Rumours of IL penny-pinching. It's none of my business, but you have to wonder if the recent financial downturn has affected IL in any way

Sorry, I think 'revolt' was the wrong word to use.

What I meant was he was apparently the person he spoke up the most within the camp after the Huddersfield game.

Whether that was in a positive or negative way is something I couldn't answer.

If he's lost the dressing room then he has to go. Simple as that. On a seperate note - when people were mentioning the player revolt in the Dorahey era. Do you think the home defeat to Widnes that spelt the end for Raper was something similar? I know from a good source at the time that the players wanted him out. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... age_id=640

If he's lost the dressing room then he has to go. Simple as that. On a seperate note - when people were mentioning the player revolt in the Dorahey era. Do you think the home defeat to Widnes that spelt the end for Raper was something similar? I know from a good source at the time that the players wanted him out. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... age_id=640

I think he took the line, it's the players who provided that cr@p it's up to the players to put it right.

I saw Fekas reaction (West is best eh Alex) and he certainly wasn't pleased, but to me that was a positive reaction in that he is getting to he fitness levels many on here have been asking for.

But thats no use if Nobles gonna bring him off.

I agree it seemed a stupid time to make it and a waste of a substitution.

Did anyone notice Warrington did exactly the same thing last night?

I think it was mate yeah.

Whelan walked onto the pitch once prior to a Wakefield fixture.

Just found this

I doubt he will walk on the pitch prior to a Warriors game in the near future or ever.

If he had the balls to do it could you imagine the reception he would receive.
There would be a full house if we got prior warning

The fruit sellers outside the ground would make a mint that day.

Who signed most of this bunch of wasters?

Raper was right to walk after Whelan did that, he had absolutely no business doing it.

Maybe because the fat knacker has never managed more than 20 mins in a spell in the past 3 years before having to come off, so why should one Friday night in February 2009 be any different?

Instead of ranting, maybe he should aspire to get to the level that Jamie Peacock manages (ie quite often a full 80 mins on the pitch). Even if he manages 70% of a game it would take the burden away from the others a bit.