It's called having an opinion - I have one about how Wigan play the game under Maguire and when it's relevant, I post it.

As for your second point (and I use the term 'point' in it's loosest possible sense) no, categorically and unequivocally not.

If you're bored with reading other people's opinions, may I respectfully suggest that an internet forum may not be the best use of your spare time?

A lot of the criticism of Maguire is way OTT. He brought in an NRL-style defence to Wigan, which has worked wonders for the side. I have no problem with a coach playing to the rules with the intention of winning.

So is winning okay if it means you are likely to maim an opposition player? As Mick Potter said, most clubs would have an ethical opposition to that.

loved his little brochure showing which joints to pinpoint in the tackle.



Road kill achieved i believe Maguire likes it to be called.

You've seen plenty of tackles, but you have no idea as to what the tackler intended to do at that moment - none of us do. Parents are quite correct to be ''concerned about the technique'', but that isn't to say that it's a deliberate attempt to injure people, more that the technique itself can be dangerous if not carefully and properly managed and applied.

Oh, and before you talk about me, or any other Wigan fans being 'DUMB', learn some basic grammar.

Are you seriously suggesting that Maguire has trained the likes of Lima and Hoffman to 'carefully and properly manage and apply' their tackle technique?! That's the most ridiculous statement I've heard throughout this discussion and is not in any way borne out by the evidence that's before our very eyes on a weekly basis.

Two men hold up the tackled player - a third man barrels into his standing leg with no regard to the possible consequences; there is nothing careful or managed about that, as you well know.

Sheesh - as I've said before, it's like a cult.

Only 'likely' to maim? Are you mellowing?

Like I say, must be the world's worst coach - I mean, after all he's been trying to get players maimed for two years now and not maimed a single one!

Do you condone the high shots on Tomkins week in, week out, or is it OK that he gets maimed? After all ( repeat post alert) he does sometimes milk a penalty and NO OTHER PLAYER in rugby league EVER does that do they?

Get a grip. Even Saint Sinfield (whom I respect) spends a lot of time trying to get penalties (with constant whining in his case)

You said it

It amazes me that four pages of bile are spewed here. If I go and look at the last game, I don't see any real significance between Wigan and Saints tactics, although I do see some differences in execution - a good few trapped arms of Wigan players, the same "offence" which got S Tomkins in trouble.

The difference between Wigan/Warrington and the rest of SL is, nothing other than skill in executing the same technique. I would argue that Warrington are not as good as the technique as Wigan, simply because the level of whinging isn't the same. Saints are the same, as are Leeds. Huddersfield were in the same group with a good positional kicker but lost form.

With the greatest of respect, that's a load of knackers.

Wigan have been one of the most physical teams in the comp for longer than McG's reign. Referees dont seem to have a big problem with how they play. They are just a physical, rough and tough team that for the most part are within the rules. I dont want to see a super fast PTB, sanitised touch and pass style of play. This also does not help our players when it comes to playing the Aussies who control the PTB well either imo. This has been proven lately when our halves cannot play at the international level because the defensive line is set (due to the oppositions control of the ruck), and they cant rely on speed and footwork. All our halves have to do in SL against the majority of teams is wait for a quick PTB and run through big gaps in the line. For me Wigan play very hard and control the play the ball very well. Nothing wrong with that. If it against the rules then they will get penalised.

So people seriously believe that Maguire - or any coach - would send his players out with instructions to try to seriously injure opponents? Unbelievable.

What Maguire was trying to do was get Wigan to control the opposition in the tackle, therefore slowing down the PTB and allowing the defence to get reset. That's what all NRL teams do, albeit the Storm are the best at that particular area (and regularly topping player polls of dirtiest opponents interestingly).

In fact the oddity is that hardly any other SL team tries this - the Wire-Leeds game was seemingly played by both sides with no regard at all for controlling the PTB (which made for a very fast game but not one they'd get away with vs an NRL side).

This defensive technique can go wrong, as can any tackle. Particularly when you've got someone like Lima who seems not to be the brightest player - and quite possibly individually a dirty so and so. I can also understand people not liking it as a spectacle. But its a nonsense to suggest that the intent is to injure players - the intent is to win games.