We need to stop the rot this week for me. If it drags on it becomes more difficult to get over the depression that seems to be over the place but the players and fans need to remember it’s only two weeks since we put in a fantastic performance against Wire at the Magic Weekend and if they can get that going again then why can’t we look to grab that top spot and have a real dig at getting to (and hopefully winning) Old Trafford.

There’s everything to play for and to throw the towel in would be really sad.

Just have a look back at the weekends match around the 5 - 6 mins in from the start, as examples. Farrell was missing tackles left right and centre.

Only Bateman looked to be trying IMHO in that game. Our attacking was non-existant.

One bad game whilst the blokes still reeling from his coach of the last ten years announcing he’s to leave the club is surely forgivable and doesn’t make him a bad player?

Two weeks ago there was a huge number of players who we’d say are having good seasons and two poor weeks in tough circumstances surely doesn’t change that.

Even Sean O'Loughlin was dreadful on Saturday - if it was all based on that game we'd literally be sending out John Bateman plus 16 reserve players on Thursday.

Absolutely. We were missing tackles left right and centre, whilst Wire were off-loading at will and marching us down the park.

I don't think I can bear to re-watch it!

....so I say would you consider 2019 as transitional?
It's almost like you're going to have that 2016 leeds thingy.
I don't except 2017 was transitional for Warrington.

Not just Farrell, but yeah, he missed more tackles that game than the rest of the season put together. Just so unlike him.

I’m still convinced we had been on the p**s Wednesday, Thursday & Friday night. Players like Faz & Lockers missing so many tackles was strange. How can SO many players be so off colour? Unless they have thrown their toys out the pram in protest at Wane going?

According to the stats Lockers only missed 1 tackle. Farrell and Clubb missed 7 each and Powell 6. To be honest it didn't look that bad during the game, just looked as if the off loads were killing you.

It was more O'Loughlin's passing that was dreadful.

Quote: newgroundb4wakey "According to the stats Lockers only missed 1 tackle. Farrell and Clubb missed 7 each and Powell 6. To be honest it didn't look that bad during the game, just looked as if the off loads were killing you.'" Clubb and Powell miss a high percentage normally, so that’s not too surprising, but Faz had only missed 13 tackles (from 420 tackles made) all season up till that game. www.rugby-league.com/superleague ... ayer_stats

Quote: newgroundb4wakey "According to the stats Lockers only missed 1 tackle. Farrell and Clubb missed 7 each and Powell 6. To be honest it didn't look that bad during the game, just looked as if the off loads were killing you.'" Clubb and Powell miss a high percentage normally, so that’s not too surprising, but Faz had only missed 13 tackles (from 420 tackles made) all season up till that game. www.rugby-league.com/superleague ... ayer_stats

Maybe the video incident affected the whole squad? It could be a one-off impact if so. Or maybe players have reacted to Wane leaving. It doesn't mean the wheels have fallen off for the whole season, it could just be that it takes a couple of weeks to get back into kilter.

Perhaps....but it didn't effect Wigan at Magic??

I can't help thinking that the Joel and Sam video was the main story behind last weekend's Cup disaster.

But the video only surfaced after the game didn't it?