It's the Challenge Cup. No-one gives a flying toss about it until the Quarter Finals at least.

Where is the excuse by Dita? He was playing against Doncaster. Would be a different story if he played halfback and picked up 36 points against the likes of Leeds, Wigan or St Helens.

So you have championed for him to be played at HB, he has, and he scored 36 points. He did it against part time opposition.

If he does it against the creme de la creme of SL, then you may have a case for craving the attention you so desperately wish for.

Every chance that if we had of rested some, they'd be even less bothering to turn up.

No creme on your pie either.

I'm not after attention wire 111.
Just a successful team.
Like you and many others, I was unable to see us being competitive without some extreme action.

There is only two things we can do....One is spend, and morrisseyisawire already hinted that pride may hinder that route.
Or do something radical within our current playing stock...we exhausted all other means of combination at hb except for one inclusion.

All I want is my team to be the best....

I now have a real hope that we can be competing, it wasn't there before today.

Rubber Duckie.While your views are well respected on here it was in my opinion may i state rather foolhardy championing Bridge's cause regarding his performance at hb considering the oppostion.By all means applaud him for his performance but people will only eat humble pie if he does it against the top sides on a regular basis,that is if Smithy gives him game time at that position.

Well that's the custard.
TS has track record for not rewarding form.

Penny was excellent in defence today, two try saving tackles putting the guy in touch and the big hit that was worthy of a prop, that decision was a do or die as well as Donny had a two man overlap and Penny was the last defender when he shot out at him.
Bridge easily mom
Penny 2nd
Hill 3rd (even with limited minutes)

England had a good game too.

Asotasi again...bugger all. I know I sound like a broken record but he really is rank average.
Roy is easily TS worst buy.

Surely the only question has to be would Ratchford and/or Myler have played as well or better than Bridge at half-back today against the opposition in front of them? I'm not convinced they would and at least Bridge doesn't seem lacking in self-belief (admittedly not always a good thing in his case) whereas Myler dissappears up his own back passage as soon as it's shirt sleeves rolled up time.

Whatever you may think of RDs initial suggestion, the merits of it, and the relative success of it today given the opposition, TS obviously still believes Bridge can do a job there or he'd have stuck Currie at stand-off instead.

Can somebody sum up our performance for me please? I went to Leigh v Fev instead. Absolute cracker!

I bet draw ht / leigh ft at 18/1. Very happy.
I also had a small bet on the double with draw ht Bradford ft 40/1.

Frigging close to busting the bookies! Only a conversion off!

Sum it up, Wire scored tries we wouldn't have against SL opposition, a lot of long range tries due to Donny not setting quick enough.
A lot of stuff was the disjointed, slugglish confusion of late but Donnys lack of line speed wasn't going to trouble it.
We looked to have started up some set plays, not very slick.
Donny dropped a lot of ball and the atmosphere was flat. It felt like a Wetherspoons pub on a busy Saturday night just people chatting with each other, little singing.

Kicking game on the few they held out on the full set was rubbish AGAIN.

Mr Smith seems quite pleased even if no-one else does ...............

"Chris was on fire today. He was terrific. He was keen to step into the stand-off position when he heard Stefan (Ratchford) was out and he's backed that up with a very good performance," Smith said.

"He was one of the shining lights, but there were plenty of them today and another was Kevin Penny.

"Kevin read the play very well and was smart in the way he turned up for his tries and he's progressing well."

Thanks. I think for Donny they decided this would be a case of take the money and run, with league position being so important in the championship this year. However having seen the attendance I bet they wish they had been at the LSV too!

Bridge was outstanding today in stark contrast to GOB who once again failed to make the most of a gift wrapped opportunity. Patience is wearing thin I am afraid

Hill, superb, England and B Evans solid. Dwyer lively but needs to work on his passing ... get him to watch a few Kevin Ellis videos for speed and accuracy of passing

Kevin Penny was very entertaining and people woke up when he got the ball.

So far this season I have been impressed with Russell but am beginning to wonder. Has he actually broken through the line yet?

Although it was Championship opposition ,there did seem to be more structured play & more organisation from the halves today, but only time will tell we have hit on the best combination when the team are up against SL opposition again. Good outings from Penny & England & all the young lads played their socks off when called on to do so. Best of all Joel ran more than 30 yards to score !

My fear reading TS comments on injuries thread, is that this is nothing but temporary. Perhaps Bridge will play 6 at Bradford but then when Ratch returns he'll go straight back at 3.
I'd prefer to see Ratchford at 3 and leave Bridge at 6.
The balance just seems so right like that.
I'd probably prefer Myler with Bridge as GOB is too much of the same with Bridge and probably why GOB looked quiet...??

TBH all season we've been debating how to accomodate players (Myler, Atkins, Ratchford, GOB, M. Monas, Asotasi) who have been good in very, very small amounts, more often distinctly average and on occasionally absolutely woeful. I've given up trying to fathom what's best and fairest. I've said it before but there is no point in experimenting with different combinations and bringing players in if they get shipped out at the first opportunity regardless of performance or squad number.

So yes, I fully expect Rathford to slot straight back into the halves. So who drops out? Evans. Atkins or Penny?

Most likely Penny. However I'd like him to stay.

Just a couple of thoughts, and no disrespect to my own team, but that was not by any measure the team we have been putting out, mostly through injuries, DR and Cookes choice due to the importance of the league for CL clubs.

Once I saw our team on paper I swiftly adjusted my own prediction to 60+ albeit should have done a bit better.

I hope you go onto do well, word to wise, assuming that is the same Penny that has been on DR for last season or so, then wouldn't read to much into it today, he has looked a good player at our level but nothing major and again he wasn't against our best set up.

I like Wire and TBH as an outsider I've never been massively sold on Myler as the quality your sized club warrants.

just a thank you for all the wire fans who applauded our team off today, a touch of class and great set of fans always have soft spot for warrington so good luck with the remainder of the the season guys

Rubber Duckie you can have some fun with folks on here for the rest of the season now.

Every time we lose you can post on every thread that we should have had Bridge at 6 and if we'd had Bridge at 6 we would have won. If they don't believe you cite the game where we hammered an understrength Doncaster team.

If you want you can join my Monaghan at 7 campaign. Evidence: when we bossed Leeds at Wembley.

Just to set the record straight Kev Penny was Swinton's player last season not on DR.

Not meaning to sound disrespectful to Louis or Donny but we could have had Jouffret and GOB in the halves yesterday and we'd have won comfortably.