That and respecting possession much better might give them an outside chance. They can't live with Wire's forwards so they're going to have to figure out a way to go around them.

Thing is that Smith has put together an excellent game plan and his players have executed it perfectly. You have to feel that unless they start making some mistakes they'll close this game out comfortably.

Not as close a first half as I'd expected but it's still entertaining to see a high quality performance and stong game plan from Wire (because they're beating Wigan

). Completely removed that lump of lard from the game, and Morley's hit on Fielden was a beauty. Some very good tried from Wire, King's second created by Monaghan was a beauty.

Can you blow the whistle an then decide to play on because something else happened?

That's what I was thinking. I'm sure Ganson blew for the knock on well before he went over - everyone else had stopped.

The BBC commentators are awful.

"Who has he obstructed".

Well, Flanagan took Bridge out you idiot.

Only in a Gansons mind.

Also if they played on from the knock on then he was pushed into touch, once going over the advantage line how is it a scrum attack?

Wire trying to self destruct?

He did blow up, that's why the Wire players were surrounding him. Seemed very strange to me, it's just as well they didn't get the ball down properly.

Not when Wigan keep throwing those flat passes that continually go to ground or get intercepted.

King has come up with a beauty.

They were trying but Wigan didn't let them succeed - game over now.

Great try from King, expected much more from Wigan. Smiths game plan seems to have worked, keep it nice and physical upfront and the spaces will keep opening up.

cracking take that be still no matter how good he plays you must agree that is a shockingn FRO!

Wigan are making me laugh.

Is Richie Mathers disabled?

BBC commentary strike again: Its not been a bad performance from Wigan.

Errrrr?


Ooooo try time for Wigan

The comeback is on!

How f*cking forward was that.

Its a funny one, if Richard had got that interception and sent Wigan too 14-0 I think we would be looking at an entirely different game right now.

Nothing in that challege. Game on.

Another absolute gem from BBC commentary...

"It was going backwards, but it went forwards".

Perhaps... but regardless of what happens now, Wigan have been shocking for the majority of the game. Would love a comeback but just cant see it.

When is a knock on not a knockon?

When Ganson yet again decides to make up the rules and say that because Riley was hurt he is going to let him play the ball.

Ganson loves being on tv

Love it. They sound clueless, but at least its a break from Eddie 'This is the best season evvvveeerrrrrrrrr' Hemmings and the bald one.