It also helps if Warrington grow a set and ditch these golden oldies Briers, Morley & Michael Monaghan. Wire didn't have the squad capable of doing what Wigan have done this season keep telling yourselves that Wigan didn't have a plan to comfortably get into the play offs then ease off and have enough left in the squad and tank to go and win the double it's not about wins or losses I've never once said we planned to lose games, Simply that we haven't busted a gut to finish in the top two from about the Etihad weekend onwards for absolutely no gain look at Huddersfield they are the prime example they go all out to finish as high as possible and end up getting booted out of the Cup and then the same result in the play offs. Look at last season we ran our blood to water week in week out and we came up way short in two important games it's the polar opposite this year of course we didn't plan to win or lose games we're not psychic we just planned to manage our squad and players better over the course of the season to ensure some juice left in the tanks at the business end of the season Wane has announced as much in recent interview and that ladies and gentleman is a plan set out by the coaches and squad at the start of the season. Leeds were out on their feet after the Saints play off game Huddersfield were made to look ordinary against Wigan week one of the play offs Hull were dead and buried before Hudddersfield hence conceding 70+ points it's no coincidence that the team with the best squad and best man management are the double winners this season it's not blind luck it's all part of the plan.

another good post

Congrats Wigan on a great year in 2013, looking back to the start of the year, the players you guys had lost and the lack of 'big name' players you brought in, i tipped you guys to finish about 5th (i wasnt far off), but no way did i see you guys winning the CC and the GF. I wasn't convinced by you in the CC, namely because you had a relatively easy run, however the GF really showed you are a champion team. I think the constant development of young players is outstanding, and no other team could have coped with the end & mid season losses in personnel like you have.

If the end of season awards where awarded this week i am sure Shaun Wane would have scooped coach of the year. Good luck in the WCC!

All credit to the coaching staff but I doubt that Wane and co planned for us to be belted in the first half the GF in order to come back and give the Dire a good spanking second half.

Absolutely and if we had taken the chances created in the first half that would not have been the case, but, second half Wigan looked much fitter and stronger (more so as the game went on) and this was probably the biggest difference between the teams and that is surely testament to the planning and behind the scenes work at the end of the regular season to ensure the Wigan players could peak in the pay-offs/grand final.

I think the plan of playing Tom tit the first half so we could see all the nearby Wire fans jumping around gloating like they had it in the bag was top notch.

The look on their faces the second half as we destroyed them was priceless.