Re: Not joking , but Wane must go! : Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:06 am
Wane got it SLIGHTLY wrong.I disagree with the sentiment that he shouldn't have rested players. For me that was the one of the few things that Maguire got wrong. He did rest players, but nowhere near as often as he should have. As previous posters said last season, perhaps with him knowing he was leaving and going to Souths he wasn't interested in blooding youngsters whereas Wane is. With the cup run including tough games vs Bradford, Wire, Saints and Leeds, the WCC, and exiles game, I do think we did look jaded towards the end of last season.
If Wane had rested 2 (possibly 3) and not 5 and we had won, everyone would have called it a masterstoke, he made a mistake and it backfired.
It still irks me that had we rested a full 17 against Crusaders in the last league game of last season and gone in fresh against Saints at home, the playoff's may have been that bit more manageable. Yes, as fans we suffer, but that truly was a 'nothing' game and could have easily been used as a weeks rest. We may not like seeing weakened teams, but winning the Grand Final is what is it all about, so if we drop points along the way, but
end up with the main prize then that is what Wane / Wigan must strive to achieve.
FWIW I'm not defending Wane, the jury is still out on him IMO. I really hope he does well, time will tell but he definately deserves his chance. To call for him to be sacked (OP) is ludicrous after 6 games in, when we have played some really good stuff thus far.
I don't know why, but I feel more confident than I did than this time last season.