I remember a topic detailing when Melbourne were over here playing Leeds in the WCC, a fan spoke to a few of their players and they were bigging up madge. They said they couldn't believe teams in aus hadn't given him a top coach job and they went onto say 'he will win u they grand final for you' I belive! Fingers crossed!

well done mr.kear, it is well deserved. what kind of trophy does he get to go with his title? a litre tin of emulsion.

For me what's most exciting about Maguire and what he has done this season is he's made what was supposed to be a settling in and showing some signs of improvement season develop into a fantastic season with some notable highs, very few lows and a Grand final appearance. Irrespective of what happens on Saturday this season has been amazing. Next year is supposed to be the year to judge him on so what do we expect then?

Decorator of the year award.

A litre tin of hair-restorer. At least then he'd look less like ET.

I said a while back that the proof of the pudding will be in the eating- I am very happy to say that the digestion is going well. Madge has certainly delivered an overall improvement this season. The reality is that it WAS a gamble by IL to bring an untried coach into the SL, putting him up against coaches with international experience. I am delighted to say that the gamble appears to have paid off- Wigan certainly looked head and shoulders above the rest of the competition throughout the rounds, in terms of fitness, gameplan and execution, and, crucially, were able to raise their game in the semi final against a Leeds team who, although at their weakest for 4 years, still had that "champion" mentality. There was always a question mark against this Wigan side in terms of "choking" on the big occasion- a question mark that imo is no longer there.

Perhaps the most pleasing aspect of all this is that Madge has done this with an inherited squad that included players that were clearly not his "type". He will have a certain style of play in mind and, quite naturally, will want to surround himself with players who can deliver in this respect. Next year looks exciting from a Wigan supporters perspective.

To bring things back down a level, we still haven't won anything yet, and there is no doubt that the competition is poorer than it has been for the last 4 years or so (especially Stains and Leeds). However, you can only play what is put in front of you, and overall I think we can safely say that Madge has done very well indeed in 2010.