Doesn't count as it wasn't a SL match, Wigan were only there for our lads to practice on, a bit like crash test dummies but thicker.lol

nice run out for the lads i think ... we just didnt seem to want it doesnt matter though we will prove em all wrong when the real thing begins ... come on the wire !!

I know he played in super league last season and I genuinly want him to be the next andrew johns. My points are that last season he didnt have the price tag he has now and theres alot of players out there who cant wait to bring him in line, We played Leigh when he scored the tries and looked good and I put most of that down to hard work in the forwards. Im a life long wire fan and dont want the penny syndrome to hit myler.....You know the 1, Hes great penny ,better than Offiah .....Hes f#$^ng crap Penny shouldnt be in a Wire shirt.

Have a look at his assist for the Riley try. That looks top class to me.

Yeh that was good centre play which i agree with, its standard centre play though to draw in your opposite number and slip the pass to your winger. How many games in the past can you count where you would say that Chris Bridge was the difference in us winning and losing ?

If you look at the big clubs down the years that have shared the bulk of the silverware they all had at least one destructive centre who was always a danger when ever they touched the ball, we had that in the past with the likes of Davies and Bateman, Saints have had it with Newlove, Gleeson, Lyon and Gidley to name a few, Leeds have had it with Senior, the Bulls had that with Hape before injuries set in.

I`m hoping that Ryan Atkins can be our destructive centre, he has the ability to beat players with pace and power, he`s also capable of long range individual tries. I don`t see any X factor with Chris Bridge, i seem him as solid rather than having that special play in his locker where he creates something out of nothing on a consistent basis.

Bridge on his game can outfox anyone with his step and footwork.

This will be the first time he has started a season with us knowing what position he will actually play, I would reserve judgement until the season progresses. I think his balance and footwork ARE special.

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Fair comment Mark, nobody is saying Chris Bridge is a bad player, i certainly aint anyway. Its just opinions, some fans will like a certain style of player where as other fans will prefer a different type player.

Thought the game was very flat, but the centre and wing positions looked promising especially Atkins who seemed to offer something we have been laking. In support of what has been posted before when we get up to 20 m line we lack idea's, it did remind me of last seasons negative performances at times but this is what friendlies are for, to work out the problems. Smith will be working on that this week and I am sure a different team will turn up for the quins game , maybe not individual wise but definitely tactical wise.

I'm a little perplexed by this, dont get me wrong and as many will know I'm a fan of Chris Bridge but last night he had a shocker, he threw one ball into touch, knocked-on twice, didn't look threatening whatsoever as his little step fooled nobody and failed to pass the ball to his wing man who would have been in.

He did however put out one nice pass which if were honest you see week in week out from most centre's in the league and Gleeson was doing it all the time down here but because it was from Bridge it was spectacular.

So can anybody give me some valid reasons as to why you think he had a good game last night as I'm struggling to think of them.

I'll bet you 2/1 that Padders does.

The Challenge Cup Quarter Final 2009, most recently.

That's a funny one because at the time you and many other were blowing smoke up Mr Briers for winning us that game when in my opinion it was Morley and the forwards that won the game.... I guess your suggesting Bridge's goal kicking and try kept us in the tie because he certainly wasnt the differance between us winning and losing.

He scored a try, made a break & set up a try for Clarke [involving King] and kicked goals from the touchline, so yeah, he was important.

Folk make me laugh with Bridge, they just move the goalposts. Now he's 'fit' and not biscuit, he's not quite good enough, not a matchwinner, well, he looked every inch the class act to me putting Hicks in the corner in the CC Final like.

What happened to all the folk questioning his attitude. This time last year, this board was full of people proclaiming he'd barely play last year, he finished getting rep' footy.

He's Warringtons first choice centre, so Smith must have some faith in him.