Entirely at the coach's discretion, as indeed is attendance on the part of fans. I can see why a 40 min session for most of the first 17 would appeal at this stage of the campaign.

What do folk expect from friendly, warm-up games except exactly that?
The opportunity to give all your fit players some time on the pitch.

Never saw that so fair to point it out.
Totally agree re-2nd part of your point.

why is it taking the mick? most fans knew before the game this would be the case! we played cas and kr with the majority of u19s/fringe squad players and radford picked the ones the he felt could cut it against the wolfpack!

I care about what Leeds do the comparisons are rellevant wrt performances & the constant reminders about injuries & predominantly that was the consistent "excuse" once the season was well underway.
As for "setting the tone" that isn't selection based it's performance intent shape etc & i didn't use it the Coach did

1st & foremost performance is & always will be the most important factor for me the rest follows on.
Lets also get one thing clear don't drag me into yer petty name calling tit for tat "cheerleaders" etc 30+ page BS.
I have my own opinions & make them on what i see & hear from attending games.
If coulda woulda shoulda etc aren't rellevant the reaction was to a pathetic rudderless 80 minutes of RL after a p!$$ poor year & as for your sarcastic response it doesn't alter the fact he bigged up that game signalling an intent to his team making a point it backfired & he then backtracked those are facts.
We (imo) more than any team have the most improvement & ground to make up from last year so what Leigh/Wigan do in pre-season really isn't a comparison worth making.
What WE DO as a Club/Team is & always will be the most important in any debate comparisons can & will be made but are only really rellevant wrt injuries similar situations & the resulting performances simple as that or do you struggle with context?

Ooh, another strawman construction duly knocked down.

Yay!

It was a meaningless pre-season friendly with 13 first team players missing. What part of that is so difficult to understand?
Who cares what the coach or the club said pre-game? They were trying to sell tickets.

McDermott's said we're going for all 3 trophies this year, will you be stamping your feet if we don't win them all?

I stand by everything I said re the 50-10 (did Wigan have 13 first team players out?) and the silence on that from some posters is deafening!
I've not looked but I doubt there'll be a 20+ page thread on the Wigan board about the defeat.... and rightly so.

As for the cheerleaders comment, I wasn't dragging you into anything.... You've always been and still remain one of the biggest whingers on this board.

Whingers?
Hmmm im pretty certain calling a turd a turd is far from whinging but then you reverting to pathetic name calling because it doesn't match your all is "warm & fuzzy at Headingley & they can do no wrong approach" i shouldn't be surprised.
If you get out of those nappies & want to talk with the grown ups bring something rellevant to the table other than name calling ,dodgy bets & taking everything out of context especially wrt games YOU DIDN'T EVEN ATTEND!!