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The ref's will be on us like a shot now... watch the penalty count go up starting Sunday.

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Quote: Captain13 "The ref's will be on us like a shot now... watch the penalty count go up starting Sunday.'"


There are two ways that referees can respond to these deliberate attempts - by Sadler as much as anyone else, IMO - to draw the judiciary's attention to our style of defence.

They can either act like sheep and start penalising us at every opportunity - because a number of less than adequate coaches and journalists have told them they should. Or they can remember that they are the law-enforcers in RL and that they know the letter of the law better than anyone else, and make a decision that they will NOT be influenced by those who are trying to do their job for them.

Some refs, I think, will have sufficient pride to take the latter course. Others I'm less sure about. I'll be watching this with interest.

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I'd rather you didn't use the tactics you use but if i was a supporter i'd want my coach to play the tactics that win the game, so really what i'm saying is people like Kear should shut up, lump it, and try to come up with a tactic to counter it. He's a coach, so coach a tactic to overcome it.
I'd rather watch a winning side than an expansive side sitting near the bottom like Castleford

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Quote: Wire_Yed "I'd rather you didn't use the tactics you use but if i was a supporter i'd want my coach to play the tactics that win the game, so really what i'm saying is people like Kear should shut up, lump it, and try to come up with a tactic to counter it. He's a coach, so coach a tactic to overcome it.
I'd rather watch a winning side than an expansive side sitting near the bottom like Castleford'"


Tactics like tackling? Thats all it is! If we lie on at the play the ball we are rightly punished!


And we are both a winning side and an expansive side, so as far as im concrerned long may it continue!

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Ahh another member of the RL press writing a "fair" article. Im sure that he on some level thinks he is being fair and balanced, but as has been said already, it is merely bringing more focus on something that is WITHIN THE RULES but something that people dont like because its Wigan that are doing it the best.

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I've got no issue personally with Wigans style, winning rugby is winning rugby. It's all fans care about.

If for instance you look in the history books in the future and it said 2010 winners Wigan, I'm quite sure people won't go
"Well, yes we won that year, but god was it boring"

Kear's 'exciting' rugby as got him what exactly ?

54 against v Wigan
32 against v Wire
52 against v Huddersfield

and if watching Wigan is like watching paint dry

54 points v Wakefield
24 points v Leeds
36 points v Castleford
48 points v Hull FC
58 points v Catalan
32 points v Hull KR
38 points v Crusaders

and game of the season by a long way

Warrington 20 - 22 Wigan

boring rugby ?
Kear needs new glasses, either that or he's a clueless fool

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No trees were harmed during the creation of this post. However, a number of electrons were mildly inconvenienced. . Saint94 wrote "Every team is in your feckin shadow....we all know." - Amen to that, brother . Saddened! wrote "We've got the worst backline in the competition, bar possibly London and Wakey. I'd swap our 1-7 with Salford in a heartbeat.":123.jpg



Quote: Wire_Yed "I'd rather you didn't use the tactics you use but if i was a supporter i'd want my coach to play the tactics that win the game, so really what i'm saying is people like Kear should shut up, lump it, and try to come up with a tactic to counter it. He's a coach, so coach a tactic to overcome it.
I'd rather watch a winning side than an expansive side sitting near the bottom like Castleford'"


1. I'm sure you would. Tactics like winning games by good, solid defence and getting up FASTER than the opposition, but the rest of the team being organised (and fit) enough to get back and reset EVERY SINGLE TIME.

2. Personally, I'd rather watch an expansive, winning side sitting at the TOP of the table, like Wigan.

Face it. We are basically fitter and stronger right now than pretty much every other club in SuperLeague.

That leads to us being able to turn opponents BEFORE they hit the ground, which means that we effect a DOMINANT TACKLE, which in turn means that the rules give us longer to stand up (although we don't generally use the extra time, as it gives the opposition longer to get their collective breath back).

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Quote: Pie Eyed "1. I'm sure you would. Tactics like winning games by good, solid defence and getting up FASTER than the opposition, but the rest of the team being organised (and fit) enough to get back and reset EVERY SINGLE TIME.

2. Personally, I'd rather watch an expansive, winning side sitting at the TOP of the table, like Wigan.

Face it. We are basically fitter and stronger right now than pretty much every other club in SuperLeague.

That leads to us being able to turn opponents BEFORE they hit the ground, which means that we effect a DOMINANT TACKLE, which in turn means that the rules give us longer to stand up (although we don't generally use the extra time, as it gives the opposition longer to get their collective breath back).'"


bar probably us, and that's not Wire bias, we had you in the last 10 minutes, you guys were out on your feet.
But yes i agree with you, fitness is the main key to winning games, it's what has stood wire in good stead this year. We are killing teams in the 2nd half because we just look too sharp for them

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Nice one Cameron Phelps. Has a pop @ those taking shots at the leaders in his interview on the website.

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It's ok.

Once the rest have Super League have got over the fact Wigan are doing well they'll soon stop whinging, like they have done with Huddersfield.

Opposition supporters joining in with the crying wouldn't even notice these ''tactics'' if it wasn't for their own clubs coaches starting it off. The whole media attention is simply giving them an excuse and topic to have a pop at Wigan as there is so much positivity around the club at the moment.

The whole ''tactics'' situation and massively blown out of proportion. A couple of people highlight it and everybody else jumps on the bandwagon, like the 'Wigan walk''. These tactics and the ''Wigan walk'' are done/attempted at every other club in Super League and nobody can deny that, but with posivity must come negativity.

People can't wait to shoot us down. It's brilliant.

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im really getting fed up with all this rubbish now, how blind some people are is untrue. Rugby League is not just about points being scored, but the pace power and athleticism that makes the game great to watch.

all those that are jumping on the bandwaggon need to take a step back, because boring rugby is a penalty-a-thon with teams scooting there way down the field on the back of penalties to get 10 meters out an then maybe they will pass the ball.

this tactic makes teams create things an play fast flowing rugby not just 5 drives and a kick. England has always struggled to produce creative HBs, is that any surprise when there has been no real need for them in our game.

rather than trying to put Wigan down other teams should be following suit and hopefully improving the standard of Super League and the creative players England produce!!

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