You bring the matches and I'll get the pitchforks!!!



Joking apart, whilst not one of his better games - he still made a couple of good breaks - he isn't the only player in the league that seems to have butterfingers in the rain.

Phelps dropped one or two, Gardner dropped a few, Meli spilled it, Tomkins lost it 3 times.

Did you see the conditions, or are you just looking to cause an argument as usual?

Sorry i dont agree, yes Ainscough has got a weakness in defence, but so has Roberts as proven tonight.But Ainscogh is more potent in attack.Even Jason Robinson had problems in defence but they were minimised by decent coaches.

pig sick of rubbish spoken on here.

player has a bad game do we

A. support the lad, show him our respect and hopefully have him repay us with better performances in the future

or

B. instantly start a thread calling for his head.


Some fans purposely wait for a poor performance so they can crucify the player, hoping that there criticism will make them appear more knowledgeable about RL.
Pig sick of you all.

(await self righteous postings)

Woh buddy don't forget thats something were lacking, just most people dont see it because they have been swayed with a little bit of decent form, but yes he can be coached to better his game however with Noble in charge I have my Doubts that he will.

Poor handling,not alot else wrong in fairness.

Come on Brett. He had a poor game tonight but was still the second best winger on the park.

His form of late has been excellent, he played poorly tonight, move on. In my opinion he was not our worst player tonight.

Don't agree with what bit?

Roberts had a slow start to his Wigan career but has been excellent in the past couple of months.

I think Ainscough is a sensational prospect though and can't wait to see him back in the first team. The times got to be right for that though. He needs 'abit' of work on his game but we also need to try and find a time to put him in when certain people won't be watching his every move in the hope of picking up a flaw in his game.

Unless we get a couple of injuries and don't think we'll see him again this year but 12 or so games as a 19 year old wingman is a nice little taste of first team rugby.

Agreed, Joel took that honour.

Shame really for Joel.

He's been playing really well recently but errors also seem to have creeped in which is holding him back a little.

I think he just needs to calm down a touch at times. He looks too edgy but i'd sooner have that then somebody who doesn't give a toss.

I know where your coming from but I think the point being made (here and elsewhere) is that certain players are crucified for making errors whilst others seem to be immune.

Totally agree.

I've been a backer of Roberts, Ridell and co all season and have said to give them time. They've both improved hugely recently and a poor game for Roberts tonight won;t change my view on him.

Same as for Joel. He had a stinker tonight but these things happen especially in poor conditions.

Agreed. I've just watched the game again and Roberts handling was shocking. However to say he had a shocking game was far from the truth and his application was a good as in previous weeks. I simply don't think he thrives in those conditions. The same can be said of other players. I wouldn't put it past him to have a blinder next week. maybe there's an argument for playing/dropping players according to the conditions. Just a thought.

A blinder next week ?

He hasn't had a 'blinder' since we got him.

Sorry, but we haven't had a half decent winger since Dallas.

I am embarrassed sometimes to be a Wigan fan.

People have good games and bad games. Amos never had his best game tonight, but the amount of work he went looking for was very impressive, sure he messed a few kicks up but to suggest he offers nothing really annoys me.

I haven't saw the SKY coverage but no doubt the idiots on here are regurgitating what Stevo said (despite whinging about him for 5 weeks), This board is one of the worst knee-jerk boards I know and half the people haven't got a clue about Rugby League in general.

This isnt a mid 80's team that should win every game, we are building towards a successful future and we are DEFINITELY going in the right way

Swine Flu?

Why did he try a grubber kick in our own 20

Cos if that ball had bounched right for him,he would of been away under the sticks and try time...

it did bounce right, he got held back

I blame the ref...

sometimes they get given, sometimes they don't. Hard to chastise the ref for that call.

Thought he was poor for both teams the rest of the game though.

In all honesty it was blatent. Clever play from Roberts that should have gained a penalty.


That said, given the likely wage of Roberts he offers very little imo.

RUbbish... Alright Roberts had a nightmare last night... but has been getting better and has scored and saved us on many occasions this year... to say he offers nothing... just show your limited knowledge of the game...

Hear Hear!!!

ive seen paul koloi play better