No it didn't, i was being sarcastic. Though i thought donald was our worst player on the night - i really rate the lad and his form will pick up.

Ainscough had just covered himself in Dove. True story. Should still have nailed the little blighter though.

It wasn't the best effort, but muchos credit should go the youngsters way, it was an excellent attacking run.

Donald is looking slightly out of sorts. A bit more ball needed, and he should look for it more as well, plus a few more touchdowns should get him back on track. The ramblings about next year may be having an effect. Does he stay or does he go? Either way a decision needs to be made for the benefits of both parties, and whatever the outcome it will help. Then everyone knows where their heading and can plan accordingly.

Not only is he a quality winger, who's supplied us with many memorable try's, he's also ginger.

True.

Yes i wonder if next year is playing on his mind.. only time will tell.

Agree entirely but in further mitigation Donald also got bumped off the tackle by the Leeds cover defender (Sinfield I think).

Not the greatest effort from Donald despite that. When you think he was switched to the right to shore up the defense on that side it makes you wonder.

It does, when you consider he didn't make a tackle in that game. IMO wingers are very much confidence players, it's easy to go missing, so when you are involved in the action, you have to make it count. A few try's will get him back there. Defensive wise he's usually superb. Just think back to the previous week when he made a try saving tackle on Paul Johnson. Quality effort.

Andy Coley will leave Wigan at the end of the season and is rumoured to be on decent money. He's been pretty poor for us since he signed and to replace him with a player of Leuluai's class would be excellent.

Not a chance of it happening mind.

What about the youngsters coming through your all conquering reserve side, no decent prop prospects there then?

to be fair Youngster and Prop arent words that sit together easily.

You mean like James Graham, Ryan Bailey, Sam Burgess?
Do props only emerge aged 25 fully formed? Gosh I pity their mothers.

"Young" Burgess is hardly the finished article IMHO


Bailey is now only coming to true Prop status IMHO
Graham may well be the exception to the rule breaker IMHO.

Theres plenty of young props around at Wigan with one in Eamon O'Carroll playing on a regular basis and another in Prescott likely to join him in the side this weekend. After that theres a lad called Ben Davies who's an England acadamy international and very higly rated but we still need to sign an experienced head to replace Coley.

That would leave us with 3 experienced props and 1 spot open for a youngster each week.

Who was the last decent young prop produced by the Leeds academy system?

Adrian Morley, Ryan Bailey, Luke Burgess, Nick Scruton, Danny Ward, Gareth Carvell, Nick Fozzard Paul Anderson, Ewan Dowes.....

There's 5 GB internationals in there.

When was the last time Wigan produced a GB International prop?

If you're going to start a p[iis[/ising contest have a full bladder sunshine.

The ing contest begins.
Morley from Salford gone, Luke Burgess over rated but still at Leeds, Scruton gone,Ward gone, Fozzard gone, Anderson gone, Dowes gone.

If they were all so good, why did you have to sign Peacock and Leuluai

Keep hold of your young stars. o.k.



I forgot Ryan Bailey and the 22 page thread on how to get rid of him and how two young Wigan props handed you your @rses in the reserves on Friday night.

P!ssing contest ended.

You asked what props we had produced. I named 9, 8 of whom are still playing SL and 5 of whom (6 of Fozzard has - I can't recall) have represented GB.

I asked you when Wigan last produced an international prop. You didn't answer.

The p[iissi[/ing contest is over all right. It barely began.



And whilst you may not rate Bailey or Burgess they certainly handed your shower their a[irse[/is last Friday. When will these two young lads from your Academy be signing for Huddersfield?

Quality

Because we stick to the salary cap.

well said sir

Game, set and match

Seconded!

That was a p155 poor p155inng contest.

Fozzard played for GB during the 2005 tri-nations, if that adds more lead to your pencil.

That certainly p[iisse[/id on hs chips

And he's not dared to return to battle with G1.Ran off with his tail between his legs.