Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:45 am  

PopTart wrote:

Lol. Our academy lads would do OK I think.
But no, we'll be seeing if Jai Field can tackle Tom Johnstone as he flies in at the corner.

Touched on a personal bug bear of mine, with the calibre of finishers in the game, Johnstone, Makinson etc I can't understand why the last defender doesn't dive for the corner instead of trying and 9/10 failing to tackle them. Getting the ball down one handed over a body makes it an even more difficult skill.
Granted you're going to get beaten up with a 14/15 stone bloke landing on you but needs must

Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:50 am  

I just hope it's a great game, without major incidents or poor reffereing desisions.

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Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:02 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Touched on a personal bug bear of mine, with the calibre of finishers in the game, Johnstone, Makinson etc I can't understand why the last defender doesn't dive for the corner instead of trying and 9/10 failing to tackle them. Getting the ball down one handed over a body makes it an even more difficult skill.
Granted you're going to get beaten up with a 14/15 stone bloke landing on you but needs must

I agree. I've never understood it.
Johnstone is particularly adept at getting the ball to the floor but I think I'd have my full back just diving to get his body on the tryline to be underneath when they dives.
Of course Tim will just make defenders look silly as he seems to be able to change direction even in mid air.
He has the spacial awareness of a gymnast.

Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:29 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I agree. I've never understood it.
Johnstone is particularly adept at getting the ball to the floor but I think I'd have my full back just diving to get his body on the tryline to be underneath when they dives.
Of course Tim will just make defenders look silly as he seems to be able to change direction even in mid air.
He has the spacial awareness of a gymnast.

Is he Tom's brother?

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Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 1:09 pm  

phe13 wrote:

Is he Tom's brother?

It's what I call him as he's my best mate.

Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:47 pm  

vastman wrote:

You’re quite right and fans have short memories. It’s only 3 years since Chesters team was on the brink of greatness after 3 seasons of excellent RL and then look what happened. You’d think listening to some on here that this seasons never happened.

Compared to that these are very early days for WP and the RL we are playing now is no better than it was from 2016 to mid 2019 despite how it’s twisted on here.

The only tangible difference I can see is a more root and branch style. Where as CC depended hugely on a core group of players WP seems to have widened the franchise. It feels more inclusive and crucially it feels like form rather than reputation gets you in the team.

Personally it’s what I’ve always wanted and I suspect it’s what most fans want. Let’s hope that what we’ve wished for all these years pays off.

That said if we fall on our backsides tomorrow for heavens sake let’s take it on the chin. If there is a Poching revolution it’s not going to be fully fledged in less than a year. Be great if it was though

Vastman i rispect your defence of Chester but taking over a very good fit squad and and saying that it was better than what W Poaching as achieved so far is not fair Late .last year W Poaching took over a unfit injury prone squad and put belief back in them .and this year We are playing the best football since the squad of 3 year ago .Let's wait and see were we are in 3 year if we can can get W P signed up for next 3 year

Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 8:24 pm  

alegend wrote:

Vastman i rispect your defence of Chester but taking over a very good fit squad and and saying that it was better than what W Poaching as achieved so far is not fair Late .last year W Poaching took over a unfit injury prone squad and put belief back in them .and this year We are playing the best football since the squad of 3 year ago .Let's wait and see were we are in 3 year if we can can get W P signed up for next 3 year

Think we need to take a reality check, how many games has Poching even been in charge of yet? Yes we're looking promising and things look rosy but things change quickly. Only when he's got a season or two under his belt can we make a retrospective judgment on how well he's done. What happens if we go and lose 4 in a row badly?

Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:20 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Lol. Our academy lads would do OK I think.
But no, we'll be seeing if Jai Field can tackle Tom Johnstone as he flies in at the corner.

Dont think field tackeling tommy is the issue its field running through us thats the problem look at some of tries we conceded v warrington....anyway im staying away i know whos playing and whos not tomorrow but wont say hope every wakey fan enjoys it and tomorrow night are booking tickets for ellend road

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Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:26 pm  

Luppylad wrote:

Dont think field tackeling tommy is the issue its field running through us thats the problem look at some of tries we conceded v warrington....anyway im staying away i know whos playing and whos not tomorrow but wont say hope every wakey fan enjoys it and tomorrow night are booking tickets for ellend road

I was being sarcastic about Field.
He is an absolute weapon in attack. Needs watching.

Re: Squad/Team for Wigan CC : Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:03 pm  

I am quietly confident about tomorrows game.
True Wigan are a benchmark team that most teams in superleague would like to aspire to, but I also think that Wigan brings out the best of Wakefield. Over the past few seasons we have come up with surprise victories against them, home and away. If we play to our strengths out wide and big Dave, Tinirau and the rest of the pack get on top of them, I can see an home win. Goal kicking may be decisive.