Quote: andyed-wiganrl "Ahhhh the fickle wigan fans!! Never let you down. Yes you are all right it is in my opinion, but i beleive my opinion will be proven to be right when noble fails to lead us to a final again this season.
I wonder how many of you would be back on here calling for nobles head IF we lost to wakefield in the cup next week!! Sincerley hope we dont lose but it sure as hell would be interesting to see the response. The noble out threads would be well and truely resurrected!!
Step out of yourselfs and look how pathetic we are starting to look as 'blow with the wind' fans. each week, nobby out then nobby stay, phelps out...phelps stay. whos next?
We're very slowly turning into wire fans!'"
I think you aren't giving credit where it's due! Many fans have been able to keep a perspective regarding Noble. For myself, I have questioned certain things (notably the 3 steps and hold defense) but have also 'rubbished' the claims that he was 'lucky' for 5 seasons at Bradford!
My main area of concern was whether he could take us forward in attack as his gameplan has always seemed to be based on similar tactics and we have seen little evidence during his tenure to suggest he could do otherwise. However, recent performances have dispelled this myth good and proper. Whatever else happens this season he has shown that his teams CAN play adventurous, free-flowing rugby. He has stated in the past that he didn't have the personel/the players weren't carrying out his direction when on the field and this is being shown to be true. They are looking like the best attacking side in SL at the moment!
You're confusing 'fickle' with the ability to realise that an opinion is just that, and can be equally wrong or right. I, and other posters, are not so arrogant as to think that once we have expressed an opinion on something, that's it...it can never change and it HAS to be right! For my own part, I am happy that Nobby has shown that perhaps I was wrong to doubt his ability to coach free-flowing attacking rugby of the sort I want to see....long may it continue!
