What makes you think that? The club seems to be suggesting much earlier.

he said so today

According to Wigantoday Clubb could return this week with Gelling, TT and Dom the week after. A virtually fully fit squad but too late to make the playoffs in all probability. Frustrated isn't the word.

Just wih they could sort Gelling out fullstop,he always seems to pick these niggles that turn into long running injuries.

The last few weeks have been classed as 'must win' games (to have a chance of the Top 4). Well Sunday now is for entirely different reasons, we have Wire & Catalans breathing down our necks for that 8th spot, we play both over the next couple of weeks.

With a much stronger team, we really must put this Widnes game to bed, although they have performed well against us over the last couple of years.

A loss along with a poor performance would surely raise a number of questions. No excuses!

Rangi Chase is up for a ban for Sunday so that should help the cause.

We do seem to have run in to teams at wrong time recently though. Widnes back on form, Huddersfield in great form, Hull have bucked up now and Saints had found form and installed a new coach before our game.

Hopefully we can now find out form though and make other teams think they're catching us at the wrong time.

If we can win the four games leading into the split, I truly believe we will make the 4 at the end of the season. The league is more competitive this year than last and dont think it will require 39 points this year

Agree with Bazdev,
Win these next four and we've still got a good chance of making the four.
No reason we can't get on a winning run again.

From today's WEPJoel Tomkins has a slight groin injury and is a doubt. Prop Tony Clubb is still expected to return. Wane will make calls on Anthony Gelling and Taulima Tautai later this week. '" www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-l ... -1-8618503

From today's WEPJoel Tomkins has a slight groin injury and is a doubt. Prop Tony Clubb is still expected to return. Wane will make calls on Anthony Gelling and Taulima Tautai later this week. '" www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-l ... -1-8618503

It's not just a case though of what we do we need to rely on other teams losing a significant number of games more than us which isn't the best place to be in.
Id be pretty amazed if we won our next 4 games if I'm honest. Not being negative but our form albeit with missing players has been pretty horrendous and unless we keep SOL and ST free of injuries the top 8 still isn't a given particularly when you look at Warrington's run in.
If a team is going to make the top 4 outside the current top 4 I'd put my money on Saints rather than us.

If we win all our games we require one of Salford,Leeds or Hull to lose at least 4 games,I'd say that's probable,if we lose 1 game then they will need to lose 5 out of their 11 remaining games,you start to push it a little,then factor in Saints possibly going on a run I think we may have to win all 11 of our remaining games and I just don't see it happening.

Seriously??? I dont see any way on earth we finish below Saints, other than the Salford game where Salford threw it away what evidence is there they can beat any of the top sides? I dont see them winning tonight and we will be level again with a win on Sunday

We need Saints to win tonight to help us close the gap on the top four. Our best hope is that come the Super 8s (if we get in!) there is as small a points spread as possible between, say, second and sixth. A Leeds win doesn't help us even if we get to leapfrog Saints.

Ideally Saints, Huddersfield and Cas will all win this weekend. It would keep Huddersfield above us and leave us chasing Saints but we can't afford the current top four to keep on winning.

Got to disagree with you on this, realistically Cas and Hull are almost certain to finish in the top four at the end of the play offs. If Leeds or Salford (the most likely imho) were to blow up then any one of the chasers Stains, Wakey, Huddersfield or ourselves could sneak in fourth. These teams are the biggest threat and the ones that we need to lose as many points as possible.
Having said all of that though Wigan need a dramatic improvement in form, if we can go into the split on 23 points, then put a good run together i.e beat all of the chasers plus a couple of the top four then its do able. Massive ask but possible !!!