So BN didn't try hard then?


Honestly, talk about one rule for one...............

Nathan Brown

Thought we were talking about Wigan Chairmen here??????


You have an obvious affection for a certain classy Australian 80's stand off?
Well what do you have to say about his predecessor Mark Cannon?
He had decent skill, scored some quality tries. Should we have re-recruited Mark Cannon instead of going for BK? Why didn't the Wigan club?

How MANY more years would you have actually given Brian Noble at trophy free / No plan B / woeful preseason preperation / poor starts Wigan?

I must admit I have been curious about the whole new coach thing, a part of me actually wanted the season to end as soon as possible just so I would know what was going to happen for 2010. Now we have a new coach in place I want some signings.
Surely I cant wait another 12 months for news like this!!

And if he 'falls by it', who's going to put him out of the door - you?

I love this "or else" attitude you've adopted in recent times. You either think you've got some kind of hold over the guy, or you think you represent some vast army of fans who you can mobilise to vote with their feet. At this moment in time, I'd say that neither of those could be further from the truth.

But here's a more serious thought for you.

It's extremely churlish not to give credit when credit is due. By all means be unimpressed by other things IL has done or not done, but you're firmly on your own in disliking this latest move. Even the other website, notoriously skeptical compared to this one, is offering fulsome praise for it.

It's even more churlish than that when you're refusing to give approval purely because you have an image of being an IL-doubter to maintain and/or can't face admitting that on this occasion you might have got it wrong in a big way.

After listening to both interviews i can say that I’m going into next season with renewed optimism.

Maguire looks like he’s excited about the role and meeting his new players and he also sounds like he’s up for the challenge!

I can’t wait to see what effect he has on the team and the players and to see what new ideas he comes up with to get the best out of our talented but inconsistent squad.

Another point to mention as well is that they are referring to Wane as the lead assistant coach? Does this mean there will be another assistant coach as well as him?

Also I’d much prefer a coach who has served a long apprenticeship at a massive club like Melbourne rather than someone who has come through the lower leagues like Millward did with Leigh and Morgan with Toulouse.

Very interesting and exciting times ahead imo.

Now for the James Graham signing. ………….

Interesting bit in that article about more established coaches applying for the job coupled with the interview posted by Rogues where he states we could have easily offered it to two current super league coaches. Seems like there were plenty willing candidates. Think we've got the best one. Let's hope IL's gamble pays off.

Both video interviews were excellent, especially IL's for me, it's clear that the ethos around the club is going to be that just being one of the best 4 clubs in the competitions entered won't suffice for us, which is what the fans of any club want to hear.

I'd imagine it's only natural for a new coach to want to put their own slant on the team, but I'm not expecting any headline signings. IL has spoken at length in the past that we'll be going with what we've got, something that Maguire will have spoken to him about.

You can just feel the fear in their posts of a potential successful Wigan RL on the Virtual Terrace........ 3.64892578125:5