This decision reeks of pap in my opinion. Sammut is our highest try scorer and i imagine he is also up there in clean breaks and assists yet he gets dropped at the first instance of a bad performance yet Mathers gets away with being a massive girl week in week out in defence. I've watched Mathers step out of challenges at least twice this season and generally being garbage. His one-on-one against St Helens where he actually moved out of the way and the "attempt" on Carney being highlights.

I feel sorry for Sammut personally and think he is being treated unfairly, especially as he has been played out of position - james webster should know this. There is half of that team who have been worse than Sammut by far. Nick Scruton and Mathers just for starters.

I'd agree. I also don't know what Andy's done to not get a look in when the forwards ain't been on top form. Fittest player in the club and one of the best defenders not getting picked seems strange

Agree with both of the last two posts.

Let's hope the team selected can prove us wrong and put in a good performance

Hope it's not down to personalities and that it has to be that only Tim Smith is allowed to dictate play hence Sammut doesn't get a game. Sykes is doing ok though and it's good that we can talk about a player of Sammut's class who can't get into the 17.

His running off Smith's cut out passes would be really effective in my opinion whether Sammut is at 1 or 6.

Re the title of this thread; according to the Radio Manc commentator, Lyne has made a couple of try-saving tackles and just scored what could well be the match winning try.

Anyone feeling humble?

Have we won yet?

Now we have!

36-28

Said Wigans team selection left the door open for us to beat a talented yet young team

What Wildcats supporters on this forum & humble don't go together.

Wow - cue Mathers and Lynne's best performance in a Wakey shirt.

Now that's the kind of humble pie I will happily devour.

Fans stood around me were still slagging Lyne off throughout the match. I thought he went really well today, can't understand why he week in week out gets grief.

In response to the op.
Lyne in and Sammut out seems like a great decision by our new leader
And all of the Anti - Godinet brigade need to shake their own heads, the boy was very lively today

Thought Godinet was electric during that period ether side of half time.

Credit where it is due that was the best I have seen Lyne play by a long long way - I didn't think he had it in him and the reason he has in the past got grief week in week out was that his "performances" were terrible.

Im 50/50 with Lyne I think he is a decent player just not a Centre, he makes good yards and is most of the time good in defence. If he wants to grow into a good centre passing to your winger is a must.