gone the revolutionary route of having assistant coaches.

Agree completely nantwich. Watching it I suspect the assistant does most of the coaching, and Wane is more of a man manager. Although it could just be how he's been portrayed by Sky.

Not saying who told me but it's a Person involved in SL. Wigan had a crib sheet on their changing room wall noting the other team and what injuries/operations there players had had in the last year. Team full of thugs and cheap shot merchants

If nuking a town meant wigan could win a trophy, they'd do it.

Karmichael Hunts, the lot of em.

Given how he's got average/journeymen props like Crosby, Dudson, Flower & Clubb performing for him, maybe we should send Kirke & Bailey to Wigan on loan next year to see if he can transform them

Showed his class again, Tony Smith (as you guys know only too well) is a class above, he is gracious in defeat and victory and again after tonights game was his usual self....then there's Wane, totally classless

I'd heard the same, and it didn't surprise me.

Could not agree more I thought he shown how much defeat hurt him and how proud he was of players - losing Bridge so early cost them the game. Amazing how many teams seem to get players seriously injured in games against Wigan.

Compare Smith's view to Wane's who basically wanted to blame the ref for Wigan not winning by more!! Bentham had an excellent game and should get the GF on that performance.

Given that only Farrell, McIlorum, OLoughlin, and Tomkins from last night featured in Maguire's teams, the inhertited tag has been overcome.