Even IF Riddell is injured, he's still distributing the ball far better than higham did/does. Then when Riddell is off the field, we get the solidarity of McIlorum in defence and the spark of Leuluai's footwork going forwards.

Again, you must be watching a different game to me.

Twice, he passed the ball to no-one in particular, and even the Sky muppets picked up on a couple of his head-high passes.

does it really matter?

Higham is a warrington player now, and doing just as well/badly there as he did for us.

like it or not riddell is our 9, nowt will change that, does it really warrant a 7 sorry 11 page discussion on whos best?

Riddel is getting injuries because he is so poorly conditioned. He arrived at the club in woeful condition. Surely as an experienced player he should be setting an example not a bad one. Remember his pre arrival promise about wanting to become involved in the reserves or academy. Exactly.

The argument is whether or not Riddel should be our 9. McILorum and Leulai offers a better combination than Riddel and another hooker.

You damage your own reputation by insisting on using statistics that do not show what you imply.

yes, you are

I fully support ANY player in Wigan shirt. In Highams case he had three seasons at Wigan and never convinced me that he was good enough. How many mom awards did he win? How many times did you come away from the game and say Higham was outstanding today?

I certainly know the Wigan management team didn't think he was good enough from a conversation I was privy to.

There are many who post on here who have the same opinions as I do regarding Higham. I don't have an agenda, I just don't rate him as a player, smashing lad, but IMO Wigan did the right think in letting him go.


In the case of Riddell I have watched him on Setanta and liked what I saw. To dismiss him as a player after four games is ludicrous. Judge him after a season, I think that is only fair.

and theres the problem.
we have to wait till MM comes on to have a tackling hooker.

its an hookers job to follow the ball all over the park for the offload and to get ready for the play the ball.
its also his job to tackle owt that moves in the middle of the park in defense.

riddell isnt fit enough to follow the ball, and after bending down 5 times to get the ball from dummy half hes too knackered to tackle.......if he can tackle......im still not convinced he can.

I never said you had an agenda, i do read your posts as they are generally good. I was asking for jacks opinion on higham not yours .and where did i say anything negative about Mark riddell .

Apologies
It wasn't meant to be directed at you, it was a general comment about speccies being anti Riddell after only four games.

Think you need to watch the game again mate. That was Hansen.

THANK YOU SIR