I noticed something from the Kop, when our props/forwards take a drive there isn’t another one doing a dummy run on the blind side, no are we running in twos, nor are we offloading, nor are we making meters after contact so what the heck are our forwards being told or doing?

After that we have no hooker, so no organisation around the field and no scooting.

After that no scrum half until Sammut came on but all I noticed was his tackling?

It got to one last tackle and somebody, not even a hooker just threw the ball to somebody who just hoofed it which sums us up.

We look like a poorly coached side.

I watched Wakefield v Catalans and Ben Jones Bishop scores a try where Kopzack switched the ball back and they did ‘The Move’ and it was sublime to watch. A properly coached side in action.

Fielden was the right signing for us at the time and alongside Dobson provided the boost we needed to stay up and afloat as a club in 2006 as relegation would have almost certainly meant imminent financial catastrophe.

Then his Mother died, his infamous Mason KO thrown in with trying to carry the Wigan pack on his own for the following seasons all meant he didn’t perform anywhere near his Bradford days when he was surrounded by the likes of Anderson, Peacock, Vagana and co. He went from a devastating and destructive pack to a weak one. In 2010 I thought he was outstanding though, playing in and sometimes now leading a dominant pack. That’s where Fielden came into his own.

We probably didn’t get value for money but that money needed to be spent at the time and I for one, despite his shortcomings in 07/08/09 am glad we signed him.

Hear hear

You missed my point, we had "throw it anywhere" Sculthorpe at prop when we needed a steady eddie prop, Fielden was that person. Right time right place. This pack we have now is going to do nothing for us. The signings we have announced today will do nothing for us. However, the main point which is heartbreaking is that Wigan (or IL) are skint and so we can't sign another Fielden to save us this time but we need to offload TT & Clubb, they are not what we need right now.

Sculthorpe had long gone by the time we got into that mess. He spent the whole of that season on loan at Cas. I'd love us to offload Tautai but it's not that simple. He's under contract for next season and I can't see what side would want to pay his wages. I don't mind Clubb, but would probably have considered letting him go given his injuries and age.

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