after reading the report i noticed a link to a schoolboys grand final in oz, a video is shown of the disgraceful scenes that occur after the team in blue score the winning try

Hehe.

If he can turn us into a winng team, perhaps they should rename Dorodango to "The Maguire Process"

That's pretty disgusting by any standards.

In my experience of similar events occurring over here in the 1970s, the coaching staff and parents of the offending teams were often to blame for havng encouraged the attitude.

Not saying that's what's happened here, but those thugs celebrated when they came off the pitch as if they knew they weren't going to face any serious consequences from their own camp.

They're only young, but a couple of lifetime bans might not be inappopriate in those circs, to send out a warning to other would-be hoodlums.

I've been like a giddy school girl all day, really looking forward to Wednesday when it'll be official.

I really think that McGuire along with Wane are the right combination to take us to where we want to be, we'll have to be patient while the right processes and people are put in place but I'm sure the days of signing the wrong players and making the wrong decisions are behind us.

Hopefully you will be saying I told you so to us all this time next year

The comments from the fans under that article are embarrassing, to those fans: how did you feel in 2007 when we lost 3 of our 4 opening games, got battered by catalan in the cc semi final and scraped into the 6? or How about 2008 when we were taking batterings off saints, 46-10 and 57-16. This years not been much different, winning just 3 of our opening 10 matches of the season, losing to Celtic Crusaders away, yet again losing 2 semi finals, we are NOT progressng anymore, we have under Noble yes but he has took us as far as he can and thats why he is going. We need a change of fresh ideas and someone with exciting tactics because Nobles doesnt fit this team anymore. Im sick of seeing Wigan fans criticising the fact that hes gone because as much as hes done for this club, he's held us back at times this year.

Erm have you not read the other half of my post that you didnt quote? I said we have progressed under noble but i just think he has took us as far as he can - do you not agree with that? 5 semi finals and no finals speaks for his self, he just cant take us that little bit further no matter how many times he trys, so get off your high horse and read the rest of my post before juming the gun ffs

Why didn't you save your self the trouble of typing all that and just put: "He saved us from relegation in 2006 but did nothing for the next three years."?

As to the bit in bold, no they wouldn't.

Dave

Why should we be happy about it though? we should be striving to be where Saints and Leeds are not be happy with where we are now! We'll win sweet FA with that attitude.