Wigan's tactics were within the rules and they dominated every aspect of play. I thought Thaler had a poor game with respect to both sides. He cained Wigan for some dubious off-sides and St's for some dubious interference.
Saints got away with their usual quota of a dozen forward passes (I dont think James Graham passed one back all day)
The sending off of Roberts was also wrong IMO - As soon as Leon Pryce touched the ball with his foot, Roberts went for him as he is perfectly intitled to do.

Oh dear.

The ref letting a team away with something doesn't make it legal.
For example....

On three seperate occasions the ref called 'held' in 'standing' tackles. I.E. three or four Wigan defenders holding a Saints player with the ball stop dead still. All fine. However, the Wigan defenders then wrestled the Saints player to the ground and on to his back. Note, this is after the ref called held. Completely illegal but the ref let it go three times.
The Wigan players then all turn to look at the ref and wait for him to shout moooove.

Like I say, just because a ref let's something go doesn't make it legal.

The real question is... - do we want to watch rugby or do we want to watch wrestling?

It needs sorting.

Which is why Tomkins has NOT got into the team of the month. (Sam that is )

If any of the Tomkins turn out to be even half as great as Cunningham they will have done a good job.

Joel. No chance. He will never be anything other than workmanlike. Wont even be half the player Gilmour was.

Sam will do ok, but wont be anywhere near as good as the wigan fans make it. After all, its the wigan fans who declared Goulding and McIllorum as future GB regulars, ergo, they dont really know a lot.

Given your History of Making Predictions That'll do for Me!

I think that this was one of his classics


Love it

I suppose he'll have super Bryn as his England starting prop.

13 pages of saints trying to convince themselves that we're not so good, quality

I wonder if Codarmy Saint and Saints Fan are brother and sister? They certainly appear to come from the same gene pool.

lets see how good you are come end of august and october

I don't think you'll get many arguments from real Wigan fans on that, but at this moment in time we are the best team in Superleague so we'll enjoy it whilst we can.

you are and i dont blame you after the last five or six years you had

What about September?

challenge cup august grand final october the two big cups

The Hub Cap not count anymore?

oh yeah that thing

Your only not interested in it now you've got enough of them for your Escort Mkii

Wigan are just basically doing what all players are taught to do from junior levels, test the referee and play to the whistle. If refs cant sort out the ruck area thats their problem not the Wigan players or coaches.

John Kears comments made me smile.

If you go onto SL tv and watch Wigans first try. Wakey kick the ball downfield and put five men into the first tackle about 65 metres from the Wakey line. On the second tackle they put three men in, then on the third tackle they again put three men in.

On the fourth tackle they were stood behind their tryline as Roberts scored. This multiple men in the tackle and peel is not quite as simple as it sounds, and you have to be very fit and disciplined to do it or you get burned.

It's the pie eaters fans who make me smile.
Aaaaaw is super league ganging up on poor old wigan for playing a version of yawnion?

Well it is our pigging forum.
Whats wrong with yours?
Bored of all the self praise?

No, it's the referee's all being Biased towards Wigan and letting them get away with EVERYTHING!