Bloody Wire messing everything up

4 matches for Mickey Mac and 8 matches for Joel for his misplaced finger

Joel deserves whatever he gets. I thought the criticism of MM was way OTT. It was without doubt a penalty but it wasn’t a high swinging arm, Dwyer was going down. I know others will disagree but I thought it was unfortunate rather than careless or reckless.

Manfredi likely still out for this game and probably the final. Step up Bibby!

I would have been disappointed if Bibby was dropped

McIlorum worthy of a bin IMO. Agree about Joel.

I must’ve been watching a different incident with Micky Mac, I thought it was a shocker, a definite red and it should be a ban of at least a couple of games.

I mean compare that to Ben Flowers two game ban for tackling a man but daring to lift himself a centimetre off the floor for 0.1 seconds. Brad Dwyer ended up an absolute mess on the back of it. I’d also compare it to Greenwood’s and say it was worse. Greenwood’s was just daft, he clearly meant it but it was a love tap in comparison and was never going to do a great deal of damage

Tom Davis turning out to be a good signing for Catalans

I agree. A sin bin would have been adequate though. Unfortunately the lack of action by the on field ref will only encourage the disciplinary to be more harsh when it comes to punishment.

Agree with all of that. Mickey definitely went high and didn't miss. Amazing he stayed on the field. Definite ban coming.

He was always going to once fit - great player. Didnt want us to release him but understood it as he wanted guaranteed game time.

Really? It was a clear closed fist with intent, thuggery at its finest and he should of walked for that, attempting to then pick the injured player off the ground was also uncalled for.

As expected the sky commentary team did their best to defend him but it was a shocker imo.

If he’s still a Wigan player and he does that, the reaction is totally different. I’ve been flabbergasted these past couple of months at just how down the Sky commentary team are on Wigan. I’m not one for believing there is any great deal of bias from them to one team or another usually but it’s been embarrassing these last few weeks. I think the fact that a lot of them have previous connections to Wigan and with that can come accusations of bias has made them go overboard the other way.

McIlorum had a swinging arm and made direct contact with the head. How that wasn’t a red card I found shocking, no penalty either!

So what do we think our line up will be: Id go:

Fench
Bibby
Zak
Gilly
Budgy
Tommy
Jacko
Singo
Powell
Bullock
Isa
FAZ
Partington

Lockers
Smithies
Flower
Greenwood / Clubby