Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:50 am  

The only good thing to be said about this affair is that we've clearly dodged a bullet.

If Edwards genuinely believes that he wasn't up to being head coach, then thank God we didn't end up with him in that role.

If, on the other hand, he's lying and he just used us as a marketing tool, then it says little for his integrity - and we're better off without him for that reason as well.

Time now to crack on and can find someone who both wants and is capable of doing the biggest job in British RL.

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:57 am  

100% Warrior wrote:

Hardly surprising to us. I believed up until IL gave SE “time to think” (utterly ridiculous IMHO) that he was still coming.

We ALL now need to move on. The club needs to source a new Head Coach for 2020 and simultaneously start targeting players who will actually improve us and not ones such as Sammut/Isa/TT.

Two quality halves and solid props will be a good start. Get cracking Mr Lenaghan

I’m glad he’s not coming. And his admission of being under prepared is clearly bull, nobody loves Shaun Edwards more than Shaun Edwards.

I don’t see why you targeted Sammut in the above though. Before getting injured at Cas he was playing very well and making a good combination with George. The Catalan game and first twenty minutes of the Cas game (until he got injured) was some of the best attacking rugby I have seen from us in years.

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:01 am  

That statement is filled with bull****

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:01 am  

Well I stand corrected. Clearly no dual announcement.

Reading Edwards comments, they seem valid, if true. However you just don't know what to believe with him or the club at the moment.

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:12 am  

I reckon the club have not give Edwards a contract because they wanted to save money by seeing how Lam went, hoping he would do well and they could put Edwards off for another time and get Lam to do it cheaper, but it’s backfired. That’s just a theory.

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:19 am  

Pretty poor from Edwards to spin it as if he’s doing Wigan a favour as he wouldn’t be prepared enough and they deserve better.

I reckon he’s simply already got a new gig lined up in RU and that’s his preferred choice.

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:32 am  

WARRIOR5 wrote:

I’m glad he’s not coming. And his admission of being under prepared is clearly bull, nobody loves Shaun Edwards more than Shaun Edwards.

I don’t see why you targeted Sammut in the above though. Before getting injured at Cas he was playing very well and making a good combination with George. The Catalan game and first twenty minutes of the Cas game (until he got injured) was some of the best attacking rugby I have seen from us in years.

My own personal opinion is that Sammut should be nowhere near a Wigan shirt. He is a multiple time failed SL player being a mid Championship player at best. I will however be fair and say he was playing alright up until his injury, but for me his signing should have never been made. It might sound harsh but I don’t think I’ll change my mind on that either.

I just think and believe we can do a whole lot better than Sammut alongside some of our other playing roster.

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:39 am  

Let us be clear. Edwards was never coming. My source told me that last December and has been proven right.

This is Wendell Sailor all over again!

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:51 am  

He never was going to be prepared it was nonsense to think otherwise,I never wanted him here for that reason,of course you got the usual BS of “he’s done it in union”and that’s as wellbe be but this is league a whole different beast.

Lenegan has to take a large portion of blame for allowing the farce in the first place

Re: Edwards provides clarity : Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:18 pm  

Remove Edwards from the hall of fame. He has now tarnished his reputation in Wigan to the point it is irrepairable. He was never as good as Andy Gregory anyway.