I must be in a huge minority and quite possibly it's just me but I think wire have been the best team in SL this year. They only finished 2nd cuz Tony Smith rotated his squad really well knowing that finishing first doesn't matter.

Anybody who think Leeds came fifth on purpose is bonkers! They'd have killed for some good form in the middle of the season. They won a 4 game knock out competition and nothing more. However, every club knew the dance before the music started to play so fair enough, the won the GF and are champions again.

My problem is that there is no intensity in the weekly rounds as coaches often say the results don't matter. That's a bad place for our game to be. The top of the league should be the holy grail of our competition and our game as a whole is suffering.

As for Wigan, I'd have taken league leaders and 2 semi's in 2012 if I'd been offered it in 2009 so we're in better shape than we were then. Hopefully Wane has learned a lot and we'll improve next year.

No we lost because Wane beasted them in training.

Finch, Tomkins, Hansen & Lima all injured in training. Add to that Lockers at 6 and 9 instead of players being better.

OTT comments in the press and going OTT in June instead of October.

He's a poor excuse and a poor replacement for a World Class coach like Madge.

Bloody hell , talk about being selective , we are better than we were in 2009.... what about 2010=SL Champions, 2011=CC Winners...we are in a worse state than we have been for the past 2 seasons, and i for one cannot see us doing any better next season , especially with Shaun Wane at the helm

Get a grip.

Did you really expect Wigan to make the impact they made in the 2010 and 2011 seasons this year? After losing the likes of Deacon, Hoffman and Joel.. Our squad simply wasn't as good as the squad from last year and the year before even, Madge i agree had a MASSIVE effect on our campaign but Wane isn't necessarily bringing the club down, fair enough he's made a few boo-boos but its his FIRST year in charge of a clubs first team! Get off his back he's done more than i expected this season.

Also, We beat Saints Three times out of Four! Included the Manchester Massacre.. There's been some special moments this year, And i'm sure there'll be more under Waney.

Hail Hail!

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Wane finished top of the league this year. Thats an achievement in anybody's book.

If you get rid, who is available? Mick Potter? Paul Cullen?

that's silly and you really don't know that. players get injured in training, it happens, it's a contact sport

Christ, that's the most sensible thing you've said on here.

I don't think we'll be seeing 40-50+ point scorelines next year as the losses of Tommy, Carmont, Finch and Lima are going to be huge. Next year may well be the dreaded "transition year" while new players bed in and younger players get more experience. Who knows, we might finish 5th and win the league!

Nah, Leeds well and truly have their eye on that spot. Again.

I agree with this, Wigan's "transition year" with losing these class players is going to come a year before ours so next year might be our best chance of winning SL in the foreseeable future. 2013 Year of the Wolfs, bring it on.