I think this seasons team is starting to pick itself.

Richards impressed (apart from a couple of errors) last night and took the ball up strongly on a number of occasions. Mathers won't get anywhere near the team from now on.


Ainscough and Roberts the wingers


Tomkins if he carries on has more than a fair shout at 6
Smith can play in his preferred 7 slot
TL is a much better 9 than a 7.

come on,name a player who doznt give penalties away in defence anyway when one trick mick is breathing heavily we have another ace up our sleeve,

not scared of jon clarke......

Riddell is two play the balls infront of every one else. He's clearly unfit.

Once he gets some fitness back we will see the difference.

You have to ask, why is he so unfit, along with others 4 games into a new season.

Granted but Mick's penalties have resulted in tries in the last couple of games.

Jon Clarke - I feel the fear coming!

He shouldn't but we will probably see him at some point in the rest of the season

We should stick with yesterdays team only thing i would change is Coley for Mossop or Prescot

I totally agree.
Still early of course but for me, Piggy has been a disaster. Super slow at the ptb and offering nothing at all in attack.

Both these lads would give 100% more than Coley.

Put Wigan back into Wigan.

I agree 100% Coley is just taking up Cap space which could be better used

For me, and ive said this before. Riddell is a clever player. the rest of the team around him. Especially in the middle need to get switched on with him.

He looks for the next play. Smith and Tommy need to get switched on and our back rowers need to watch. He will make the difference once he's fit and the team start to gel.

I hope you are right. As for piggy getting fit, its another wait and see, he's always been too heavy though, its how he got his nickname!

Thought it was because his dad was a police man. However, i believe he's the man we are going to rely on when the team starts to get fitter.

If it was, I don't mind admitting I was wrong!

Im sure ive read it somewhere. He was called little piggy when he was a youngster. Can anyone confirm this is true.

I thought Riddell was good last night. His passing was good, he ran the ball at the right times, tackled well and gave away no stupid penalties.

His passing of the ball was poor he keeps sending it at head height, he needs to settle down & concentrate.

The rest of the team need to learn to play with him.

Wouldn't it be better for him to learn to play to the strengthes of the team around him.

I don't really agree, think its him that needs to get up to speed.

Please tell everyone the strenghts of our team and how Riddell should play to them.

Well the reverse of that is the suggestion that Piggy is our only talented player!

Agreed, we have three young capable back ups aswell in Prescott, Tuson and Mossop. We dont need Coley.

How many times does Riddell go off on his own and we get penalised for a crossing or he gives a stupid pass and it just bounces off someone, his passing from dummy half is crap it is either to high or too low, he is too slow and his defence at best is weak. He doesn't use our props enough near the opposition's line he does not use Hock or any of our 2nd rowers running on at angles and he loves giving stupid balls to Fielden and O' Carroll which just allow them to get smashed. He also come with this almight infield kicking game???? Not seen that either.
Now you tell me how we should play for Piggy?

Mossop is a second row, Tuson probably won't play until May.
There's also Neil Holland, but he won't play until June.

If you're talking for 2010 then I agree

Riddell isnt the reason we are not playing well. Last nights match proves he uses Fielden and O'Carroll who i think played well. The difference between the likes of Riddell and Cunnigham is, the back rowers for the likes of saints and Leeds are looking for the ball in positions out wide. When we are in a situation on the opposing line (which isnt often) we have no idea when attacking. How many try's are scored off forwards close to the line. Most of the time its selfish play close to the line that costs us a tackle or two.

So who is to blame for this awful display in attack?????

Riddell, Lockers, Noble.

Who knows. the team have to get organised in attack because we don't know what set plays are coming off any tackle.