What do you think? He has done no different to what any other coach would do. Brian Mac was on SSN at the club call saying how nice a guy McGuire was. Why do you think that was?

oh dear me, lack of insight at it's best!

my favorite was --

to wane- "who's going to win the warrington wigan match?"
wane- "if our forwards perform on the day, blah blah blah...we can win it"

to smith- "who's going to win the warrington wigan match?"

smith- "only a fool would predict a match before it's played"

So because he refused to comment on a game he isn't outspoken? How about his comments this week about the playoffs? How about his comments last year about Joel Monaghan and abuse from fans?

Blind panic on the Wigan as Sam might be injured, anyone would think they are a one man team.

You mean the comments about the play-offs, that just about everyone apart from Nigel Wood agree with? Smith won't make a negative or disparaging comment about an individual opposition player, Wane would and did.

I can’t believe it we are now going on about what can and shouldn’t be whinged about. Do you really think anybody listens to what SW says or think he has any verbal clout with any one, especially the RFL? They’re all a big turn-off, Smithy (the um-ah man) makes my ears bleed.

probably umming an ahhing because he's thinking before he speaks?

He still should not have said it though. People do listen to SW. Our pack were listening with great interest when he said that Wigan weren't going to be bullied by Warrington again.

I don't know what all the fuss is about, he's employed to do the best he can for Wigan, rightly or wrongly that's what he thinks he's doing and if that backfires by winding the opposition up then here's hoping. He also seems to be winding half 'his' speccies up in the process...great stuff.

It all adds a bit of interest and if he or anyone comes out with something really out of order then the RL should step in to dampen the conspiracy theorists

The positive part of all this is that it seems to have got everyone wound up. I'm predicting a really explosive game tonight. i think the match officials will have their hands full, I can't wait.

Agreed and it's not as if RL is an 'after you Maude' sport? I'm looking forward to a bit of old fashioned stuff this evening

People should be encouraging this gob e to speak out, not telling him to shut up. Almost everytime he has gone to press spouting off, it has come back to bite him.

Wane is a great motivational speaker problem is he motivates the opposition more than his own team LMFAO ! =#BF0000'DON'T USE THAT TERM AGAIN'

Bring back a bit of biff! Hope both teams knock 10 bells out of one another.

At least if we lose, Leeds or Wigan will only get beat by a small team. Don't mind the underdog winning one every now and again.

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CORRECT Alfie tonight should be a belter for a 'neutral'

On what evidence do you base this theory Mr Pastry?

Whilst I might care to admit that we are a better team with Lee in it, I don't think that our 'losing' stats seem to back this up

You aint our rivals. You just think you are our rivals so it makes you look better. The mighty Wigan don't want a rivalry with a team that cant get to any grand finals, We have rivalries with big teams.

The word is doing its round on the Wigan boards.

Tomkins is out for a minimum of 2-4 weeks with a knee injury and won't play tonight. Leeds at 5/2 with the bookies anyone?

Oh and the rugby gods strike again! (If true)

Do you want to know what I think? Perhaps not but here goes.

Why are you on here, a 'none rival' board and we aren't even playing each other? Unless you are a crackpot?

i have just been on the Salford board. I suppose they are our rivals too. I like to read. Something Wire fans struggle with.

I'm cut to the quick with your rapier wit, despite struggling to read,

It all depends on the definition of "rivals" really doesnt it? Do Salford play in the same competitions? Yes so in that respect they are. do they come from the same geographical area? Yes,perhaps another box ticked? Unfortunately for them despite doing well against us this year that is where Salford duck out of the equation in my opinion.

Without wishing to sound as arrogant as you, do you really see us, a team that has never been out of top flight RL and winners of a trophy or two in the last four years in the same way that you view Salford?

If so then you are an idiot, if not then you are a troll and you should jog on. Either way I wish you goodnight, safe in the knowledge that you haven't persuaded me to change my mind about Wigan fans in general

I'm having no trouble reading your shocking grammar.

Wouldn't it be good if one coach did a Keegan