he was bad for both teams not just salford

Not watched the superleague show as I don't need to to know how Wigan RL have got away with stuff over the years , you've taken the game to the edge and over of fairness for 30 years so why would you stop now?

Holding down, crossing, players running into the line of defence constantly, forward passes that are now construed as momentum, buying players out of the game or buying players you cant afford that have kept you in SL. Thats only the tip of the iceberg.

Irrespective of cheating the salary cap other clubs now copy what you do...............you should be ashamed you cheating ba$tards!

Anyway Greg beat you at your own game and I can live with that day forever, all your other acheivements are hollow victories!

Win the GF if you must but I'd put my salary on it that someone in Pieland is pulling the strings at Red hall as usual!

Wigan nearly killed rugby league in the 80's and as much as it hurts to say - "Thank god for sky tv" but thank a higher being for SALFORD RLFC putting an end to it! The games a much better spectacle without Wigan dominating/ruining it, lets hope that never happens again and one day lets hope all other RL clubs are given as much a level playing field!

Frankly I'm sick of you sitting on the fence about this Black Cat - tells us what you really think about Wigan RLFC???

I think you're being a tad harsh on Wigan. Yes they cheated (don't give me any of that [ic[/irap about spirit of the cap) and probably should have been relegated but they seem to be going the right way about things now. If you look at their team, they've not really got a huge amount of superstars and they seem to be finally finding a mix of youth and quality.

They're hardly doing anything different with their tactics than Leeds have been doing over the last few years and that Huddersfield did last year. Granted their fans can get a bit annoying with their constant harping back to past glories as a reason as to why they should be topping the table or thereabouts regardless of how average they were.

Alibert is pretty useless but he seems like a bit of a homer and often swayed by the crowd. If we make enough noise on Sunday we might see a few more decisions go our way.

Looking forward to it though, hopefully we get in a few more fans after recent results and with it being a Sunday. Just hope it doesn't go the way of the last time we played them when arriving into the game in fairly good form. The CC game last season was a bit of a let down really.

Yet another coach moaning after being blown away by this Wigan team. Wigan are dominant in the tackle due to them being stronger, quicker and fitter and more aggresssive than the opposition, they dont lie on in the tackle more than anyone else

When a team concentrates all its effort on defense and defensive tactics, as Wigan do, it does tend to make for a boring spectacle and frustrates oppositions because generally Refs are pretty inconsistent around the ruck. Wigan do this very well and I don't begrudge them it. They are not necessarily Bigger, fitter or stronger. They are just well-drilled in a certain style of play which adds seconds to the play-the-ball.

...they don't average 35 points per game?


...they don't have 3 of the top 4 try scorers?


get real!

We've scored more points and more tries than anyone else so far, so I wouldn't say we concentrate all our efforts on defence or defensive tactics.

Dunno about Guiness, shouldn't you be drinking 24 packs of Tetleys and Stones, talk about Bitter

try again

Wigan's is an unpopular style of play because it's effective, successful and difficult to play against.

Their defensive efforts rely on strength, fitness and hard-work from their own players but also wear the opposition out(especially the forwards) hence setting a platform for their backs to score (which they have done, lots?!)

As for boring spectacle, I just don't agree. I've thoroughly enjoyed watching Wigan's performances on SKY this year. I'd much rather watch their style of play than the successful styles that Bradford and then Leeds have had. Plus, it's nice to have two new teams at the top of SL rather than the usual Leeds/Saints two-way race for the title (now THAT was boring?!)

What I do find irratating are Wigan fans who have never heard of Central Park thinking that they're something special, or those who do remember the glory days banging on about them being back where they belong.

Wigan's style of play is only unpopular with coaches who's teams have been soundly beaten.
Kear last week had 54 put past his lot.
Agar a few weeks back had a pop at Wigan after his crew had let in 48 points.
Never mind them banging on about Wigan's defencive tactics. They are coaches they should employ some defensive tactics of their own instead of getting scores like that put past them.

This bit in particular had me howling with laughterHolding down, crossing, players running into the line of defence constantly, forward passes that are now construed as momentum'"

Well, here's the good news for all you Salford fans out there, yes all 5 of you! You'll get to see at first hand what exciting, attacking rugby and uncompromising defence looks like on Sunday.

You're in for a real treat. Wigan are playing some fantastic rugby at the moment, there are some very exciting young players - the Tompkins brothers, Mossop and Phelps to look out for, as well as players like O'Loughlin and Richards, Wigan legends at the peak of the powers. What a pity that you can't watch players of this standard every week. Oh well, never mind.