In the 18 months he's been our chairman, things havent always gone to plan, where do you feel IL went wrong (if any)?

If you click 'Other', please expand.

The pack weakness for me

Joe Lydon, because he buggered off sharply.

Pack weaknesses and Noble's contract extension.

Both massive errors.

Offering Noble a new deal, that is my only problem really. We had 5 props but its a shame 2 have so badly underperformed, Roberts signins was an odd one given the lack of biff in the pack and Ainscough waiting to be given a chance, but i am sure Noble would have advised on the ability of Ainscough to step up which clearly would not hae been positive given his signing a year early.

I think Noble played him like a fiddle to get his new contract, and that is the biggest error.

Surely its the stadium fiasco? Players come and go, as do coaches, but the JJB/DW etc stadium no longer feels like its our home ground. I miss CP more than ever

We were made the laughing stock of Rugby League, IL bottled it he didn`t stand up to Two Faced Whelan, Always said ground sharing was a bad idea.

The responsibility for the recruitment issue cannot be held directly or solely with IL, BN must also shoulder some blame.

I think its wrong to blame IL for the pack problems - he has a plan in place. Coley and Fielden must go before we can spend big bucks on forwards - he's got the backline sorted now for the next 4 years with Roberts , Richards , Gleeson , Leuluai - and hopefully Sam and shaun on long term deals. Then with Bailey and Coley gone we can get in a ouse propforward.

His biggest mistake is asking to play catalans on easter monday to cover up the stadium fiasco , also becoming whelans biatch last september was a HUGE mistake which should never happen again but probably will.

I voted for the other, because were he went wrong was taking over wigan rlfc

Im still convinced IL will make wigan great again










































just hope we are all still here to see it

His only real mistake has been us not signing any forwards even though it's obvious we're lacking in that department bigtime.

Great backs cant do anything without a great pack. That said he is stuck with Fielden and his wages for now, but when he is gone you could probably get two good forwards for his wages.

I think a lot of you underestimate the scale of the job he had to do when he came in, maybe he did himself.

He can't shoulder all the blame for having what appears to be a fairly hostile landlord.

Good point. Obviously we all know its not going as well as it should be on the pitch but behind the scenes it looks as though we are on the right track after years of serious problems

How dare you look at anyhting Positively! You will be banned!

He is doin the best he can and I think he is doing a great job, he isnt going to play into DWs hands by kicking off and having a public slanging match about the stadium all he can do is bite his tongue and hope for the best, he wouldn't have got so far in buisiness if he let his heart rule his head.

I trust IL completley to get us back to where we belong, he has shown he is willing to splash the cash if needs be.

haha i've not been registered long but have been reading through the site for ages; there does seem to be an abundance of doom and gloom merchants!

selling mick higham and bringing the over paid and over rated riddell in .not improved the team 1 little bit

You nickmanator by any chance?

Hes not really a master of disguise old nicky boy his he

why are numbers 1,2,3,5,6 deemed to be 'mistakes'? Maybe upon a personal level but not that of a collective surely?

I voted for not sorting the pack out v the backs.

I think this can fairly be laid at his door because he was quoted as saying early on we had enough props at the club so would not be recruiting any and he wanted a speedy winger. That and simply signing Roberts a year early and also adding Phelps and Smith was "fixing" the part of the team that needed least fixing IMO and I think IL was the major player here.

However I'd also like to vote for extending Nobles contract as well because he extended the contract of a coach who can't coach the sort of side he has got here at Wigan i.e. one with a poor pack.

Dave

I have no idea why the stadium fiacsco, ignoring the weakness in the pack, or signing gleeson could be attributed to IL as mistakes.

IL has faced critcism on here for all three reasons above.

IIRC DaveO voiced his concerns re: Gleeson signing.