When was the last time you saw saints get caught on the 5th tackle, it happened twice on saturday, first one hargreaves, second one cunningham.

That's because the intensity and application of the Wigan defence was the best I have seen in a long time.

Is this now the end of the "sliding defence"?


Very much a "blitz" defensive system.

Partly i agree, but saints should have not given hargreaves a ball for a drive on the last tackle. They lost count.

Yes they did on that incident.

Don't be sucked into this "Stains had a bad day at the office" stuff though.

Make no mistake they turned up for the game. Wigan simply didn't allow them to play.

Is it the end of an era ? I am not so sure but we have now proved to have the beating of them on two occasions this season, they got out of jail on Easter Thursday but we made sure that wouldn't happen this time.

What I am more sure of though is that there is a side capable of winning something in there - For me Fielden is the key to the rest of the season - If he ups his game like he did on Sat on a more consistent basis then I think we could go a long way.

Not a chance Saints are finished, Long was still one of their better players and will carry on for another year. Last month it was sack Noble, this month we're the next force in SL.

We're definately building to a good finish this year, we'll be stronger still in 2010.

Anyone noticed at half time when the cameras went to the changing rooms.Potter was standing in the corner like he wasnt interested or even wanted to be there.

If you didn't know the score you'dve thought Noble was the one trying to rally his team at half time. Potter did nothing.

Didnt look like a coach in control of his team did it.

I think it is a bit early to say that it is the end of an era but Peter Snow's swing-ometer would be showing a swing to the right just now but not quite indicating a full election victory quite yet. We have won a significant by-election but not quite back in power with a safe majority. But after supporting Wigan for over 40 years I really believe that things are on the upturn. Lets hope Saints continue to hang on to their ageing stars.

We've looked half cocked in attack for since the beginning of the season. We clicked against Leeds and Cas away. Each time I've thought that we might kick on but it's not really happened. Even against you men during Easter we only really clicked for 10-20 minutes going forward, unfortunately for you that day we were matching you in defence.

This weekend we didn't, you had a gameplan that was implemented well by the players with hard work, you worked a damn sight harder than we did and reaped the rewards, I mean we didn't even put that defensice powerhouse that is Tim Smith under any pressure.

We dominated the game from start to finish, Noble deserves total praise for that gameplan.

As for Potter - Surely not trouble at club?

Don't wet yourself too early, you've won one, we've lost one, doesn't mean we're finished.