FearTheVee wrote:
Fair play Wigans fans - bar the odd imbecile everyone accepts that tackle has no place.
I would genuinely have been interested to compare and contrast Peet’s reaction with what Wane would have said. I think Peet will get you lot back on the right track (winning I mean) with a focus on the right players with the right approach to the game.
He’s more Holbrook/Woolf than Lam for sure in his approach.
I don’t think there is another reaction other than what most have given and I’m a bit embarrassed that my initial reaction was “nothing in that, games gone soft”.
Peet is steering the ship in the right way. I think we have too many squad players personally and though we need interchangeability, we also need dedicated centres, loose forwards, wingers. We are getting there and most would agree with me that 2022 was never about winning SL, LLS or CC or even beating Saints (though it goes without saying that would have been nice!!). It was about improvement across the board and as long as we’re seeing that most will be happy.
With Powell and Tommy now out for the foreseeable it’s a huge opportunity for Smith and O’Neill to make it impossible for Peet not to have them in the side. I hope giving Smith, if that’s who we go with at HB, a good run of games in this side will improve his confidence immeasurably. I fear that if he doesn’t grasp this chance he’s on his way through the exit door. O’Neill can’t be put into that bracket but again it’s a massive chance to stake his claim for hooker. That crusher tackle could have consequences far beyond a ban for Powell if O’Neill takes his chance.
