Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:15 am  

ninearches wrote:

Wigan play the system that sky have given us. They use the young lads as much as possible & rest their elder statesman who they bring back for the games that matter ,the play off games. By their own standards ,Wigan have had some mediocre SL seasons but know how to win when it matters ,while leaving us wannabe clubs to pull our tripe out for the full season only to be pipped at the post. Wigan are great at moving experienced young, but below their standard , players onto other clubs.

That sounds like a good theory apart from the fact Wigan have finished ahead of us 5 out of the last 6 seasons in the league so its not like we put in the hard work to be better than them all season and then they steal it at the end. Also they aren't the relentless Grand Final winners that Leeds are, unless its against us! In their last 6 Grand Finals against other clubs they have lost 5.

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:22 am  

Wane had already done the maths.
He knew beating losing to Wakefield to rest players was nothing other than collateral.
The most interesting sentence at the post match interview, was where SW said "I know where we're at".
I knew exactly what he meant. I'd done the maths too and knew it meant absolutely nothing to have won it and everything to wrap up and patch up the key players for 2 weeks.

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:59 am  

sally cinnamon wrote:

ninearches wrote:

Wigan play the system that sky have given us. They use the young lads as much as possible & rest their elder statesman who they bring back for the games that matter ,the play off games. By their own standards ,Wigan have had some mediocre SL seasons but know how to win when it matters ,while leaving us wannabe clubs to pull our tripe out for the full season only to be pipped at the post. Wigan are great at moving experienced young, but below their standard , players onto other clubs.

That sounds like a good theory apart from the fact Wigan have finished ahead of us 5 out of the last 6 seasons in the league so its not like we put in the hard work to be better than them all season and then they steal it at the end. Also they aren't the relentless Grand Final winners that Leeds are, unless its against us! In their last 6 Grand Finals against other clubs they have lost 5.

Perhaps we bring the best out of them Sally. The way Wigan operate though is that they are producing decent young players some of whom are shipped on to other clubs with plenty of superleague experience under their belts.

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:20 am  

Paul Youane wrote:

You've lost me. Last week you had Morgan Smith down as a Warrington youth product.

If we follow the RFL interpretation for quota purposes and I think salary cap concessions it is based on academy and not scholarship. Seems fair enough to follow official definition.

Ah I see.

I was thinking of players which we have nurtured from the earliest entry (scholarship or equivalent) through to GB or England international in the last 20 years or so.

I'm sure there are more

Cooper.
P. Wood.
R. Duane.
...
...


x M. Gleeson joined at academy.

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:19 pm  

We can't influence the past so it doesn't matter, we must influence the future.

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:12 pm  

Jinking Jimmy Fairhurst went on to accomplish great things at the pies

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:11 pm  

Superblue wrote:

Jinking Jimmy Fairhurst went on to accomplish great things at the pies

And most of our pack with him.

Re: Rumours 2 : Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:25 am  

Lets keep the rumours thread for rumours. Come on, what's happened to the Widdop one i was enjoying that one.

Re: Rumours 2 : Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:19 am  

The Widdop rumour is, as far as we know, still a rumour.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:23 am  

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