The points difference could be a lot closer come the end of this weekend but to get top we would have to win our last 3 games by big margins and I think resting players and being fresh for the semis is more important.
The league leaders shield means nothing really,and I don't think finishing first will give you any easier of a game.

Give Rocky a run in the halves?

www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2015- ... nged-squad Squad unchanged Regards , EW

www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2015- ... nged-squad Squad unchanged Regards , EW

Lockers and Manfredi to miss out for me:

Bowen
Charnley
Gelling
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Smith
Crosby
McIlorum
Flower
Bateman
Tomkins
Patrick

Tautai
Clubb
Mossop
Powell

Hull name an 18 man squad.

HULL FC: Abdull, Downs, Fash, Hadley, Houghton, Lineham, Logan, Matongo, Minichiello, Naughton, Osborne, Paea, Palea’aesina, Rankin, Shaul, Sneyd, Turgut, Watts

I count only 9 first choice players in there with Watts apparently doubtful too so you should win comfortably. Hopefully the kids will put up a decent showing though.

against a normal Hull side I would expect a decent game and a 10-20 point win, against a team laced with kids it could go either of 2 ways......a 50 point win in a one sided game, or the kids will turn it on and make it close either way.

A 50 point win would be nice table wise, but I would prefer a close game, as long as its them playing well and not us playing awful

Rest for Lockers and Charnley left out as he's been the third best winger at the club this year.

Bowen
Manfredi Gelling Gildart Burgess
Williams Smith
Crosby McIlorum Flower
Tomkins Patrick Bateman

Subs-Clubb Mossop Tautai Powell

There is no way that Bowen can play every week due to his fragile body and age yet SW keeps the same squad against a club that is struggling to field a team. For what?
The day Hampshire goes is the day I cancel my season ticket.
Smith at best is average and he no longer takes goal kicks therefore, what is the benefit of him?
I suspect Hampshire isn't tough enough and can't wrestle.
Hampshire has pace and when Burgess goes we haven't anyone else in the squad who is capable of scoring from anywhere which is a skill that is beyond a price.
i genuinely believe that SW would prefer a Jimmy Fairhurst type player to Hampshire in that he would have a dig and play to a plan even if the plan was total shoite. For you youngsters Jimmy Fairhurst had zero skill, pace or rugby brain but gave 100% every game. Oh and was part of the shower that got us relegated circa 25 years ago.
Jim Sullivan will be doing a triple axle in his grave!

If Ryan was as good as you say he'd be in the team every week. Simple as that. No coach ignores match winners especially as according to you we have no one else with pace to match, bar Burgess. I'm not sure why you have to bring Fairhurst into it. Wane has picked and backed Williams at stand off. Smith is his organiser. Hampshire isn't as good as either at their allotted roles. Otherwise he'd be in the team.

As for giving up your season ticket. Do you support Wigan through thick and thin? Or are you Ryan's uncle?

I thought the Hull game might have been a good game to give Rocky another go, but thinking about it, Bowen is in sensational form and has a maximum of 5 games of his career left (probably), so he won't want to be rested. And why would we want to start swapping the halves round so close to the end of the season.

Hampshire's time will come, but some of the hysteria on here at times because a 20 year isn't in the team every week is laughable.

Leeds are away at Catalan. You'd expect them to win that but they could quite easily get turned over. If we put a big number on Hull we could be level on points with nothing in the points diff. I'd love to pinch top spot off them, they can't have all the silverware can they?

It would, of course be nice to get the LLS, and it would have been helpful if we could have beaten Leeds last month.
What's important now is to be ready for the semi final and final.

I've been saying since about round 13 that leeds will eventually tipple over a few games, and now as it turns out wigan have another chance to capitalise. I honestly think we will put a big score on against hull hence the unchanged game squad and leeds could be in trouble IF Cas were to turn saints over as leeds have Cas and hudds still to come who are still in contention (mathematically at this point should I say) for the semifinals.

I certainly think leeds have the tougher final 3 games than us due to how the 8's have panned out. interesting!

all this talk of leeds winning the LLS and GF as well as their CC win will come undone if you ask me, they are there for the taking.

There is a tipping point for most people unless you follow something as if under sort of spell or indoctrination. It's called having a personal opinion and thoughts.
I have watched Wigan on a regular basis since 1966 therefore, have seen many thin years and fortunately many good years.
Hampshire has more skill than Smith however, Smith probably does what he is told and plays to a game plan therefore gets the position. That's great if you steam roller teams but not very good if you need to execute a game changing move or try against stiffer opposition like Leeds or Saints.
You may be surprised but coaches obviously have favourites but I can't tell you why SW favours Smith versus pace a and natural ability or than maybe he doesn't want to play two half backs at a young age in the same team.
Can you explain why we should planning Bowen tomorrow? SW has stated previously that he need to nurture him through the season therefore, why not rest him against what is on paper an eminently winnable game?
By the way if I was Hampshire's uncle or dad I would be telling him to get out of Wigan a sap because he wasting precious years of his playing career.
I may be very wrong but losing Hampshire will come back to haunt us for years to come because a coach feared losing some control in letting the team play a more off the cuff style of play.