i thought that head....... but not according to Scorps site www.scorpionsrl.com./team.php?id=35 still they can soon sort that out

i thought that head....... but not according to Scorps site www.scorpionsrl.com./team.php?id=35 still they can soon sort that out

I think you will find more youngsters came through the Wigan ranks and stayed with the club under Noble than for a good many years. The building blocks he put in place are reaping the rewards now. Out of the current Wigan squad 33 players there are 8 oversea players 1 being Tommy Leuluai who has played most of his rugby in this country. There are also 20 players that have come trough the Wigan system. It takes time to build a competitive squad and you need a good blend of experienced players and youth coming through the system. And lets be honest last years team was not SL quality it will take at least 2 years to build a good squad and maybe 4 years to get a good academy system in place.

The building blocks are going in place we have now a good ground good amount of fans which will only go up. And a cobbled together squad that has done as good in 9 rounds as it did in a full season last year. I can see a good few more wins and with Nobles record of his teams getting better as the season progresses we might just get into 8 spot for the playoffs.

interesting u say last years coach only knew upto 2nd division rugby considering he was the deputy to probably the most influencial and ground breaking coach the game has ever seen

Was he ever Bennett's number 2? He had quite a few roles at Brisbane, but not sure if he was ever WB's assistant.

Either way, Dixon made huge mistakes last season. Lennon (a wing/full back) at Stand Off, Quinn (a stand off) at Full Back would be example. Hannay starting as many games as he did.

His biggest mistake last season was his treatment of Ste Tyrer. Tyrer's a quality young player, and he was moved from pillar to post, playing for the Reserves, even being sent on loan (from a loan spell with us) to Widnes. Alongside Rhino and Channy, he was our best player at the end of the season when Dixon had no choice but to play him.

JD was too nice for his own good sometimes. Probably the nicest guy I've met in rugby league, but in a choice between Dixon/Seibs and Noble/Sharp/Harris - there is evidently only one outcome.

As for Kear - he has been superb for us this season, and you have to feel sorry for him being dropped. However, he's only 20 and he has plenty of time. He still needs to build his upper body strength a bit, and build his tactical understanding of the game going forward.

I'm pretty confident he can be a brilliant Super League full back in the coming years. Schifcofske is a proven full back, and competition in the squad is probably a good thing, as I'm not sure it would be a good thing to have a 20 year old thinking he's going to play every game because there is no obvious choice to replace him in his position. And before Schifcofske, I don't think there was. I'm ahead of Youngquest in the pecking order at Full Back after some of the errors he's made.