but you're Wigan not Wire, Leeds or Saints surely that would be a 3 game ban

True.

I forgot we are the minnows in comparison to you lot.

We can dream i suppose

Excessive, but effective.

opening try of last seasons challenge cup final?

and?

Why? Tell me again, who played in that final? Was it Warrington?
I don't think anyone's menioned it before, it must have slipped my mind!

I thought Des Drummond was supposed to have a 'killer' punch?

Iro hardly flinched.

I'm not sure targeting Mathers is the way to go. You did that last year, with every man and his dog on your team giving him stick in the tackle and your fans getting on his back all the time. It just ended up spurring him on more and making him play better. I seem to remember one or more of your players getting penalties against them trying to wind him up while he was being tackled on the floor as well.

According to the local rag in Warrington ( and what a rag it is!) Richie has said that the personal significance of playing for Wigan has now worn off and it is "just another fixture" and he has long since forgotten the bitterness he felt for his old club. He reckons that on Saturday we are likely to display the 'delaying tactics' that were on show in Paul Wood's testimonial game. He also says we will be the toughest opponents yet with our good line speed and wrestling tactics but they have very clever players to combat that so they are hoping to force our hand, reverse it on us and get a result. Hmmmmmmmmmmm

So despite the fact that we are currently playing about the quickest PTB in the league, we are the ones using "delaying tactics" ???

I think Richie has taken one too many knocks to the cranium.

My thoughts exactly. They of course didn't do any lying on against Cas.
Can see it will be yet another Briers Appealfest

Oh Dear Richie. You should really keep your gob shut.

Why? He's bang on the money.

Yeah, just like everyone else at Warrington there 100% spot on about everything!

What has he got wrong? He said you have very quick line speed. You have. He said you are dominant in the tackle because of your wrestling ability. You are. He said these are delaying/spoiling tactics. They are.

All of that is very complimentary.

He said Wire have very smart players who can get around those challenges. We have. As evidenced by, Cas last week and Hudds last year. As I said elsewhere, this game will come down to tactics and a teams ability to carry them out during adversity. I'm confident of Warringtons ability in that area. Wigan are an unknown entity due to MM being the new boy.

Its all well and good him talking a good game

Any old moron could of pointed our defence being a major strength at the moment

Still doesn't mean they're going to get the better of it on Saturday does it?

Good line speed and good wrestling is not delaying and spoiling tactics, just good defence.

Holding down and niggling in the tackle are delaying/spoling tactics.

www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/wol ... _/?ref=rss I used to respect the lad, i hoped he would get the monkey off his back and do well at Warrington. But after his Twittering and now this rubbish. i hope that we walk over the top of him this weekend. He is bound to gift us one try heres hoping he has a proper stinker the little cheeleader EDIT - just seen the above posts so you are already aware. I hope he has a stinker

www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/wol ... _/?ref=rss I used to respect the lad, i hoped he would get the monkey off his back and do well at Warrington. But after his Twittering and now this rubbish. i hope that we walk over the top of him this weekend. He is bound to gift us one try heres hoping he has a proper stinker the little cheeleader EDIT - just seen the above posts so you are already aware. I hope he has a stinker

This bit

he's had a little cry at me on Twitter this week when i suggested he do some catching practice on his day off in prep of Deacs peppering him with kicks come Saturday. he did ask for suggestions of what to do on his day off!

had a hissy fit at me and then deleated me!

i like you, used to respect him. i liked him and didn't like the treatment he got from many Wigan fans. i felt they killed him and any chance he had of succeeding.
i can't bloody stand him now though (not just since this week)

he's a big crying mard-.
i hope Feka flattens, sits on and the farts on him on Saturday!

I reckon your all being a little bit precious. Why do you all think wrestling and slowing the play of the ball down are different things? They are spoiling tactics but the point of any defense is to spoil an attack. Like I said, it's a compliment.

Not really. It insinuates that Wire want to play fast Rugby, when infact, they probably don't, and we do.

Never understood the vitriol aimed at Mather's and a few others over the years. He's a good player, it just didn't work out for him at a team that wasn't working out and some of the most fickle and demanding fans around. I wish him the best in whatever endeavours come his way...

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That said, I hope he has a stinker of game on Saturday, but not just him, the other 16 Wire lads too

Both sides want to play fast Rugby in attack. Neither want the other side to be able to. Both sides employ 'spoiling tactics' to slow the other side down, thus reducing the likely hood of them scoring.

Richie has merely stated that you have been very good in that area (as backed up by your defensive record so far). Hey, if you want to find an insult in a compliment go for it. Seems little bit like an inferiority complex if you ask me.