Yeah, always used to do that at Bradford - in fact for the whole five seasons that he took us to the Grand Final, winning three. Just face it; Wigan's unrealistic expectations have cost you one of the best coaches in Super League. Hope you win it, it'd be hilarious. Because you won't win it next year under a rookie coach.

Explain.

I said [ireally[/i be challenging for trophies. To do that IMO you have to challenge from a position of strength not be doing so on a wing and a prayer hoping you are not too shattered due to starting from 6th.

Dave

I've not read that article, and frankly I can't be bothered reading it. But there's a generally perceived wisdom that it's best not to take seriously anything Sean Long says.

Skilled player or not, his antics (in very recent times, not just when he was a kid) have brought embarrassment to the game as a whole. That's not something you can say Brian Noble has ever done.

Sorry - for some reason I thought that Noble was involved in the approach. The article doesn't say this.

Ignore me.