It has been confirmed what we have know for months that Brian Noble is leaving us. I just want to say thank you to Brian for all the hard work he and his staff have put in over the past few seasons. He saved us from relegation and got us to four semi finals. Most other clubs would love that record.

I would also like to say thank you to Brian Foley. He has helped us produce some of the finest talent in rugby league.

It is sad that both have to go out this way but will always be remebered well in my heart.

On a final note us Wiganers have several reasons to be happy this season. We have had the likes of Tompkins and Ainscough come through and show what they can do. We have won the reserve grand final, got to the grand final of the under 18s. We can hold our heads high around town knowing that our club is heading in the right direction. under Ian Lenegan and our new coach we can only head forwards and over the next few seasons we will bring trophies home for us fans.. Well done Wigan. We are proud of you.

Thanks Brian.

Brian kept Wigan from getting relegated! End of.

From four of us thank you Brian you have left us with a better team than when you arrived you and your staff`s hard work will reap us benefits for years to come.

Just wanted to say thanks Nobby for everthing you did for us especially in 2006. I for one will always be grateful for what you have done for us in the last 3 and a half years. You can leave feeling proud of what you did. Good Luck for the future and maybe you will be treated with abit more decency off your new boss.

All of this.

IMO noble was a year and maybe 2 good signings away from getting you lot a cup.

I just wonder if the change of coach will set you back while the new coach does things his way.

I honstly think if noble stayed next year and with 2 signings Wigan would break up the big 2.

Cheers Brian. You may have come in for a lot of stick, but the fans after the game showed that you are greatly appreciated by this club and it's fans. I garentee that without you we would not be 80mins away from OT for the 3rd season straight, we would infact be in the championship. Cheers Brian, the club was going under and you where a big part of the solution.

I'm gutted he has gone , but for a couple of dodgy cheating decisions by Ganson tonight we would be at Old Trafford and then i'm sure we would have won, BN has been a great coach and a great bloke as well , good luck Nobby and thanks for saving us.


He personally rang me not long after he came to Wigan , to answer a complaint i had made about something my then 9yr old son and i had witnessed concerning a player ,he was a true gentleman, he even gave out his mobile number in case i wanted to contact him further(i never did, and i never kept his number)...i am more gutted that he has gone than i am about us losing tonight , i have nothing but praise for himicon_cry.gif

Noble's always represented the club with great professionalism and integrity. For that alone after the Basil debacle he has been immense. Good luck to him in whatever he goes on to do

Thankyou Brian.

I'll remember fondly your time at Wigan.

A new coach did Huddersfield wonders this season. It far from set them back. We can live in hope!

Same here.

Pleased to see Nobby getting the acknowledgement he deserves for a change. The Bull fans that are quick to spit on him, and slandered him after all he did for us should take note of some of the people on this board.

at the end of the day there s noble haters there s noble fans , he did a job lets thank him for what he did simple


thanks brian

He's done a job for us, see it how you will, he was given too long a contract in the first place, but he has done what he had to do

agreed, the extension was not deserved, or justified.

he may have been here for twelve months too long, and no i don't know who we could have got last year

Who should have replaced him for this season then?

Depends who was available, Nathan Brown straight from the top of my head. Tony Smith, Steve Folks, Graham Murray etc etc etc.

Folks/Murray showed no interest in the UK. Folkes is working in Cricket now isn't he?

Smith wanted £££ hence Warrington.

Yeah, we could have gone for Brown, but Noble had a at least equal if not better season?

Folks is back in rugby league, why did Murray show no interest in the UK?

Smith wanted ££££££ he took a gash team to Cup winnners so not sure what the point is, we have no cap on a coach.

Brown has a far superior coached team to Noble in my opinion.

Is he? Was he in cricket or did i dream that? I remember readin something in an interview when it was the leeds reunion that he wasn't interested in a return.

Speak to our chairman, its clear he doesnt like people who want ££££

But was the success not similar this year?

He was conditioning coach for West Indies cricket, now at West Tigers as Performance Manager.

Second statement is total speculation.

Hudds have had a far superior season to Wigan in 2009.

Off to bed now, hope you reconsider on a few personal opinions you have thrown out tonight.

Wonder if IL wins us a SL title he will get the credit for making the decisions that got us there?

IL has a lot to prove imo.


I am really concerned about him.

You have thanked Noble and highlighed his biggest weakness - he didn't bring Sam thro' until he had no choice when Smith was injured and has given Ainscough - league's leading scorer at the time - no game time since June. Watching the game I felt that Ainscough could just have given us that little extra 1% which could have swung the game our way.