i thought pryce went ok today... took his try well, for me hes a useful squad member.

Sorry I've edited it now as some other posts were made whilst I was posting. It was someone who shouted "He can't even put the ball on the tee" in the facebook video.

He doesn't does he?

I'm gonna state now:

Karl Pryce for 'most improved Wigan player - 2011'.

There's always morons on here slating players I hope price plays well for us as afterall he is a wigan player and madge and lenegan will know alot more than us about how good he is.

A bloke stood behind me shouted "get ready to catch this" and was then quiet when he plonked it over. I dont think he was too bad today but he still shouldnt start the season. Roberts and Goulding wingers with Sam at FB for me.

Then what happens when McIllorum comes off?

Who do you play in the halves then with Finch out?

Deacon and Leuluai?

but what happens when McIllorum goes off? Presumably Leuluai to hooker and Deacon to scrum half but you're still short of a stand off then. I really hope the answer isn't Lockers to stand off, it's been proven time and time again to not work. Get Pryce on the wing, Roberts at full back and Sam at stand off then we won't have this problem.

Mcilorum could play 80 mins IMO

Heard that somewhere this week about Micky playing 80. Also Logan may get his chance at hooker.

He probably could but I think he would be burned out after about 10 games of it, plus changing hookers can stop the opposition defence from relaxing as the new hooker will have different tendencies.

Must have been shot from somewhere near me that then cos someone said that (not me, I'm actually in the pro KP club)

It works for Cam Smith.

Now I'm not saying Mcilorum is anywhere near that level but he does have a good engine.

Personally I'd play;

FB-Sam
WG-Amos
WG-Goulding

HB- Deacon
HB-Tommy

HK-Mcilorum

BENCH-Mellor

If Mellor is good enough for the first team squad then I'd pick him.

Like we said before Mcilorum can play 80 mins if needed.

Finch will be back, way before we are 10 games into the season.

Did Charnley play??
When U 'lending' him to us then??

It's only really this country and the scooter hooker style of play that pushes you to having two hookers in the team...

Yeah he played, speak to Madge.

Mellor, who is coming off the back of a serious injury and didn't get picked for his debut today despite a first choice half back and his back up (Finch and Sam) being injured and us having seven subs, ahead of Pryce who has played lots of SL, scores a try a game and seldom lets anything past him. I'm not having a go at Mellor, but I think Maguire opting to use Lockers at stand off when McIllorum went off today rather than giving either Mellor or Powell a bench spot must be an indication that they aren't ready for any game time this season.

Karl Pyce didn't let anyone down when he played last season and was very close to getting that right wing spot ahead of Goulding. I think if we play him on the left wing while Richards and Finch are out Maguire will have a real headache when they return.

He did the basics well, Charnley is higher up the pecking order and a far better player IMO.

In the press conference after the game, Madge said Charnley is staying with Wigan this season, he is going nowhere.

It's not a me knocking Pryce I just like to see injured players being replaced by guys who play that position. I.e if Finch is injured then we being a #6 in and not play Lockers there.

Either way I think there are plenty of options before we get to Lockers at HB including playing Pryce on the wing with Amos at FB at Sam at 6. Alternatively we could put Logan on the bench.

Good.

He'd be my first reserve before Marsh or Pryce tbh in both centre and wing positions because going forward I think he's going to be the best of the 3 and we need to give him a shot here.

i dont think marsh was anything to shout about today