I don't think the club needs a reality check but I agree we need to get back that intensity of the Maguire / Wane era and not accepting defeat easily.

The biggest thing we are missing is leadership on the pitch. When the going gets tough we lose all composure and start giving away dumb penalties, dropping off tackles, sloppy offloads, etc.

You can see it coming a mile off, teams get on a roll against us with a quick play the ball and the un-ravelling escalates quickly. Nobody seems to be directing us to slow things down and tighten it up, it's so predictable and horrible to watch.

We need a calm head to guide us and Farrell, Smith, French & co aren't that guy.

I agree French back on the wing Miski is not time to try him in the forwards could be a good bench spot .

All clubs go through periods of transition, but Wigan seem to have been in one for years.
Most posts on here are looking at important, but tactical, issues like on field leadership, playing people out of position, etc, but I think the Strategic side has been largely ignored by the club.
I could be wrong but I haven’t seen much evidence of forward planning, for example we seem to have recruited very poorly, in a piecemeal way, instead of acting on a set of objectives to achieve. I wonder if the coaches, who seem to have been chosen for their easy availability rather than their coaching experience and achievements, have a clear set of performance achievements for individual players, themselves and the team?
Obviously I’ve no inside information on how the club specifically operates but I have my suspicions, based on what I’ve seen.
The positive is that the new owner will hopefully develop a team culture based on proven leadership and performance elements, such as clear planning and making sure everyone knows exactly what is required of them, and what the consequences of failing to comply are. If Mr Danson can deliver that ethos to the organisation, then we might be celebrating after big games instead of hearing coaches praising the team effort after another defeat.

After todays easy win no it does not

For years we’ve lamented a lack of forward power from our props and direction from hooker and we’ve gone and splashed the cash to resolve that issue. Those signings will undoubtedly improve us in that area and I have confidence our back line can and will take full advantage of the gains from our pack.

French isn’t a 6, he’s not doing awful there by any stretch of the imagination but it isn’t his best position and for me that best position is full back, drifting in and out of play exactly like Field is doing. He’s a good winger but I still don’t think it’s his best position nor is it for me a long term position.

That’s a problem. In essence, we’ve signed 2 players who are incredibly similar for one position. We may well end up having to decide which to keep and which to let go. An impossible choice!

Shorrocks, Powell, Mago, Cust, Isa, Thornley, KPP, Hampshire, Byrne should be leaving, if not this season then the next. With the signings we’ve made and signings yet to be made or announced I do think our squad will be improved exponentially.

The pressure will then really be on for Peet and whilst I don’t think he’s a bad coach and haven’t come anywhere close to believing or thinking he should go, we’ve got to see more consistent performances and our discipline on and off the ball has to be improved from its poor state. Otherwise he may well be added to the leaving list.

agree with most of those

Shorrocks gives us some utility value, so i would retain as a squad player, but then its down to the player if he wants to be playing 1st team week in week out and moves on. He can do a decent job in more than one position (i'm not saying he's great), but can cover in the backs and pack

Byrne IMO, has been battered over the last couple of seasons, starting with Lam and then not really getting a rest when others have been injured or banned. I'd be happy to see how he goes next season with an on paper better pack, and take it from there. I think he has potential but just not kicked on

re your point on French and Field . The fans love them both as they can both do something out of nothing, but equally i think we all think they are better at full back. It will take a brave decision to let one of them go, but it may need to be taken for the betterment of the team dynamic