I don't think Wigan were boring, simply not as entertaining as others.

In Wane's first season in charge, they scored nearly 1,000 points.

But most importantly, he won three Grand Finals in eight seasons.

Well I suppose all supporters needs would sit on a line with winning at one end and entertaining at the other. Everybody will think differently. Neutrals of course will not, they will wan't to see entertaining rugby, tightly contested, with a result only known on the 90 min hooter. I think I read an article in the Guardian a few weeks ago about Eddie Jones the Eng. RU coach visiting us to see how their game could be made more entertaining by increasing the number of tries. Despite the big crowds their games bring in for internationals, they are still painfully aware that it needs to be a spectacle and entertaining. So I hope / expect that in any job interview the need to develop entertaining rugby appears pretty high up.

I think if Wane does get the job we have a pretty good chance of success, and I suspect most people on here will feel more bullish than that . But of course as well as 'entertaining but lost', 'boring but won' there is also a third option of ' boring and lost'. But as Oz coaches are probably out at the moment (Covid and cost) that doesn't leave us with many viable options. I think Powell would put us consistently in the top 2-3 simply because he ensures the basic commitment and rugby are professionally delivered. I am not convinced he would win us the GF though. Wane could certainly win it, but it needs to be good to watch for my money.

I wouldnt say Wigan were boring, but I didnt like the wrestle and niggling that they did. I used to wind me up something proper when you saw Sam Tomkins trapping a defenders arm and then rolling over and gaining a penalty. I hated those sort of tactics that were employed, however being a hypocrite would i mind as much if it was us and we won the GF? I dont know.

Wigan always had that play where they swept it from one side to the other under Wane which was very successful and always seemed to score. IMO we were the better team when played them back in the GF however he always had a way of lifting them. We were the nice boys of the league (apart from Benny).

Perhaps the contrast between boring & entertaining can be highlighted by what is likely to bring spectators to RL in general. I am definitely in the entertainment camp & any silverware is a bonus. I've mentioned before on here that the biggest help to winning the play offs is being able to "play the ref". That has helped to beat us in at least 2 GFs. Perhaps to win the big one we need a coach who can teach his team to "play the ref ".

I have been scratching my head wondering why England had been absolutely abysmal this 6 nations.

No-one else seems bothered that Wane has never taken a club on from scratch before - he'd been at Wigan for years before graduating to head coach, and as such knew many of the squad & academy players already. There's no guarantee he'll be able to replicate that in the short time he'll be given (by many Wires fans) to deliver the SL GF win.

I'm also of the opinion that SW (or whoever replaces SP) will be brought in with the ultimate aim of winning a GF. Nothing changes in that respect. I guess we'd mostly want to see that achieved, regardless of the style that it's done in. But once that box has been ticked off, we'd be back to wanting a more entertaining and expansive game. Hopefully, the next custodian of the head coaches chair will have a team that maybe meets us half way, as I think that's the most likely outcome we'd get that fits the "have your cake and eat" it scenario.

This is a very good point. Wane is Wigan born and bred, will he able to translate his ethos to another club and make it work.

Yes

What he did engrain even further within the club was 'win at all costs'.

A cunning plan to undermine the competition ?

It's working a treat, I actually like union as well especially the internationals but god england been awful to watch for a long time. It's embarrassing for the sport in this country IMO.

The standard of the tackling seems to be very low in RU, you couldn't get away with that in League. And the constant 'recycling' where the sides make 4-5 yards after 10-12 sets is very reminiscent of rl before the six tackle rule. I suspect they will need to change the rules at some point like we have done, perhaps drop the value of the penalty and drop goal as well to encourage more on-field play. But it can be an exciting sport and I particularly like the way the French play the game.