What's everyone's opinion on the Wigan head coach needing a mentor, rather than being ready when appointed like at Saints or Wire?

It's more like a management [iteam[/i than Wane being Peet's "mentor" isn't it? I don't see it much different than when Madge was here & unlike Lam they won't need 6 months' adjustment (if he ever really did get it) nor underestimate SL in general (I really do think he came over with the attitude that SL was a vastly inferior game & he'd just be able to sit back & relax for a while).
At least I can stop fretting whether to renew my ST now, I'd be burning shirts if McDermott had been hired as was the speculation in some quarters.

Unfortunately the appointment is in keeping with the squad for next season - underwhelming.

I'll be pleasantly surprised if we finish above any of the following next season:

Saints
Wire
Catalan
Leeds

As a club, when we've needed to push on and improve, we've gone and looked outside the Wigan bubble, which generally meant looking to Australia (Monie, Maguire etc) for new ideas. Unfortunately, we seem set on a course of nostalgia and reminiscing that is going to hold us back.

Agreed, he'll either help Smith take his game to the next level or make it clear that Smith isn't the future in the halves and assist in finding someone who is.

But he didn't do this at Wire, so I'm not as optimistic.

Shouldn't they be driving a petrol tanker at the moment?

Just watched Peets interview on Wigan TV and I certainly like what he has to say. It certainly wasn’t full of the bluster we heard from Lam and claims of rugby league being played like the planet had never seen. It sounds very much like there’s an appetite to get us playing good rugby but the main appetite is to improve everyone and to work towards winning trophies.

I’m normally very optimistic when it comes to Wigan but I think this coupled with the signings for next year really doesn’t fill me with optimism. That said I will be fully behind them and hope Peet can do the business.

Agreed. He very much seems out of the Wane mould, which is to be expected. A lot of emphasis about caring for players properly and communicating with them; maybe somewhere he thinks we can improve (who knows!)? Excited about the appointments, it does seem like a fresh start even though the personnel isn’t fully turned over.

Is it still ok to boooo Briers?