Pleased don’t be fooled by this performance people. Wigan will be at they best when playing against Leeds because as far as Brian Noble is concerned as long as he beats Leeds this season his job is safe.


100 Reasons why Wigan will beat Leeds this season

1. Brian Noble will never let it rest if Wigan lose against Leeds
2. Brian Noble hate’s Leeds so much he brings lazy Aussie’s over who only have to play a couple of games a year against Leeds
3. Brian Noble always get’s the best out of Stuart Fieldan when playing against Leeds
4. Brian Noble bribes the players with a week long up if Wigan beat Leeds
5. Brian Noble threatens the Wigan players that he will mouth the players darkest secrets to the press if they lose to Leeds
7. Brian Noble’s nose will sniff the warriors to a win
8. Brian Noble promises an easy preseason if Wigan beat Leeds at least once
9. Brian Noble quit his part time duties as GB coach so he could spend his spare time on planning to win Leeds
10. Brian Noble hate’s Leeds with a passion meaning he really hate’s losing against Leeds with even a bigger of a passion
11. Brian Noble lies to his players that if they win Leeds it will lead to international call ups for all the players for they respective countries
12. Brian Noble recruits spies to watch over Leeds all season long
13. Brian Noble has ruined the traditional Saints / Wigan derby competitiveness by concentrating too much on a win in his own personally derby against Leeds
14. Brian Noble is guided by mediums to win over Leeds
15. Brian Noble only became the Wigan coach so he could avoid been associated with a side that get’s beat 4 times in one season by Leeds
16. Brian Noble get’s the ref’s on side for games against Leeds to ensure a Wigan win
17. Brian Noble promises the Wigan born products in the first time can have a week scoffing on pies if their win Leeds
18. Brian Noble winning Leeds is more important to him than winning the Grand Final
19. Brian Noble wares the Wigan players out so much when playing against Leeds it affects the rest of their title campaign
20. Brian Noble only expects effort from players when playing against Leeds anyways
21. Brian Noble even lets players fake injuries as a reward for beating Leeds
22. Brian Noble lets a certain Wigan player who has an hatred of Public transport unleash his true colours on innocent Bus men if he helps Wigan win Leeds
23. Brian Noble’s wrath when Wigan lost to Leeds 52 - 16 is so freaky it is unrepeatable on this list!
24. Brian Noble only gave Cameron Phelps a contract because he had a wonder of game against Leeds last season!
25. Brian Noble want’s to win Leeds in the challenge cup again - what Brian Noble wants he gets ala Stuart Fieldan to Wigan!
26. Brian Noble will break player transfer records in order to beat Leeds
27. Brian Noble has one thing on his Christmas list - a win against Leeds next season
28. Brian Noble will let his players engage in shower room activity if Wigan win Leeds!
29. Brian Noble holds a vendetta against Leeds meaning anything but a win will do for him against Leeds
30. Brian Noble can get in touch with kidnappers if Wigan dare lose against Leeds next season
31. Brian Noble will unleash the best pressured talent in the country against Leeds - Sam Tonkins!
32. Brian Noble will have sleepless nights if he loses against Leeds meaning he does all he can to make sure Wigan win this one
33. Brian Noble got rid of Barrett because he was simply not up for the skill factor that Leeds possessed
34. Brian Noble brings determination to the Wigan players game plan against Leeds
35. Brian Noble will sell Wigan players any old pap in order to win Leeds
36. Brian Noble will take the lads to Wigan Pier straight after the game for winning Leeds
37. Brian Noble will make the lads take photographs of Wigan’s past success to put on the walls around they family homes in order to shame them for tarnishing the clubs legacy (well his) by losing against Leeds
38. Brian Noble lets Hock play his game against Leeds meaning Leeds will lose
39. Brian Noble bough Richie Mathers into the Wigan set up because he knows that deep down Richie hated it at Leeds just like Noble does.
40. Brian Noble promises fathers that they son’s will have a god given right to play in the first team of the future by winning against Leeds next year
41. Brian Noble is the only coach in the world who knows how to win against Leeds
42. Brian Noble will bring in Gary Schoefield as a comic if Wigan win against Leeds!
43. Brian Noble promises morning lie ins for the rest of the season after winning Leeds
44. Brian Noble has inside information on Leeds Rhinos
45. Brian Noble got rid of Trent Barrett in order to have a better chance of winning Leeds
46. Brian Noble is the second coming when it comes to beating Leeds
47. Brian Noble will force his Wigan players as part of their job to watch they lost against Leeds over and over 52 times if they dared lose against Leeds
48. Brian Noble will perform a comedy if Wigan win Leeds
49. Brain Noble will get all the players to perform The Damo Leeds dance as Wigan’s new Haka if their lost to Leeds
50. Brian Noble doesn’t want to get at the wrong end of Chris Ivines blog by losing to Leeds again
51. Brian Noble and Wigan have a point to prove after that end of the road video
52. Brian Noble will force the players through a Wigan Pier photo shoot session if they lose to Leeds
53. Brian Noble will bring John Lennon back to life if Wigan win Leeds
54. Brain Noble has promised the Wigan players he will repeat his assault at a cash machine in Kirkstall Leeds scene if they win Leeds
55. Brian Noble will get all the players to snog a horse in front of the camrea to go on Youtube if they lose to Leeds
56. Brian Noble will get the culprit who’s instrumental in the lost to Leeds to have a tattoo done on his bell end
57. Brian Noble promises to go global on a freak show if Wigan win Leeds twice next season!
58. Brian Noble will introduce the players the delights of Arabic fry ups if they win Leeds
59. Brain Noble will order a personalised dartboard that has Maurice Lindsey on it if Wigan win Leeds
60. Brain Noble will let the captain run coaching sessions for the week if Wigan win Leeds
61. Brian Noble will let Tim Smith host a end of season bender for all the Wigan players in Australia on his expense if they win Leeds
62. Brian Noble will have Mariah Carey hold a photo shoot in the Wigan changing rooms at half time of next weeks match if they beat Leeds
63. Brian Noble so wants to be on Juice’s lads thread and winning Leeds could help his chances!
64. Brian Noble will sumo wrestle a walrus if Wigan win Leeds
65. Brian Noble will let piggy roll about in mud all week if he’s influential against Leeds
66. Brian Noble holds the hopes of every Wigan fans wildest dreams meaning he will guide Wigan to a win over Leeds
67. Brian Noble hides the winning tactic when playing Leeds meaning Wigan will win them anyways
68. Brian Noble no longer has Steve McNamara as his assistant
69. Brian Noble builds confidences so much in his side that they will win Leeds
70. Brian Noble’s teams run the show when its against Leeds anyways
71. Brian Noble loves to wind Leeds fans up and will so by beating they glamour boys
72. Brian Noble will enter a pie eating contest if Wigan win Leeds
73. Brian Noble will have heavy’s round at piggys house to steal his fridge if he dares let Leeds win
74. Brian Noble happy hands clap and will win Leeds
75. Brian Noble suffers from OCD meaning that will see Wigan win Leeds alone
76. Brian Noble will have Australian larger imported for Tim Smith if he helps them win Leeds
77. Brian Noble will play Club Tropicana to get the Wigan players in the mood
78. Brian Noble will win Leeds no matter what
79. Brian Noble hits players and gets away with it if they don’t get a win over Leeds
80. Brain Noble will draft in Sean Long to have a go at them if they dare to let Leeds have an inch
81. Brian Noble has a love affair when it comes to winning Leeds
82. Brain Noble paints pictures for players mantelpieces as a trophy for winning Leeds
83. Brian Noble does deals with the devil in order to win Leeds
84. Brian Noble will fill each players retirement funds with ten grand each if they win Leeds
85. Brian Noble can teach players how to play the piano if they beat Leeds
86. Brian Noble reaches coaching levels that no other coaches can reach when playing against Leeds
87. Brian Noble has one aim in life and that’s to beat Leeds as many times as possible and this will happen
89. Brian Noble will take up dancing lessons if Wigan win Leeds
90. Brian Noble will numb his lip up even more for the players amusement if they win Leeds
91. Brian Noble starts turning green in the dressing room at half time if Wigan are losing
92. Brian Noble holds midnight talks with Wayne Bennett in order to get Wigan to win
93. Brian Noble demands that if Wigan lose against Leeds pictures of Sean long will be plastered across all of the dressing room
94. Brian Noble will have the Wigan players packing bags at Asda if they lose against Leeds
95. Brian Noble gives Wigan players the MIDAS touch when playing against Leeds
96. Brian Noble brings in shape shifting reptilians to play in the guise of rubbish Wigan players in order to get a win
97. Brian Noble is Brian Noble and that is that meaning Wigan will win Leeds
98. Brian Noble will get Wigan players to give the donkeys at Blackpool a break by getting them to cover for them if they lose against Leeds
99. Brian Noble has puppet strings meaning he will control centre stage when Wigan play Leeds
100. Brian Noble runs the show when it comes to playing against Leeds

Someone really,really needs to spend less time on the computer.

Two more matches, then he's gone - I here Bradford will be looking for a New Coach soon

This result made me chuckle. In all the Sunday rags it was full of Wigan's threat and their promise to deliver this season. First game in and they come out with a poor result. Only managing one try is worrying. Wakie were written off, and that's how Kear likes it, he's managed to rise his wounded troops and they got a superb away victory. Well done them.

Mathers also made me laugh, in amongst the rags was an article with him, full of self importance, and noted that injuries didn't keep him out last season it was the 2 red cards. He said he would clean this part of the game up, does he? Nup, crucial yellow card in the final quarter for tripping. Muppet.

Also, when did tripping become a yellow card puinshment??? I clearly remember it been heavily frowned upon, and there was no flexibility, it was a straight red card. I remember Big Bobbie Goulding getting red for tripping at HQ in front of the SouthStand, the victim was Mathiou IIRC. Edward also springs to mind for this. You don't tackle with feet, tripping is a stupid thing to do IMO and worthy of a red, not yellow. I just wonder when tripping became acceptable???

Tripping isn't acceptable but it hasn't been the autumatic red it once was for a number of seasons.

If it still were Thomas Leuluai wouldn't ever see a game out.

I wonder why though? Why change this from a red to a yellow? Rugby's tough enough without someone picking up a daft injury due to a trip. Policy review required me thinks.

Mathers was truly awful - that trip was closest he came to an attacking player all afternoon.

He talks a good game, I'll give him that.

Webb for Mathers = a true master-stroke of recruitment.

Remind me again how poor Leeds looked in the second forty on Friday against what was to all intents and purposes an NL1 side? Are you writing Leeds off for the year on the basis of that performance?

That would be silly. The example you have given is ludicrous. Leeds got the job done and won the game. It wasn't polished or classy but we got the win, we got the 2 points which was what mattered. Whereas Wigan didn't and looked poor throughout. I read a flurry of Wigan bumf and they didn't deliver. Fact. I'm not writing Wigan off, we are only one game in, but boy it made my chuckle. The simple point is, any question marks that were looming over Wigan are still there, they haven't shown a signal of intent or put down any firm markers. Leeds don't have these question marks.

Quote: miscreant "Mathers was truly awful - that trip was closest he came to an attacking player all afternoon. He talks a good game, I'll give him that. Webb for Mathers He's got the fans backing it seems: forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=392735

Quote: miscreant "Mathers was truly awful - that trip was closest he came to an attacking player all afternoon. He talks a good game, I'll give him that. Webb for Mathers He's got the fans backing it seems: forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=392735

How do you judge whether a team has "delivered" one game into a season? They played poorly and lost. Leeds played poorly but were fortunate enough to be against opposition so badly prepared they were unable to take advantage. If either side continues that level of performance much further into the season they'll struggle to deliver on their pre-season promises.

Quite easily. See who won. We can get into the pragmatics of better ways to win or lose, but ulimately winning the games are all that counts. Those who win deliver. Results are judged upon, and rightly so. Do you think Wigan will feel like they've delivered against Wakie? A quick persual on their message board answers that one.

I somehow doubt the press coverage you mentioned will have focussed on Wigan's ability to deliver in their opening match against Wakefield in isolation, in much the same way that losing their opening game doesn't condemn the Crusaders to being failures.

Judge whether Wigan have "delivered" and lived up to the perceived hype at the end of the season - I suspect they will.

Sounds like a bet on the cards. Fancy it?

How do you judge 'delivered'?