Well, judging by the look on Wane's face, I don't think Ben Flower was acting under his coach's instructions at that point. So it would be quite tricky to bring Wane to book for it.

Remember the nice wigan fans wishing mcguire could never play again after tugging Pat Richards shirt a few years ago, wonder how they feel about flowers antics tonight.

Pie forum mod creates gloating thread,threatens wholesale bans for people having the audacity to accuse of Wigans team of being thugs.Wigans 'hate' tag has well and truly deserved

They probably think Flower is a toe to toe merchant

Hohaia tried a forearm smash on flower in retaliation for Flowers late charge moments before. Flower saw red and banjo'd Hohaia, a little OTT but I can see why.

What he did next was unforgivable and the act of a cowardly b'stard, Hohaia was sparked when Flower threw that second punch.

A team of thugs with one or two exceptions but I said it a few months back and will repeat it now... Wigan are a 'win at all costs' team and play a flavour of Rugby that I personally despise.

They got what they deserved today.

I'd give him 6 months too.

In prison.

Flower needs to learn the correct Wigan way. Do it sneakily. O'Loughlin should be able to teach him. He's a master.

In the build up this week I had a dubious feeling about how Wane was building up this Wigan/Saints hatred thing. I can understand it for a league game (and often a flashpoint will happen as a result) but for a GF the occasion is big and important enough regardless of who the opposition is. Cooler heads and better discipline are usually a big step to winning finals so doing his 'raw meat' routine for this particular game wasn't a good idea IMO.

SINE DIE.

When has England captain Sean O'Loughlin ever punched a player?

That many head tackles can't all be accidental

Penalty machine, when he's not injured.

With Mental Mickey not playing, ironically due to injury, the question raised was "which of the thugs will be targeting the Saints playmakers?" We did not have long to wait, step forward Flower.
It alsmot paid off for Wigan as Saints had no other recognised playmaker.
Such behaviour in striking an unconscious player in the high street would result in a custodial sentence. However, the pie eater will no doubt be given a slap on the wrist and let off with only 2 or 3 game ban.

Wigan can play some good attacking rugby, when everything is going for them but have a disgusting habit of trying to win by injuring their opponents. Green should have been given 10 minutes for holding down and how their captain continues to go unpunished for his nasty cheap shots beggars belief

Karma. If you play like a team of houses eventually it will bite you. Just so Helens it but then in the boat Grange of the season. My heart bleeds for them

Interesting to read that saints are considering 'action outside of the game', obviously criminal proceedings. Normally I hate to hear that but really flower has left little options especially as the rfl have no backbone and will likely only dishout a 4-6 game ban.

Genuinely can't remember seeing such a disgusting cowardly action on any sportsfield. Even Luis Suarez had the good grace to only bite a concious player.

For me flower can be banned for life. I have no interest in seeing a 'player' like that. I hope he gets a prison sentence.

Such a shame as it was an otherwise tense hard game.