It will be to boost the Crusaders attendance and get our regular season average as high as possible.

Isnt the announcement at that game though?

I hate leeds but 27th august i'm a leeds fan

In that case, I'd start posting on the Leeds message board. Because at present the majority of your posts are on here, which in the world of non-obsessives would mean you support us.

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There is no way after all the cutting edge thinking, management and tactical thinking that Madge has brought to the club, that we are going to let John Kear anywhere near the club or its set up.

If we do, I fear IFL, will have lost the plot.

how can it only be your opinion? surely it would be a fact

A big step backwards for your club if Wane is named as Coach. Looking at Wigan, I see a fairly young side that has the potential to dominate for quite a while, I don't think Wane is the man to carry that on. We(wire) are an ageing side which we are paying for at this stage of the season. We have brought in Ratchford and Hill so are looking to get younger. But we have a very good coach that can paper over the odd crack.

A serious question here. You seem to speak with some authority, so what exactly do you base this on?

Are you in any way acquainted with Shaun Wane and his coaching methods?

And please also bear in mind that Wane brought these players through from junior level, and has worked with MM for nearly three years... Oh, and we have been telling your posters here that you have an ageing team for 18 months now, but you choose not to listen. Well, until now when it is starting to bite and you need to "paper over cracks".

I've read a lot of fans from Wire but especially Saints pinning their hopes on Wigan failing due to Wane being a poor choice as head coach. He's a 'thick ape' according to some on the saints board and he'll see us crash and burn over the next few years.

It sounds like a few people are a little worried about these next few seasons.

Also, he's neglected to recognise that in the 'young team' we have, most of them played under Waney in the academy.

and would run through brick walls for him.

Our choice of assistant will be important but Waney will drive us on without doubt.

Yups..... Still, our rivals never let facts get in the way of an opinion.

Like most of us, i'm not party to the relationship twixt Wane and MM, but they certainly seem to get on together. I would suspect that this is not the end of that relationship, and the two will still speak and exchange ideas.

There's a real sense of deja vu in Saints and Wire fans pinning their hopes on Wigan crashing and burning.