Quote exiled Warrior="exiled Warrior"Defensively we were ok but every time we were near the Hull line we had totally no idea how to score - second half there were far too many players stood around leaving it to others to try and score. Smith was woeful , Sarginson his usual disinterested ball dropping non-passing self, Manfredi is a total waste in this team, the rest just clueless. Lockers looks completely not fit, only Williams looked like he could do anything and he is trying too much on his own due to the shocking level of mediocrity around him. That was the third totally inept attacking performance in a row from this team (one of many this season)
Something needs to change if Wigan are to do anything in the play-offs - otherwise the season will just peter out in a sea of dross.
I would start with dropping Sarginson (either Bateman or Higginson in), Smith (Shorrocks in) ,if we had someone I would also be tempted to drop Lockers as well.As for the rest s some serious backside kicking is in order.'"
Backside kicking is all that SW can deliver and it delivers nothing.
This season is a write off unless SW has some form of epiphany on the road to Orrell and lets the players play which won't happen.
We have been declining since 2012 in terms of performance on and off the field.
The Bateman affair, London adventure, Tomkins incessant whinging, late changes in fixtures and SW constantly bemoaning referees as if every decision goes against are reflective of a poorly managed business with very little if any leadership from the top.
People keep mentioning "the move". We haven't got a move we offer absolutely zero in attack. We are on a par with the Noble era i.e. lots of endeavour but very little output.
IL needs to get his cheque book out and bullet KR, SW and the training squad. We look unfit and tired after only a couple of minutes play and run out of gas in virtually every major game. Last night senior players like SOL, Smith, Flower and Mossop were poor as they have been all season. All 4 need to go but none of them will as they are untouchable or on crazy money (Mossop £100k).
The club needs major surgery I just hope that IL has the appetite to carry this out because otherwise it will be a slow and painful decline to middle 8's or whatever they are called. This situation has been developing over several years and I for one am not surprised that we are incapable of even delivering a competent all round game.