You mean the comments about the play-offs, that just about everyone apart from Nigel Wood agree with? Smith won't make a negative or disparaging comment about an individual opposition player, Wane would and did.

I can’t believe it we are now going on about what can and shouldn’t be whinged about. Do you really think anybody listens to what SW says or think he has any verbal clout with any one, especially the RFL? They’re all a big turn-off, Smithy (the um-ah man) makes my ears bleed.

probably umming an ahhing because he's thinking before he speaks?

I don't know what all the fuss is about, he's employed to do the best he can for Wigan, rightly or wrongly that's what he thinks he's doing and if that backfires by winding the opposition up then here's hoping. He also seems to be winding half 'his' speccies up in the process...great stuff.

It all adds a bit of interest and if he or anyone comes out with something really out of order then the RL should step in to dampen the conspiracy theorists

The positive part of all this is that it seems to have got everyone wound up. I'm predicting a really explosive game tonight. i think the match officials will have their hands full, I can't wait.

Agreed and it's not as if RL is an 'after you Maude' sport? I'm looking forward to a bit of old fashioned stuff this evening

People should be encouraging this gob e to speak out, not telling him to shut up. Almost everytime he has gone to press spouting off, it has come back to bite him.

Wane is a great motivational speaker problem is he motivates the opposition more than his own team LMFAO ! 'DON'T USE THAT TERM AGAIN'

Bring back a bit of biff! Hope both teams knock 10 bells out of one another.

At least if we lose, Leeds or Wigan will only get beat by a small team. Don't mind the underdog winning one every now and again.

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CORRECT Alfie tonight should be a belter for a 'neutral'

On what evidence do you base this theory Mr Pastry?

Whilst I might care to admit that we are a better team with Lee in it, I don't think that our 'losing' stats seem to back this up

You aint our rivals. You just think you are our rivals so it makes you look better. The mighty Wigan don't want a rivalry with a team that cant get to any grand finals, We have rivalries with big teams.

The word is doing its round on the Wigan boards.

Tomkins is out for a minimum of 2-4 weeks with a knee injury and won't play tonight. Leeds at 5/2 with the bookies anyone?

Oh and the rugby gods strike again! (If true)