C,mon be honest , was there any Leeds fan who believed the team could put in such a commanding performance as they did tonight ?

There will be lots of disappointment that they didnt close the game out , but given the view that Wigan only had to turn up and collect the points this was a massive step forward for the team , could and should have been out of sight by half-time .

A much improved performance which suggests rumours of our demise are premature .

Offer me a point before the game and i would've bitten your hand off.

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As much as I am a little annoyed at how we finished the game off Tonight, I must admit I would also have ripped your hand off before the game!

How about 22-4 ahead with less than 15 mins left?

Some sense. Before tonight things we're looking grim. But tonight has definitely that there is life in the old dogs still.

I think its obvious how I and the rest of the fans felt about walking home with a point at that score.

We need to start playing for 80 minutes though. Our line speed was very poor in the last 10 minutes and we gave Wigan far too much space.

What's people thoughts on the fitness?

Leeds we're out on their feet in the last 15/20. Now that is not something you see very often. Leeds won the 3 titles by strangling the life out St Helens and kept it going for the full 80, tonight we only managed 60. You could put it down the the injuries we have had or down the coaching staff maybe slacking off fitness in pre season.

To play a match of that intensity for 80mins would be very hard for anyone.

Exactly....Sitting with a Rhinos fan here at the mo and it*s like they lost the game,,,and before anyone starts about being there tonight,,,Try traveling up from this side of Brum to get there for kick off!!!!!...But have to say it was a great game...

I was going to come on and congratulate you, but you gave it away athe end, I was gutted, Still if you can score all the chances you made tonight you will give someone a real shelllacking soon.

Thought we were excellent and far better than I expected, good solid tackling and with a bit more composure would have put the game beyond Wigans reach. We were always going to tire due to the early penalty count but went home reasonably happy, congrats to Wigan for there come back, great game.

Cracking game, great atmosphere and having controlled the game for 60mins shows that we are finding some form.

The fact that some feel gutted we didn't get the win makes me feel warm inside!

Was a great game and as has been stated before the game I too would have settled for a point, Thought Cross had his best game so far for us and played the way I expected him to. Hope injury not too bad

Have you had any PM's off Harrigan yet?

Anyway, hugely enjoyed last nights game, unbelievable finish, Leeds battered them for 65 minutes, but Wigan showed Champion spirit. Lovely stuff.

Believe it or not I forgot the game was on (kids sick last night). I turned on with 2 minutes to play, marvelous. I had to remind my self of Southstander's pre match prediction severel times before the dissapointment wore off.
Another performance or two like that from Wigan and the blood will be in the water. Everyone will be fancying their chances to turn over the "Champions". Still, they have Hock to return, he should add some common sense, fitness, hard work and level headedness to the Wigan effort.

Wigan have a number of distinctly average players who are extremely well coached. Not a patch on the depth of quality that Warrington have. They will be better with Richards & Hock back.

I never thought I'd see the words "Hock" & "common sense" in the same sentence.

Think your sarcasm sensors need some re-alignment OF. Hock can be accused of many things, but common sense isn't one of them, and DHM knows this.

It was good to see the mercurial Wigan defence cut to shreds a number of times, it will give others confidence for when they play them.

Playing well in the big game shows the poor performances to be even more pathetic than they originally appeared, if they know how to play like that then they should do it every week!
While I hope the commitment to defence and some of our lesser forwards keep driving the ball in like they did friday we can still improve on fitness and passing the ball backwards (take note Mr Webb) - taking the two should be consigned to the bin as well