Just returned back from holiday were I watched the wire game, a game I expected Wigan to win. I could not believe the negative comments, I can understand the posts about the poor play, no leadership but the number of posts Calling for the coach out, the club in crisis etc just massive over reaction. Do I want Wigan to win every game? Yes I do but that's never going to happen. The best Wigan teams lost games. I get sick of the moaning if every game does not end with a one sided Wigan win. Let's ignore the unbeaten home form. A new format for the play offs who knows how that will pan out Wigan are still in with a shout, Third in the table no team even the massively overhyped Rhinos has a massive lead in the table. No team has been consistent this year. I expect a reaction from the team tomorrow.
I expect a win.

Do you think that missing [ithese[/i guys is going to be a hindrance to us? You are clutching at straws mate.

I want Wigan to win every match they play, but know it isn't going to happen. What I will not accept is a Wigan team playing without passion, pride, determination, skill and toughness. I haven't seen that in far too many games this season. That, to me is the responsibility of the players but to a much larger extent, the coaching staff. If they are not up to the job they should go.

Even now, plenty of Leeds fans seem to think their coach isn't up to the job, despite their league position. I guess that says something about RL fans in general.

As for Wigan, we started the season very poorly, then seemed to find some form and played some really good stuff. Now, we seem to have lost our way a little. Of course that is a concern. And those on here who said at the start of the season that we were light in the pack appear to have been proved correct. But it shouldn't take too much to fix that.

Well after going to Newcastle then going to Warrington last week the only thing I am sure about tomorrow is that the traffic on the M62 is going to be a nightmare !
Oh and if Leeds are behind on the scoreboard they will be chirping away at the ref !

If I can revert to a little bit of coach speak, it's about the performance rather than the result. I just want to watch forwards play like forwards and backs play like backs. Who knows, this tactic might help us win a few more games as well as making us better to watch, IMO of course.

I think you're clutching at straws if you think it won't.

Chairmen don't listen to fans on sacking coaches but neither are they blind to how well they are doing the job and Wane is not doing his well at the moment. We got the same nonsense over Noble earning the right to keep his job because he saved us from relegation in 2006. The results didn't come and off he went. It's a results based profession and excuses don't count if you don't get them. The two early exits from the CC, which is where most money is to be made if you get to a final, won't be being written off as just bad luck by IL either.

That's a bit radical and left field, but I'm with you JJ!

This is nonsense. It'll never catch on.

IL honoured Noble's contract though Dave. He only replaced Noble at the end of his contract and brought Madge in. IMO unless Wigan find themselves out of the top 4 he will honour Shaun Wane's too. IL has never sacked anyone don't forget. There is of course every chance that we will finish out of the top 4, but let's not be too hasty eh?

Quite right that Powell needs a good run, but in reality that good run should have been somewhere out on loan. When he comes on he looks too bulky. His passing from the floor is glacially slow and he has lost the pace that he once had. As a result everything slows down. Logan is still the better option as is Williams and even some of the other fringe players.
The real problem remains that our pack are not going forward enough. Once we change hookers we have no intensity in either forwards or backs because the distribution is so slow. I like to see Rocky running at defences but he is not going to turn around our beaten pack. Mr Wane seems to be making up for the packs lack of strength by putting an extra forward in.

He's definitely carrying too much weight.

Well I was right on both counts !

versus Leeds. Shock. Forwards make yards and backs suddenly look more comfortable.