I don't think we need worry about any of this, to be honest.

Noble's time would be up at any professional sports club by now. And it surely must be at Wigan.

The evidence is all there. The team has regressed badly over the last couple of seasons. People - myself included - have pointed excitedly to the end of season fightbacks which appear to have earmarked us during the 'Noble era'. But I now wonder if they're more indicative of the 'Barrett era', which of course has passed.

If he's lost the respect of the players, that's another reason to can him, but there are plenty reasons without that. We've a dreadful and boring team which is simply not reflecting the sum of its quite talented parts.

The head coach has to take the blame for that. We can't stick up for him any longer, or waste time wondering why things have suddenly gone pear-shaped for him. The game has moved on, and Noble hasn't been able to move with it. That's the be-all and end-all from what I can see, and to replace him at the end of this year, or even before then, could never be construed as a kneejerk reaction.

And when he goes - presumably back to Bradford (I can't see anyone else wanting him on current form) - I hope he takes Fielden with him, because he's another one who I'm tired of defending when, quite frankly, his performances have been increasingly indefensible.

Personally I have little respect for players who ignore their coach or show disrespect.

Is there anything worse than a professional sportsman choosing when and when not to turn it on?

If that's the case it doesn't matter what Noble does as the players aren't giving their all, that's an insult to the club and it's fans.

I thought Joel just stared at him and the camera moved away before anything else happened.

Much a do about nothing for me.

I think Barrett is the key factor missing. Not hiding the other issues in the team, but I think if Barrett had been in the there we would have be looking at 2-3 more wins than we have now. We have zero ability to break the line when 5-10m out, oh apart from the kick to the corner for Pat.

the fact is at training noble cannot make it all the time;
he sometimes makes it 3/4 times a week because he still lives in bradford.
the players find it hard to fit noble's tips into their training because he's not always there to observe, this is shown between the relationship with the players and him, they feel as if he is not giving enough support to them, especially at this time where they are struggling,
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