Said on 5 live tonight it's been realid. From their description it sounds as if it's been turfed as they made reference to "gaps" between the strips of grass. They asaid it looked as if someone could get their foot caught it the gaps. Could be bollox but if true sounds bl00dy dangerous

Where there is blame......................

Watching the game, pitch looks ok to me. Bit of rolling and work for a few days and it'll be perfect.

Watched the game, don't see anything that could affect the game. TBH it seemed pretty firm and with a couple of dry days it might not be the battle down the middle some think.

I see the excuses are starting early this week...

Ok then, the pitch should have suited Liverpool and would have if they'd turned up. Should have heard the Phone(moan) in on BBC Merseyside after the game. It was far more entertaining than the soccer.

If it was the old surface Hull would have been favs with their pack. If Wigan's forwards can match Hull's then Wigan's faster backs should get the points needed for the win. That's where all Wigan's points are coming from, the likes of Roberts, Richards with Tomkins doing damage up the middle.

The joker for you will be Longy, against his former club and home town team. He could change all the predictions!

where's the JJB ?

Wigan's backs aren't faster than ours though.

My thoughts exactly.

...having said that, Calderwood is not playing and, if Whiting plays centre that would drop our average speed substantially

.....there is a midget with small man syndrome??