No chance of that!
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Wigan coach Shaun Wane:
"I don't think the referee got it right. It looked like Micky Mac was committed. He's an important player and I want him playing for me next week. We'll go there and fight it if we have to. We feel we have a strong case.[/i

Disgraceful, but not surprising TBH!

Yeah Wane is trying his best to get McIlorum a sending off sufficient decision. IIRC he said something along the lines of "he was sent off early in the game so that's a suspension in itself"

He wasn't committed, he had no need to make contact with the Saints player the ball had clearly already gone before McIlorum makes a movement toward making a tackle. It was high, dirty and from behind, similar to the Leon Pryce one on Sinfield a few years ago which IIRC he got 4 games for.

The thread is called Wigan v Saints, we're hardly going to discuss another team. You're paranoid.

Im a big fan of how Wigan have played over the last 3 years, very entertaining to watch, however i do think they are suffering from "big time charlie" syndrome. They have no right whatsoever to get the decisions from referees yet they are like Man Utd when decisions go against them and try to intimidate the official. I actually think James Child handed the game really well last night and you wont hear me saying that very often. Its not just One or two of them at it, it appears there is 5-6 of them who want to be in charge. Warrington are clear favs for the GF now in my opinion cos when the going gets tough they tough it out and tough it out legally not going in for all the messing around at the PTB trying to milk a pen ( Morning Mr Tomkins) or cheap shots.

Wane is not a good coach, he has inherited a very good squad from a previous coach, lets see how he goes next year when he loses some very good players. i expect Wigan to drop quite considerably next year and he will get found out. If im proved wrong so be it.

im all for defending your own players if as a quote has suggested he is trying to defend McIlorum but come on how can you defend the Indefendable, Sorry Shaun but McIlorum is a dirty little thug who got his just deserts last night

Wane is the epitome of arrogance, his after match comments came across as a command to the RFL. I want Micky Mac playing next week and I want to play Leeds.

Fortunately not everthing is cherry and white and we don,t live in this distorted point of view of Wanes World.

Did he say he wanted to play Leeds I'm the interview with Eddie?

It,s on the BBC after match comments, nice to play Leeds after his loss to them in the Semi Final.

It's the playoffs - the disciplinary are always more lenient the week before big knockout games.

One match, £300 fine and a warning about his future conduct.

If so it would be a disgrace. This was no less than a premeditated assault. There was no attempt at a tackle and for Wane to try and defend it is beyond belief. I hope he gets a long ban.

I think Wane should get a 2 match ban as well, showing no respect to the victim, and a total disregard for foul play.
At times he shows as much intelligence respect as a pie crust.

Wane's World = late 80s/early 90s

Could be looking at a grade D-F intentional strike to the head with clenched fist ? , aggrivating factors , previous record 3 game ban imo

It wont matter anyway as it will be Leeds v saints in the final again this year, you should of got use to that by now!!

My playoff prediction:

Wigan v Catalan
Wire v Saints
Leeds v Wakey
Hull v Hudds

Catalan v Leeds
Saints v Hull

Wigan v Leeds
Wire v Saints

Leeds v Saints

GF Winners: Leeds

Some of you Wiganers are paranoid to the point of silliness.

I suppose the sending off of Tony Puletua (against Catalan) and Shaun Magennis (against you) were just figments of our imaginations then? Then there are other teams who have had straight reds, Sam Moa springs to mind straight away and I'm sure there have been others too this season (aside from Hock et al at Wigan).

As opposed to what? Two yellows?

Quite right to. Anything more and it's a farce. Sorry, forgot, the RFL hierarchy is a farce and Childs couldn't control the direction he pees in, never mind a high passion rugby match.

I wouldn't even stop there, have him taken outside and shot. His opinion, however much you and I disagree with it is just that, his opinion.

Is that the one when Makinson was on one knee already?

I thought Perry trying to break Limas neck was worse, he shat himself when Lima went for him though!

Oh he did, I mean you have to be scared of someone who is man enough to throw a ball at you...

Just to put the minds of all those Wigan fans at ease, it's not just your players.

Luke O'Donnell given a straight red today for an attack to the head with the forearm/shoulder.

Maybe referees are finally starting to grow some.

He stood and threw the ball instead of the punch you would have loved... Well, that shows he is a man, and can show restraint.... Would you have prefered him to have punched Perry for his cowardly act.... tut tut tut

Perry back peddled quicker than he ran forward all night. Send him back to Oz with a 'faulty' sticker on him.

He's garbage.