https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/08/ ... rington-3/ Minimum disruption would be Shorrocks at 9 then same as last week week except for Singleton in probably for Partington. More adventurous sees Cust to 9 Field to 6 French to 1 with either Bibby/Miski on the wing, reckon we'll go with option 1

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/08/ ... rington-3/ Minimum disruption would be Shorrocks at 9 then same as last week week except for Singleton in probably for Partington. More adventurous sees Cust to 9 Field to 6 French to 1 with either Bibby/Miski on the wing, reckon we'll go with option 1

Probably on Wigan TV, but I wonder when the missing guys will be back. Initially Bateman was out for a month and it will be 4 weeks after this game week.

I really hope he keeps Isa in the pack and we go at them with a bit of (legal) nast. Really rip into them upfront and limit any space Williams has to work with.

Bateman back against Wakefield mate. He also confirmed Powell has a slight crack in his foot, hoping it won’t lead to anything major but don’t think he’ll play for a few weeks.

Confirmed it’ll be Cust and/or Shorrocks at 9

I’d go

French
Miski
Halsall
KPP
Marshall
Field
Smith
Cooper
Cust
Singleton
Isa
Farrell
Smithies

Ellis
Bryne
Mago
Shorrocks

Not sure who he’ll go as starting props.

Yeah it was more the likes of Thornley and Tommy who've been out for a while now. We've got some good squad depth, but always good to get people back and fighting for spots.

No mention of them two. He did reference Thornley a few weeks ago saying it was a worse injury than they initially thought. I’d guess we won’t see him for the rest of the year.

He said Tommy would be about 6 weeks after the Wakefield away game on the 3rd of July. I’m guessing he’ll just turn up just before the playoffs.

I know there are quite a few people who don't seem to like/rate Miski but I personally don't mind him. He's an odd use of a quota spot granted but he does bring the ball back like an extra forward.

I'd be going with French at 1, Miski at 2, Field at 6, Cust at 9 (Shorrocks bench).

If you look at Warrington's squad, there's no way that squad is a 10th place or worse squad. They are underperforming at the moment but you feel as if it'll click for them at some point. They usually raise their game significantly when playing against us so I'm not buying into the doom and gloom over on the Wire forum too much. There's a few folks on there and Wire fans on social media expecting us to give them a real beating but I think it'll be a very close game and could go either way.

Even if Toulouse win tonight and it's a big IF and we get the win over Warrington, I still think Warrington will be safe. I can't see Toulouse winning many after tonight's fixture to be honest.

That's pretty much my assessment of the guy. If he wasn't on the quota, then he'd be an absolute diamond of a signing. I'd also guess he's on a low wage too.

That being said, I'd be worried if he's replacing French next season though. He's good to call upon in situations like this, but over the course of a season we'd missing out on more than we'd gain.

Teams can often get into a rut like that, where the fans just can't see where the next win will come from. But one thing you can be certain of is that it WILL come eventually.

You're absolutely right. There is no way Wigan should succumb to what's been a perennial problem for them in recent years, which is complacency in the face of opponents they feel are already beaten.

Whatever the state of mind, neither side in a Wigan v Warrington derby will roll over.

Wire will fight hard for this one. We need to be up for it.

Is the South Stand sold out? I really don't think we should be in a situation where £30 is the only price for adult match tickets. Be a long time till we get a packed East Stand in front of the cameras at that price.

Very strange the South stand situation. Absolutely loads left yesterday and now none whatsoever. My mates sit in the South Stand, so I logged on to get a ticket this morning and they’d all gone. I’ll just watch it on the tv now instead, which is a shame that the club has missed out on some income.

Sorry to hear that. Will be interesting to see how full it is tomorrow.

In different circumstances I’d have been more disappointed. Go on holiday in a couple of days, so gives me a bit of time to sort some stuff out. Usually I’d have probably gone and sat on my own in the East stand. I’m guessing maybe the tickets have gone to amateur clubs to sell but you’d think they’d keep a few back. There’s no way they’ve gone from what they had yesterday, to it now showing as sold out just on standard sales.

Don't you like sitting on the side, NK?

Don’t mind but it’s bit dull sitting on my jack, waiving at my pals in the South Stand.

Last week the South Stand 'sold out' an hour prior to kick off. Physical bums on seats were about 60% at best. I can understand some season ticket holders not making the game due to summer holidays but its very strange.