If Wane can continue to get this group of talented players playing at that level of intensity on a consistent basis, the future both short and long term is very bright.

Obviously the immediate concern is that availability of players. When racking up the injuries and potential/probable suspensions I'm struggling to come up with 17 available players for our next game from our first team squad list of 37.

Likely to be unavailable:

Charnley
Thornley
Green
Flower
Farrell
Clubb
O'Loughlin
Pettybourne
James
Hampshire (injuries)
Mcilorum
Dudson
Crosby (suspension)
Tomkins
Hopkins
Greenwood
Lloyd (on loan)

Add the fact that Taylor, Williams and Sutton are playing injured and its a staggering list.

Driving in to manchester, I would have been happy to keep within 10 points of Leeds, driving back out I would have been unhappy if we had lost.
the way we got stuck into Leeds yesterday and last week against Hull everyone is stepping up and doing their job well.
The club seem to have the structure and SW seems to get the best from whoever he puts on the park.
Great times.

I honestly feel that our destiny is in our own hands, we have the ability to turn it on when we need to [ in big games ], Wigan will continue to lose the odd game here and there , but when it matters we have the ability to step up a level..

We are getting the nastyness back.

Its all building up nicely for the Cas game.

Agree, he is yet another great prospect.

I also agree with the poster who said Crosby did very well.

Dudson's was just so stupid and he deserves a game imo. It is not the first time he has done a silly challenge like that and it will, and has in the past, cost us dear.