The plan was to focus on the CC and GF, but it’s not in Shaun Wanes make up to play at 70% or throw games. He rotated the team to keep people fresh. This would affect form and destabilise the team to a certain extent. But it kept the players fresh.
Shaun Wane has done a great job focussing on the two main trophies, but would have dearly loved the treble. He would have loved (and probably expected) to have won the games where he rotated players, but it wasn’t to be.
The young kids now have more experience which serves us well for next year, and there are more waiting in the wings, and centres and second row etc etc.
As Simon and Garfunkel once said I’d rather be a Gooner than a Wolf, yes I would, I surely would.
Keep the Faith

another good post

Congrats Wigan on a great year in 2013, looking back to the start of the year, the players you guys had lost and the lack of 'big name' players you brought in, i tipped you guys to finish about 5th (i wasnt far off), but no way did i see you guys winning the CC and the GF. I wasn't convinced by you in the CC, namely because you had a relatively easy run, however the GF really showed you are a champion team. I think the constant development of young players is outstanding, and no other team could have coped with the end & mid season losses in personnel like you have.

If the end of season awards where awarded this week i am sure Shaun Wane would have scooped coach of the year. Good luck in the WCC!

All credit to the coaching staff but I doubt that Wane and co planned for us to be belted in the first half the GF in order to come back and give the Dire a good spanking second half.

Absolutely and if we had taken the chances created in the first half that would not have been the case, but, second half Wigan looked much fitter and stronger (more so as the game went on) and this was probably the biggest difference between the teams and that is surely testament to the planning and behind the scenes work at the end of the regular season to ensure the Wigan players could peak in the pay-offs/grand final.

I think the plan of playing Tom tit the first half so we could see all the nearby Wire fans jumping around gloating like they had it in the bag was top notch.

The look on their faces the second half as we destroyed them was priceless.