Squad/Team for Wigan CC

Quote: vastman "You’re quite right and fans have short memories. It’s only 3 years since Chesters team was on the brink of greatness after 3 seasons of excellent RL and then look what happened. You’d think listening to some on here that this seasons never happened.

Compared to that these are very early days for WP and the RL we are playing now is no better than it was from 2016 to mid 2019 despite how it’s twisted on here.

The only tangible difference I can see is a more root and branch style. Where as CC depended hugely on a core group of players WP seems to have widened the franchise. It feels more inclusive and crucially it feels like form rather than reputation gets you in the team.

Personally it’s what I’ve always wanted and I suspect it’s what most fans want. Let’s hope that what we’ve wished for all these years pays off.

That said if we fall on our backsides tomorrow for heavens sake let’s take it on the chin. If there is a Poching revolution it’s not going to be fully fledged in less than a year. Be great if it was though
This is true and was what eventually led to CC's downfall. Poching seems very conscious of what message he's sending to the rest of the squad and how valued they are.
In his latest interview he more or less admitted that taking TJ off at half-time to protect him was a mistake because it showed preferential treatment to one player over what is best for the team.
His 'next man up' policy seems to be reaping benefits by getting more out of more of the squad. We'll see how and if he uses Gaskell tomorrow. It's difficult to keep everyone happy with a fully fit squad.