Point he is making is that you should have battered us considering the amount of players missing and a few were carrying injuries into the game. Also a training session got cancelled as we only had 8 players fit.

Strength in depth at the moment is huge and its getting bigger apparently according to a very dependable person on another board Joel Tomkins is returning.

I was telling regular punters in work on Tuesday to put money on Leeds to win with Wigan having a 20 start. Thought it would have been easy money. Luckily o do not gamble.

Even i had Leeds for a win...

We shouldn't have battered you. Win possibly, battered no.

We desperately missed TWO hookers tonight and arguably the most exciting back in SL in Watkins tonight so we had issues ourselves. I would imagine a few of our guys were carrying knocks as well, Delaney (shoulder) and Hardaker (thigh) were both carrying koncks vs Cas last week.

Whilst I would agree you were missing more, the "injury crisis" at Wigan has been massively over exaggerated.

I'm the most annoyingly positive person who posts on this board, and i'm shocked your team lost!!!

O'loughlin
charnley (ill admit hes been out for a while)
thornley
pettybourne
clubb
farrell
flower

the crisis has certainly not been over emphasised (SW doesnt do sympathy), it is the depth of squad that we have that has covered it up.
its not rare; every year a team or two go through this kind of crisis, and its our time again. however, the way in which we have overcome it is testament to SW and his refusal to use it as an excuse. this is part of the mental strength that has stood us in stead well over the last few seasons (MM didnt use the squad well enough to engender this belief, so I will put this down to Waney on his own)

hampshire, burke
+ 4 who played today but were less than 100%

That the same Wane who said it would be the best win ever???

Been a long day, couldnt remember them all lol

have you listened to him over the last 3 seasons ? when asked about injury crises. he will always acknowledge the players that are unavailable but does not use this as an excuse. stating that winning would be an achievement is different to blaming a loss on injuries. its a subtle difference, but a key one i feel in ensuring that the players that turn up take on the responsibility to win for themselves, rather than feeling that a loss is OK because we have a few out.

+ james

I listened to the build up to this game and apparently it would be the best win ever. Coming from a GF and CC winning coach seems to be drawing on the injury issue.

"Look, it weren't great, it weren't pretty, but it didn't have to be.........we just had to win!"

The Wigan team...