You said he was an absolute liability. Thought that was overly harsh tbh. Your post above is much better

I said he was an absloute liability Last night, the key part being 'last night'. I think he's a cracking player as i stated earlier in this thread when we signed him. But even though i rate him and im glad we'v signed him, if he has a poor game il comment on it just like i will when he plays well...last night he was a liability imo, his eagerness got the better of him and while his aggression and fire are things i like, last night he was on the wrong side of the fine line with it, gave multiple needless penalties away and got sin binned. He didnt help his team last night.

Fair doos bud

Binned in consecutive games

Is his discipline always this bad?

Not historically.
Hopefully Agar will be able to sort out whatever's up with him at the moment. I'd be wary of unleashing him for his first game vs Saints though.

double post

I like him.

house

I must admit I don’t mind having one of those in our side, weve mussed s Bailey type character

Game as! Bateman is a wind up merchant, thinks he’s some kind of big I am. Remember when he tried having a pop at Peacock at the Magic game, him and that grub from Queens. Both got put in their place.

Compared to Wigan tonight, he's an angel.

He is exactly what we need in the pack. He is in everything, annoying and somebody you wouldn’t want to be playing against. As somebody said earlier we have missed a bit of that. Bit carried away last couple of games but the ref was just binning everybody tonight

He was lucky not to be sent off for that kick. Whilst I'm still very hopeful for his arrival, moments of absolute insanity like that are the last thing any team needs.

Wigan tried to rile him tonight and he reacted 1st half but in the end Wigan was riled a lot more and their discipline became farcical. Willie Isa was incredible tonight, lost the plot altogether and Wigan left him on!

Bentley is one of those players you dont like when hes playing against you but when hes in your team you love him. He will never take a backward step, get under opposition skin and work for 80 mins every game. I think he will add to our pack nicely.

Bentley has gone straight back into the Saints starting line up after a serious injury. If he is crossing the line slightly due to trying too hard that tells me we have signed a real player who will bring some in your face not take a backward step attitude. Its up to the coaching team to maintain discipline but every team needs a couple of players that get under the skin of opponents. Leeds potentially have a pack next year that nobody will look forward to facing.

Agreed a starting pack of

Oledski
Prior
mellor
Bentley
Tetevano

And subs of at least
Holroyd
Gannon

Is one of if not the best in the comp

I just hope we get to see them together consistently should see is laying down a real good platform form Sezer/Gale/Austin to shine


Really looking forward to next season

Needing another prop in the squad especially if king is gone. Though I would prefer Smith 13 and Tetevano amongst the props.

Another prop is a must. Start with Smith rotate the selected 4 and one prop is rested.

Bentley is brilliant, you've signed a top player. I think last night answered the Bateman/Bentley debate.

Err sorry - no it didn’t! All it did was emphasise that our coach can’t even inspire seasoned internationals. Any team would be glad to have Bateman and Farrell but at the moment they must look forward to playing about as much as Wigan fans - myself included - look forward to watching them!

Yeah it's not far off until the suspensions and injuries kick in.Mellors work rate is good but he is just too nice.Lke Seth we could do with another nasty now that King is going.

Think it’s the same with most teams, once injuries and suspensions kick in then it is tough, it is a salary cap sport that’s how it works.

It terms or the nasty, I see loads of comments saying we need a big horrible prop, we need a nasty prop etc. I agree we do but the issue is so do most of the teams in the comp so it isn’t easy to find one.

I think playing Tetevano at prop would be a start as it gives us 4 real prop options. We release king and bring in another and we have 5.

I personally don’t agree with the start as big as possible idea, maybe against Saints who start fast but you need serious fire power from the bench. When we load up we look good to start then we drop massively when we rotate. Don’t mind having a big nasty prop who only plays 25-30 mins if we use him properly and he changes the momentum of the game when he comes on.

To me looks like Farrell is on the decline. He's a player who has always punched above his weight and one I've got nothing but respect for. But this season he looks behind his usual pace a touch.

Bateman just isn't the player he used to be. Bentley completely dominated him tonight, won the battle with the ball, with his his tackling and by having the entire Wigan team on strings for the majority of the game. He is what Bateman was before he went to the NRL. I do wonder if Bateman needs an operation or something, he seems to have none of the power or impact he used to have. You've got a player in Pearce-Paul though, he's your best forward at the moment.

I would agree with all of that.
Apart from Bateman pulling Bentley`s head down at the ptb Bentley dominated him which takes some doing and Bateman didn`t want to know.
Pearce Paul is certainly one to watch and has the aggression too.