We could go to Wire with a full strength team, play brilliantly and still get beat on the night. Then play Cas with a weakened team and get beat.
Would that be forward planning?
Why is the Wire game more important?
We are clear at the top and most people accept that finishing top isnt that important anyway?

According to his blog, the Wire game is probably going to be a bit soon for Green. If we presume that Tomkins, Smith, McIlorum, Farrell are going to be back then we are looking something like:

Tomkins
Charnley
Goulding
Thornley
Richards
Powell
Smith
Lauaki
McIlorum
Mossop
Hansen
Farrell
Burke

Taylor
Crosby
Logan Tomkins
Hughes/Tuson


Fair bit of size and experience missing from that pack to play against Wire

I see Blake Green has named his newly born son Boston. That should give him God like status at wigan forever

I don't know to be honest I don't follow the Academy enough to make an informed judgement. We won the Academy Grand Final last year but Rogues would be able to say better than me what we've got coming through, if any of them are much good, or if the good ones are at other clubs.

Hindley Green has a bit of a ring to it.