Why so many neg comments about a guy who played well tonight and is brave enough to put a wigan shirt on and play rugby against some big guys looks around tosee if any guys on here are SL players and no just people who can coach better ans play better than any player !!! me thinks not be PROUD OF YOUR TEAM AND SUPPORT THEM STOP SLAGGIN THEM OFF

i thought he did very well tonight especially after being out so long injured.wigan could do worse than play him at stand off as it was glaringly obvious tonight that is what we are lacking,no disrespect to young tomkins he just needs more time.

Let's appluad them because they have the bottle to go and do what 22,000+ at the game tonight would love to do?

I don't think so.

torn calf

the errors he made were simply down to a lack of games

i thort he looked dangerous on kick returns and with carmont out no doubt he will be shifted to centre if pat is fit

well played phelps

Panda get real you need to wake up footballers are on loads more money for doing a less physical game and woners have you ever played the game for real instead of on then PC ?????????

OH yea forgot you know everything about rugby ????

Silly me

Mate I'm not saying I know everything, far from it. Just calling it as I see it.

You keep referring to the most irrelevant things. What have wages got to do with anything?

I agree that they are the toughest sportsmen in the world. But when you are a professional sportman you will be scrutinised from fans.

FWIW, I liked Phelps last year and I like the effort and commitment he shows, I just didn't think he had a great game. Deal with it.

Few basic errors but that could be put down to confidence and ring rust so to speak, generally impressed with him tonight linked well entered the line at the right time caused Saints some problems. If you could cross him and Pat you would have a very good fullback.

Jonh Great post mate at last someone who actually looks at the game he did well and would be a very good squad player for us and can play in other positions too. How you can pick on a player who turned up is beyond me I totally agree with people having ago if a player consitanly does not perform but Phelps from what ive seen gives it 100% all of the time

I agree with that, he didn't look confortable dealing with kicks and his decision making was poor.

Are you a relative of Phelps?

Orrell no I just call it as i see it you guys who slag players off who play well must be watching the diff game lets see u face these guys and take a tackle wonders like ive said before you do it you play the game or have you ever ???????

Get off these guys backs and give them some credit !!!!

If were so bad dont watch them then and go watch another team ???

Ok, but just because someone plays the game doesn't make them immune from criticism from the fans. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Supporting another team isn't an option pal.

Personally not a fan of Phelps but tonight he offered more in attack than Richards.

Made a few errors in defence but his link play in the line was something we have not seen in a long time at Wigan.

He may well earn a new deal yet with performances like tonight.

TBH Saints didnt really break our line for us to see what hes like in defence, but he did well in attack.

Still dont think hes worth a quota spot though. And would rather have kept Colbon

Jonh a guy with sence at last applause mate

Agreed, his link play was excellent, a good attacking fullback performance.

FB would seem to be a position he enjoys alot more than wing/centre.

Excellant game fron Phelps, how tommy got man of the match ill never know his general kicking is absolute cack!!

A couple of kicks aside, for the most part today Tommy's kicking was excellent, much better than I have seen from him in recent weeks.

We almost threatened 40/20's!!

yeah but generally his kicking is crap it either gets kicked too hard or it goes straight to the full back etc never makes the receiver work hard to catch the ball

But we did for the most part today, thus we can do it, was no suprise it helped that we were dominant today. makes a helluva difference.

For an hour Leuluai's kicking was the best i've ever seen it but as Saints ground us down it went to pot.

I think we need to start giving Sam abit more responsibility in that department tbh. Everytime he does seem to get a go at the kicking it looks very good and he has good distance but it's too few and far between.

that pass phelpsy gave for shauns second was absolutely breathtaking! i thought he was very good in a position which he last played sometime last june (last game for canterbury)

thats why weve got phelpsy who can cover wing, full back, centre, stand off and hooker!

And a mile forward.

Thought he did well tonight, a couple of mistakes but on a positive he linked play much better than Richards does like someone said a mix of Pat's dependability and Phelps link play would be spot on . I think we get carried away with Pat at fullback hes solid and I think we have been glad to see him play at the back when the other option was Mathers.
If we are to move forward we need to find more in the middle of the park we lack creativity, Lulu needs to be at 9 as for Phelps being a waste of a quota spot we have a few I would put before him who are on better money and offer less in effort and achievement .
Our big problem tonight was our player on the biggest contract was our worse by some distance. Still think we could of won if KC had not played he was Stains best half back, prop and hooker tonight all rolled into one and is the best player in the SL era by some distance .