have to agree with the first post on here -missed Riddell & Fielden - Pat Richards and Roberts would of had the game sewn up after 40 mins - Charnley just didn't have the finishing touch they have - Joel Tomkins and Prescott in that last fifteen minutes placed Wigan into a self destruct mode, you cannot give Saints a sniff of victory because they always take it to the last second of the game - think we were very lucky to come away with 1 point. Wigan seemed to shut up shop after 60 mins - also having 4 forwards on the bench didn't really help.
Positives and negatives from the game - looked awsome for the latter 30 mins of the first half, Hoffman good debut, Lima thought average performance but faster and lighter than Feka was. Negatives - Defence good but dropped off for the last quarter - having four forwards on the bench, we need two or three good utility players on the subs bench -

Bilko, without looking through your site - when was the last time we played Saints for the first league game of the season, if ever?

1901/1902. Wigan 8 St Helens 2.

A while ago then.
Cheers.

Rogues said we definately deserved to win that one!
I believe it was the first time he'd had to pay full price?

Thought it was a poor game. I can say that because I have not been able to bring myself to sit and watch it again since I got back. I enjoyed the weekend but it was spoiled a little by the rugby on show. Can't quite put my finger on why, empty stadium lacking any atmosphere(should have stayed in walkabout), first game a bit rusty, the loss of Deacon putting us around the field, having very little ball, or what seems like an effort by the RL to step back two years and allow the quick play the ball and scoot at all costs!
I do hope it's one of the first and not the latter. The latter would point in several directions has to the reason. The Cas game was a penaltython ours had it's share of bad calls, even from one of the better refs in my oppinion. I can't comment on todays games because I had my fill yesterday with the rugby on show, so have not watched it!! If you had told me that last week I would have thought you mad.
Now I don't want to seem biased here, Roby was outstanding, he was a easy MoM but the game going to quick plays and scoots makes that feature of his game the one to dominate(good player all the same). My hope is it's not the case and that the first reasons or maybe it was the beer that blurred my thoughts slightly.
It's not great to watch because it's faster, despite what the likes of such RL visionaries like Kear, Hemmings or Agar may want to tell us. Strange game, felt like we should of won, in the end glad we didn't lose. Reet time for bed.