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| Much rather play Leeds than HKR, their off loading game has killed us, Leeds will be an arm wrestle and if we keep them below 12 we'll have a chance, with the best will in the world it's hard to see us getting any further than that though
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[quote="Frank Zappa":1sacjrvf]Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.[/quote:1sacjrvf]
[quote="The_Enforcer":1sacjrvf]Most idiotic post ever goes to Grimmy..... The way to restart should be an arm wrestle between a designated player from each side.[/quote:1sacjrvf]: |
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| Quote: NickyKiss "Maybe I’m being disrespectful to Catalans but I’d give us a fair shot against them. It’s a totally different ball game play off rugby and as a club they don’t have much experience of winning play off games. Guys like Tomkins, Maloney and McIlorum help on that score but it’s the one team from them, Wire and Saints I could see us pushing extremely close. I’d actually be extremely nervous about playing HKR. I think they have the personnel and they’ll have that nothing to lose attitude that could well turn us over before any semi anyway.'"
I'd agree with your premise but I feel like we have lost a fair bit of big game experience too without Williams, Leuluai, Flower and Lockers.
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| Quote: Grimmy "I'd agree with your premise but I feel like we have lost a fair bit of big game experience too without Williams, Leuluai, Flower and Lockers.'"
We have but there’s still plenty left and it is in the clubs dna to rise at this time of the year. A lot of those young boys did it last year and there’s still guys like Hardaker, Gildart, Hastings, Powell, Bateman, Singleton, Isa, Farrell and Bateman who have been through these play offs time and again. They’d be huge favourites but I wouldn’t put it past us. Even though they lack play off experience I’d be really nervous about playing HKR. I think they’ll chance their arm and throw it around and play a very non traditional play off game.
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| Quote: NickyKiss "We have but there’s still plenty left and it is in the clubs dna to rise at this time of the year. A lot of those young boys did it last year and there’s still guys like Hardaker, Gildart, Hastings, Powell, Bateman, Singleton, Isa, Farrell and Bateman who have been through these play offs time and again. They’d be huge favourites but I wouldn’t put it past us. Even though they lack play off experience I’d be really nervous about playing HKR. I think they’ll chance their arm and throw it around and play a very non traditional play off game.'"
Those experienced play off players know how to win a play off game. Whilst throwing it about and play non traditionally might work in regular season games, play off games are a whole different ball game (excuse the pun) and have to be played differently, the intensity in D and attack are different, the crowd noise, can pressure etc. Despite losing twice to them this year I’d say we should be beating HKR/Leeds in the play offs simply because of that experience, I’m not saying we’d trounce them but I don’t think we should expect anything less than a win. The likes of Catalans/Saints/Warringtons I don’t think we have a cat in hells chance.
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| I’d rest as many as possible this week, it’s been a long season for us.
I expect Catalan to be pretty much full strength as they have a week off next week & won’t want to go into the semi undercooked.
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| Quote: Trainman "I’d rest as many as possible this week, it’s been a long season for us.
I expect Catalan to be pretty much full strength as they have a week off next week & won’t want to go into the semi undercooked.'"
If Catalans do go full strength (ish), then a tanking for a weakened Wigan side won't be great either.
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| Quote: moto748 "If Catalans do go full strength (ish), then a tanking for a weakened Wigan side won't be great either.'"
True, a tanking and fatigue for a full strength side would be worse though.
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| James McDonnell has been recalled from his loan and will be in the squad on Friday. I think we can safely say we’ll be resting plenty.
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| Quote: Bigredwarrior "James McDonnell has been recalled from his loan and will be in the squad on Friday. I think we can safely say we’ll be resting plenty.'"
Pretty much expected in fairness. I think I’d prefer us to go all out but can see why we’d rest.
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| Quote: Bigredwarrior "James McDonnell has been recalled from his loan and will be in the squad on Friday. I think we can safely say we’ll be resting plenty.'"
He's also brought Isa and Clubb back in.
Who knows what team Lam will play tho. He could put Isa anywhere.
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| Lam said in his interview that we have the best attacking shape in the comp.
I mean that's preposterous. Like really really delusional.
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| Quote: MadDogg "Lam said in his interview that we have the best attacking shape in the comp.
I mean that's preposterous. Like really really delusional.'"
I watched his interview on Wigan TV earlier and he spoke about how we’re aiming to keep teams to two try’s or less but then his next line blew my mind. He said we’ve been discussing in training how we can look to get the three try’s we’ll need to win games. Set the bar nice and low I know he probably didn’t mean it like it came out but he says some ridiculous stuff. I’ve gone easy on him these past few weeks with us knowing he’s leaving, mainly because of the huge respect I’ve still got for his time here as a player and because I can tell he has a genuine attachment to the place but thank the lord is coaching tenure is nearly at an end.
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| Quote: NickyKiss "I watched his interview on Wigan TV earlier and he spoke about how we’re aiming to keep teams to two try’s or less but then his next line blew my mind. He said we’ve been discussing in training how we can look to get the three try’s we’ll need to win games. Set the bar nice and low
I can’t listen to him anymore.
I’ve got past being angry. I just shake my head at some of his comments.
It’s got to the point where I no longer log onto Wigan tv
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27542_1296773722.jpg RICHARDS IS SUPERMAN!!!!
Wire_91 wrote:its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_27542.jpg |
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| Quote: NickyKiss "I watched his interview on Wigan TV earlier and he spoke about how we’re aiming to keep teams to two try’s or less but then his next line blew my mind. He said we’ve been discussing in training how we can look to get the three try’s we’ll need to win games. Set the bar nice and low
Only 2 more games of this thank god.
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| I can’t bear to listen or read any of his interviews. The more I do the more I think he’s in need of psychological help.
Actually gutted this is how I’ll remember Adrian Lam more than for his simply brilliant playing days here. A delusional, useless coach.
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