Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:07 pm  

Saints are so intense from start to finish and have the quality to go with it. I think unless they have a big injury crisis they will win everything again. It also gives me a sinking feeling we play them in the semi final and magic weekend.

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:09 pm  

We are miles off as a team. The first 25 is how we need to play but we don’t have the personnel or fitness to carry it through. We need to drastically overhaul the three quarters and decide what we need to do with those forwards who have come through the academy. Shorrocks got 20 minutes and lacks the size to be a consistent feature in the team. Partington was a head case on the field coming through as a junior but just looks stupid at this level and then we get onto Bibby and Miski who aren’t the standard required for us to challenge seriously, even as squad fillers.

I’m left feeling more positive than at any point under Lam but if we can’t beat Saints with what was thrown at them today, it’s sadly going to be a very long time until we challenge for major trophies and we are back to being at best a semi-final team.

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:14 pm  

I fear we need a lot more quality than we've got if we seriously want to compete with the best team in the league, and that's not a one-season fix.

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:22 pm  

That was a coaching masterclass from Woolf. As soon as he seen Wigan trying to play saints kind of line speed he told saints to back off with theirs as he knew Wigan wouldn’t be able to maintain it. Little did he know they would only be able to maintain it for about 10-15 minutes.

You can’t turn a team into grand final winners overnight and wigan have a nucleus of players that they will build around. A top level prop, a decent 7 and a good centre puts you in a really good position to challenge saints.

Bold call, but you will be super league champions within 3 season

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:32 pm  

we are no where near fit enough also

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:35 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Arrogance and ineptness at its finest

He's the reason the score stayed respectable.Could have quite easily have been 40 pts difference..

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:39 pm  

saintnickle34 wrote:

He's the reason the score stayed respectable.Could have quite easily have been 40 pts difference..

give over, although you did look 40 points better he gave you the rub of the green all day

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:45 pm  

Pieman wrote:

give over, although you did look 40 points better he gave you the rub of the green all day

The video referee didn't Pieman and some of the calls aided you...You've forgotten to mention the crusher tackle only a yellow card and not a red.

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:50 pm  

saintnickle34 wrote:

The video referee didn't Pieman and some of the calls aided you...You've forgotten to mention the crusher tackle only a yellow card and not a red.

he will get banned so will be fine, only 1 I saw that was dubious is Hurrells, although he did lose control with his hand but carried on with the arm, any others he got wrong? What about the strip when we put you under pressure? lifted straight away, what about Passi eunning into Tommy and you getting the penalty?....nothing?

Re: Squad for Good Friday : Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:55 pm  

Pieman wrote:

give over, although you did look 40 points better he gave you the rub of the green all day

Lol what????