Hello cowbell in the stand,
Is this place at your command...

Hopefully it’s in Wigan tv

It's a shame it's on a Thursday when it's not on TV - I'm assuming it's due to a Latics game. We have three Thursday home games in a row - on the plus side that's it then for the rest of the year.

I especially don't like it, cos Thursday nights are my pub night!

But I'll be at the DW on Thursday, nevertheless.

Yes it is - they are at home on Saturday.

Well it seems someone wanted to make an example of gale, so they had to ping Levi for the same thing - but we all know by round 5 that wouldnt be a ban. AOB to do 80 minutes.
Cogger is injured - syndesmosis and will be a few weeks yet, so I expect the change to be at full back. The obvious choice would be Pryce who could play either in the halves or at FB but Watson sees him more as a fullback _ it very much depends if he's fit. Otherwise its how Watson wants to play it he could go with defensive Golding to fullback and Lolohea in the halves, but may even throw a curve ball and put Ashall Bott in at full back who he really seems to like, he certainly has speed and guile but is very lightweight and i'm not convinced he has the team creativity.
The rest of the team should remain as was.
I wasn't expecting a win this week but with our two most creative players out this makes it tougher.,

your right, its a farce

I'm very confident of picking up the win to be honest.

I think we are improving week by week and after watching Giants v Toulouse and again last week I think they are too but are a little way behind us. I do however think come the end of the year they could well be in the mix but I think they need a little more time.

Same squad for us. I’d probably just shuffle the same 17 around a bit and then look to give guys like Smith, O’Neill and Shorrocks a go at Toulouse.

Field
Hardaker KPP Bibby Marshall
Cust Leuluai
Byrne Powell Ellis
Bateman Farrell Smithies

Subs
Singleton Mago
Isa Partington

As an aside, I see Gateshead (WIgan) Thunder had a good win at the weekend with Matty Nicholson getting a try and Sam Halsall three tries. Just for good measure former Wigan player Craig Mullen also got a couple.

2 well taken direct short distance tries and the 3rd was Robinsonesq all be it the result of some poor defence as he ran cross field.

The play I liked most though was his defensive effort in the second half where he jumps the line strips the ball one on one but rather than kill the play at that he looks for support and sets away the fullback in space who then puts the winger in. Great awareness from him. Developing nicely.

Isn't it nice when the team almost picks itself? Fingers crossed we actually keep players fit this season

On the prop rotation generally, Singleton as a sub doesn’t work - he should either start or not be in the squad.

Was fortunate to speak with ZH after the game on Friday, and specifically asked about the lift in intensity when we have our first lot of rotation and if there is a reason there isn’t that intensity from the off. His response was don’t underestimate the work that the starting forwards do to get us in a position where the rotation guys can come on and have a big impact, regardless of what you see from the stands.

I’m not a fan of Singleton at all, but it certainly made me see his input from a different perspective.

I'd love to know what kind of work that is that, then? Getting dominated by 34 year old Prior whilst returning the ball 3 times for 18 metres?

Why not?