Best game in a Wigan shirt for me, i have been critical of him but the last 2 weeks since the loss of Hock, he has really put his hand up.

Since the Hock situation all 3 of Bailey, Joel and Hansen have upped their games and thats great to see. Infact the whole side seems to have which hopefully will be built on from here on in.

We've had too many false dawns in the past so hopefully this won't be another.

Immense.


It's clear he is our captain now.


When the Quins player was sent off, it was Bailey who was called over with JT.

And about bloody time.


Lockers plays way better when he is relieved of the captaincy.


More of the same please.

Lockers is still our captain isnt he



Bailey was great tonight, he stepped up from being solid to a really good player.

also playing for a new contract,but always look more solid when he plays,if it is just too see how long he can delay the play the ball

Personally i felt once Locky went off we looked devoid of a leader big time.

He's a master of laying on at the play the ball



Funny thing is he doesn't give that many pens away for how often he does it.

He has NEVER been our captain imo.


But when the Quins player was sent off it was PB they asked over, not SL.


Best thing to happen to Wigan in ages tbh. A captain who really is a leader.

Best for Wigan

Best for Lockers.

Tbh happened in the last game and Lockers had a great one.


He clearly plays better when he isn't captain.

e.g. GB.

I thought Lockers went off though, was he not still off at that point.

Think you are reading way too much into that 1 off situation. I noticed it too was noit sure why he was asked over thought it was because he was involved in the trouble but it was unusual for the captain to not be there if that was the case.

Locky was captain tonight and played very well just like he has all year, when he went off we looked totally devoid of a leader.

Wasn't he called over for giving someone a good slap



He's S.Tomkins protection if it isn't obivous. Sam and Phil never stop talking on that field.

I agree. I must hold my hands up and say that I have bagged Lockers in the past but when he went off, apart from those 2 individual Leulai tries we looked shapeless, devoid of ideas and lacked direction.

Not sure what game BK was watching, but as someone who has such views on Locky as a captain missed that fact when he went off, i can only assume he is slightly blinded by trying to justify he has been right all these years about him, when it simply highlighted tonight when he went off just how much we missed his leadership.

Back on topic.........

Bailey was immense tonight, playing at first reciever, on the wing, back row, everywhere. Him and Locky lead the team well as a pair and his experience is vital for players like Sam.

I am as confused as you.

Bailey has been our captain for the last 2 games.


Any idiot can see that.


He has relieved Locky of the responsibility and Locky has improved his performances.


This was confirmed when JT was warned after the hit on ST. It was Bailey who was called over to oversee the warning, not SL.


Not sure which bit of this you didn't see, but those are the facts.

Btw Bailey was outstanding and Lockers improved his game.


It's a win win.

Such an ironic comment.

Bailey.



He deserves a quota spot tbh. Still undecided whether he should get a contract next year though. Maybe on a reduced wage.

course he has.

Mate you seriously need to accept you are wrong about Locky rather than trying to justify your stance by clutching at straws claiming he is the captain because he was called to the ref on one occasion when Locky was not able to.

Do you not agree we looked leaderless when locky went off?

Seems to me and i mean this with all due respect your often valid opinion is blinded by your desire not to be wrong even when faced with blatant evidence to the contrary.

Exceptional game from Bails imho... and yes, I think we are looking more focussed, more balanced since Hock's suspension. Lockers whas looked pretty awesome too.

I thought Phelps was very solid tonight as well.

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In the Hull KR match Bailey did all the talking.

In the Quins match Bailey was outstanding and, unless Ganson was given duff information, was the captain.


Which bit of this do you disagree with?

When lockers was off the field we started being lazy and unorganised. We would of put 50 past them has Lockers been on the field.

Vastly overrated imo and never in a million years a captain.

But did well when he was on the field tonight.


The key point being that Bailey WAS the captain tonight. Or why else did Ganson call HIM over when JT was getting a ticking off?