Quote: Asgardian13 "Pre-match, I think most of us were thinking along the lines of 'What a shame, the team is finally starting to gel and now we have to start from square one with a totally different starting 17'. Not sure how the 'team ethic' transferred so seamlessly to last night's 17 but it did. It's the sort of thing we 'expect' from Saints, probably Wigan and even Leeds a few years ago, that they can plug in three or four ( or even more ) fringe and junior players into the side when injury or suspensions take regulars out, and still look like the same team on the park. A long way to go before we can permanently say the same for Wire, but let's enjoy last night for what it was, quite outstanding.'"
I must admit I was not thinking quite the same as that. I was thinking 'what a pity that the team had done well to get themselves in a top 4 position, and then along comes Covid 19 and we lose 6 key players that is likely to result in two straight losses and scupper our chances'.
The ability to shuffle the team around and still gel was really impressive and second only to the level of determination and intensity that the players brought to the game. As you rightly point out, that has been a key characteristic of Wigan in the past and if we have picked up that trait it really bodes well for games and seasons to come.
Cas will be a bigger challenge methinks and although we will get BMS back, I think we will lose Clark. Also I hate to think what will happen when the results from next few days of Covid testing of the squad start to come in.