A poor Wigan performance? Did you actually go to the game?
Not seen a team defend as well as they did today in a long time they are going to be a tough team to beat this year.

Where was Briggs?

Out for 4-6 weeks. Ligaments.

Poor Wigan performance? Some of the passing and the running off the ball was a joy to watch from Wigan. The speed of their defensive line is killed us and just didn't allow us to make ground.

Disappointing performances from some of our players but reality check time.. we are two games in with no halfbacks and a shed load of new players playing against the best side in the comp. That doesn't excuse all of what we saw today but at the same time perhaps a little too early to reach for the rope.

Impotent in attack, clueless in defence. Team selections straight out of the McNamara handbook.

Hard to see us beating Crusaders next week on that showing or Wakefield the week after. All that early enthusiasm was wiped out today. Last week was clearly a flash in the pan.

Looks like Sykes took a knock late on, fingers crossed it keeps him out a while. That guy isn't fit to play in NL2.

V disappointed all round.

Yes, unfortunately.
They defended well, got away with lots, then kicked for territory, and waited for our inevitable mistake. I was not particularly inspired by them, no.

Potter certainly needs to work on our defence out wide, our wingers get sucked in far too easy.
Hargreaves is far too big, and not quick enough to play at Loose, he's a quality prop, but that was a bad call from Potter.

STFU

He put in 100% effort. I'm sure he didn't ask to be played at 6 - but he's playing where he's been asked and trying his best.

Oh my God, reading some of the posts on here makes me worry if you've jumped off of a roof shortly after. Take the positives!

Yes, it really wasn't the best performance. We did too much work in defence in the first half which took it's toll. A few silly errors, like Raynor trying to get the ball out in the first half, which Wigan scored from, and a lack of discipline at times cost us. Plenty to work on for Potter in that aspect.

BUT, we had no halves, and Herbert will be back next week. We were also playing the best team in the competition by a long, long way and they'll do that to better teams than us over the course of the season. It was disappointing to see us get rolled over like that for sure, but we'll improve.

Let's not descend into 2010, because you all fully well know it ain't gonna be that bad.

I wouldnt wish for anyone to get injured, but i would'nt have Sykes in the 17.

I wondered when Sykes would be mentioned. I just hope he isn't crucified on here and made the scapegoat for today's loss.

I doubt he would of chosen his 1st game of the season to be playing 6 against the SL Champions either. Especially in a game where we struggled to make yards and give him space to work in. He's not a stand off but then we already knew that from last year.

Sykes can't pass a ball properly, every pass he gave the receiving player had to jump to catch it.

I think we had a poor share of the penalties, touch judge coming on to disallow tries but then missing other things to penalise Wigan, it may just be me but everything was going wigan's way. Am I blaming the ref, no not really and i'm not surprised we lost with our two half's being injured but for me that didn't feel like the scoreline it ended up at... maybe I'm just feeling nostalgic at the 15,000 attendance.

Wigan converted their possession into tries, something we just didn't do....but we'll sort that out I'm sure, I think MP's as other people have pointed out needs to review a couple of performances and change a few people in and out...Sibbet looks a liability, and Sykes is no half back

If everyone was fully fit he probably wouldn't be.

He was poor - but he's not a 6. He gave 100% and you can't ask for much more than that.

Lets hope it's only the minority who will condemn him. His effort when playing out of position should be applauded.