Great concept, that Dream Team.....

5 posts about Andy Powell tonight, do you fancy him or something?

I'd fancy running at him, I reckon even in my feeble state I could step round him.

I doubt your head would be attached to your body though.

He is so slow he can be stepped but throws the arm out.

powell was always going to need work i don't see other fans problems with him, when he's running he makes meters and gets an offload away. He's been playing league for 3 months and well a head of anything wigan was expecting.

in union he isn't used to line speed and is more used to big lumps trying drive towards the ground 2 meters behind him. i am looking forward to seeing what bitcon does with him in the off season.

Poor workmen always blame their tools.

this is most stupid saying ever! (i know you haven't invented it) imagine playing football with a fly away ball or cricket with a tennis ball. its obviously going to effect performance if a ball is poor and i think the pros know more than us.

The powers that be need to listen to the players.They cant all be wrong.If we want a quality product for the fans and TV audiences then at least give the players the ball they want rather than bow to short term commercial interest.

Rhino have agreed to meet with players to help improve their footballs.

In the mean time it is a relief that we will be using Steeden for the World Cup.

Who's blamed you??

Hopefully months of playing with a slippery ball will make our players awesome with a Steeden in the World Cup.

I can't understand the criticism either. He runs very hard and has a great offload. He offloaded numerous times against Leeds, in fact I thought he was wigans best player that night! Ok he's still getting used to defending in league, but this will be a completely new concept as he will never have had to do any proper defence in union.

Should be used for the Grand Final, another sloppy deal from the RFL they should tell Rhino "Not fit for Purpose"

Yeah, it's a relief to be going back to the ball that the NRL players have been using for the last 12 months for a major tournament. That won't simply add to the advantages they already have or anything.

It's not just the way this ball feels in wet conditions, it's also markedly different in the way it moves through the air either when passed or off the boot. Using a completely different - and inferior - ball in a World Cup year (and probably for very little actual commercial gain) is a suicidal decision.

It's a standard Rugby ball. Play the game man.