Nothing new in the Soward story. Same as two weeks ago.
Looks like Martin Richards has been asked for some column inches minutes before going to press and he dug up a previous article.
We do need a rough house prop but there aren't many around.
A couple of years ago on here we were suggesting Carl Webb. Webb retired and perhaps due to the sanitisation of the game players like him are now gone, bar Morley.
Last Saturday Smith had a fully fit squad and a choice of forwards, Wane didn't. SW has had forwards on the sick list with Fielden out all season, Dudson out, Prescott only playing 8 or 9 games. You can't have players, especially props out and not miss them. If Wire had Morley, Carvell and Hill missing he wouldn't have much left in the props dept.
Wane took a risk with experienced players who weren't fit instead of younger men who are. Crosby and Spencer would have been worked over big time by the Wire props and maybe got injured. He played the best team he had and they were well beaten.
As for Sam at 6. Yeah great! He then has to make 26 tackles a game instead of 3. Wire forwards would have targeted him all 80 mins and Sam doesn't have the hit tackle that Tommy does. Played at 6 last Saturday and Sam could have got injured.
Not into the blame game on this one, Wane played the best he had given the circumstances.
Perhaps the players are responsible for the performance, not the coach?
for me Wigan and Wire are and have been all season the 2 stand out SL teams ,recently Wigan have been the team to beat , probably before Saturday the team nobody could beat , you have been playing very good fast rugby in Shaun Wane you have a coach that hates losing ,a couple of your players didnt seem fit on Saturday , but you will still finish as League Leaders thats my prediction anyway , you have a very good team , some of the best youngsters coming through , nowt to worry about , a Wigan v Wire Grand Final a great prospect , and a great spectacle for RL .
