I said after that Wire battering that we'd likely be a bit iffy for a while and that I could really see us turn things in that HKR home game. They're playing better than I envisaged, I must admit but I still have a suspicion we'll see our best performance in a while next Friday. Hopefully we'll get Faz back, along with Harry Smith and we can get stuck in to them.

Nsemba is turning out to be everything I thought Walters would be. Walters in preseason I thought was going to be a star. The game at Hull he played really well, tough. Then in the last minute {I think), even though the game was won, he tries to put on a hero shot and knackers his shoulder. He hasn't been the same since his return, pretty underwhelming. Junior has taken his opportunity with both hands and has gone from strength to strength. He was a colossus tonight. Farrell, when fit, will replace Walters of course. Peet will probably stick Walters on the bench for his utility value going into the playoffs.

Special mention for AK tonight. I think he was a close call for MOM. I actually think he looks a far better half than centre. For me leave Eckersley at centre and let French, Smith and Keighran fight it out for the two spots

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It feels like Keighran's a natural left sided player, whether he's at centre or in the halves.

I agree.

Byrne looked OK, best game from him for a while. For me, he just did the basics well and didn't try too hard, good progress. Massive shame if we lose Forber, never understood why we signed Leeming, even though hes proven a handy signing with O'Neil and Forber's injuries.

I didn’t watch the same game as you mate. That was easily Byrne’s best game for some time, Dupree played well. Our problem was basic errors in the first 40 from Field and Marshall. Sort that out next week and we will take some beating.

Mate, you can blame the coaches for that, he has to maintain a weight that, in my view, is unrealistic.

You don’t, he plays on the other flank.

He’s a prop.

Bad, bad decision from our point of view. His dummy half play is on another level from Leeming.

That’s the comparison I have been making. I said the same to his step-dad, his delivery from dummy half is aka Martin Dermott, and he is the best passing 9 I have seen at Wigan.

Junior is a superstar in the making, end of.