If Jack Wells keeps progressing like he is we could have a heck of a good player on our hands. Very impressed with his performance.

Spot on.
My kind of forward too.
Aggressive and a decent work rate.
Really hope he keeps on progressing

Yeah, he was good. Showed some smart positional play in defence too.

We just need to stick in, the season is far from over. We should have got four points in this last week yet we've been left with one and whilst that's frustrating, I'm sure we just need a couple of lads back to tip the balance our way.

The GF success of 2016 was great but 2017 could be even better and I think we've got it in us!

To pick up on Tierney. He's 3rd choice. Sam 1st, Escare 2nd. Anywhere near full strength he doesn't get a game. There's 2 players ahead of him at full back and 4 at winger. You won't find a better player in the league that far down the pecking order.

As for the game tonight, missing Sam T, Escare, Manfredi, Gelling, Gildart, Flower, Clubb and Bateman, all but 1 are in our best 17 to loose a game against a good side and virtually full strength side who are on a high after last weeks win, have a buzz about the place after signing Barba and have the new coach syndrome is a phenomenal effort imo. I thought we were very unlucky to loose and have to credit both sides for offering up a fantastic game of rugby.

Unfortunately for us injurys have affected our season so much that we will struggle to get the chance to defend our Trophey. To say I'm sick of performing well but not winning I think is unfair on the players, especially the kids and reserves who are giving everything they've got for the club.

Can't believe some people on here are writing the season off for Wigan at this point. As an outsider looking in, i think you are doing as well as can be expected with the injuries so far, competing with the best teams and still only 2 points from 4th spot, which is all you need to have a very shot at the GF with a fit squad in september. As bodies come back in the next few weeks i expect Wigan to go on a run and by the time of the super 8's be right in the mix, after all, bar Cas there isn't a right lot to get worried about above you in the table right now.

The reason we didn't get four points is entirely our own fault. Last night two kickable penalties turned down and we just are not showing the kind of attacking form to be doing that particularly in the last 25m. You play as if your backs are to the wall because you can't rely on a team with lots of kids in it to stay composed for 80 minutes. Win the game before you start turning down the points on offer.

When you have players out and kids in the team you need to adapt but we are playing as if we had the entire first team on the pitch. When Lockers goes off the wheels come off.

Was there any point kicking for two from two points up though? I'd rather try to make use of the field position and turn the screw in that situation. Same reasoning as why teams don't go for a drop goal every time they get near the opposition line. Obviously it didn't work out because we gave up possession, but I'd be looking at that part rather than the decision to run it.

Nothing complex about the reasons we lost- dropped ball, daft penalties and Williams running around like a headless chicken.

In terms of missing personnel its the lack of centres thats hurting us.

It's difficult to be too critical when the team puts in an effort like that (and last week versus Wire). I do think our tactic of kicking towards Grace on the last was a waste, although it did pay off on one occasion with possession back. Would much rather we kicked over towards 6 foot 4 Burgess and go for a try. It worked for them twice and ultimately won them the game!

The loss of Forsyth last night was key. He had done a good job on Percival but showed his inexperience when he got the head knock and should have just stayed down and to bring it to the refs attention. On the next play Saints kicked to where he should have been and scored.
In the second half Percival had much more joy on their left hand side when facing Isa.

Outstanding effort, just silly errors and a few bad decisions, and the fact we don't have a genuine fullback at the moment.