A bit difficult to call a margin of 22 points "luck". Wigan were given the chance to play some great, entertaining rugby & thoroughly deserved the win,even the new recruits fitted in seamlessly & it was a bit much to watch a second rower,Farrell ,make a 60 yard break.

I think some of the reactions are a bit hasty. The team we wanted to start the season with hasn't been seen on the pitch yet this season. I prefer to Judge when we've seen Gidley and Brown together in the halves, a prop/hooker rotation of Hill, Sims, Clark & Cooper, Crosby, Dwyer. These to factors are massive in ashaping a game of rugby.It was only a few months ago we were in a grand final and the squad has only been strengthened. We lost to Cas and Wigan last year and Catalan are a tough ask away from home. the Salford game was disappointing but we have a few silly results each year. We all just need to stay calm and let it play out. It's a long season.

Spot on

It isn't a long season though is it? We now have 19 games left and need to win 10 of those to avoid middle8s based on last season. Can you see that happening? Every club gets injuries and Smith will never has his first team out possibly. By the time he does (which won't happen) it will be too late.

tony smith couldnt put together a flatpack unit from ikea never mind build a rugby team, shambles always next year though as this one has gone already

Injuries are certainly not exclusive to Warrington. As Shaun Wane said, he wrote down his first choice 17 last year and never actually got to see it. That's sport! When you are aiming to win the thing, you should be able to cope with having players out.

Regardless, I'm struggling to see who would have come in and changed things last night.

So hanging Dec Patton out to dry in the post-match is good man management

'He was dropped. He's done OK but we need better than OK'

Yes Patton may not be the answer, may not have the quality needed, and may be struggling. However he's been no better or worse than lots around him, with lots more experience.

Could easily have said 'We gave Dec a break, or we wanted to try something different' but no

The major factor in this debacle is staring you in the mirror Mr Smith, and is alongside you on the training pitch in Agar

waiting for Tony's best 17 to actually take the field is a bad judgement........too many eggs in one basket... Rugby league is one of the hardest and most physical sports played, there will always be injuries7and great coaches know this and have a squad of decent players outside the top 17 to call upon. It's not your best 17 that matter it's the next 6-7 players that will replace them what is important as Wigan found out last year. We never had the top 17 take the field once last year and over the 36 games played they appeared only 383 times out of a total of 612 times. That's over 6 of the starting 17 missing every game, If Tony is waiting for his "Luck" to change he could be waiting for a very long time.

Hang on biscuit, you know the rules.

No one is allowed to say these things unless they can offer a credible alternative.

It certainly make the St Helens v Wire game interesting coming up in the next couple of weeks...Both coaches coming out with strange comments,,the similairities between the two regarding the season so far.....Might be a game that whoever loses will be out of a job...

theres an obvious replacement for hi but he has not won a grand final or nrl final so obviously not qualified for the Job !!!!!!

Who?