Why, have you developed some new technology that regenerates players more quickly. I have no doubt Mark Bitcom does a great job but to claim he is better than any of the others is utterly ludicrous. Wigan appear to me to be a very good team, yet I see no obvious example that they are any better prepared physically than anyone else. Your is one of the oddest claims I've ever read, still we'll see on monday.

it was wigans' first game in the heat of the day this season so i'd imagine thats why we looked a little boshed towards the end - it was a pulsating game so lets give them some credit to both sides' players!

we should stick with as close the same side as possible and take a fresh young bench IMO. if the game looks good for a win then rest the regulars hope and when we can towards the end of the game. we came away from the derby with only one slight injury concern in McIlorum so i believe, so we look in good shape. we should be able to take them.

lets not forget its Mr Kear, the players have a lesson to teach him about keeping his gob shut

We've seen a major improvement in the last year or so since Bitcom and Madge came to the club in our conditioning. The pre-seasons that they players have been put through has been harder and more rewarding than any of them have experienced before, thats including players who are experienced and are in great shape normally anyway ie. Fielden. I'd have a pretty good geuss that Wigans facilities are better than Wakefields which will help.

Even so i was making the point that Wigan playing on Friday shouldnt have any effect on the game or hand any advantage to wakefield as they to played a game of high intensity.

I dont think it is. He made a complete mess of the first one and if he had took the ball or man there would have been no try but he did neither. On the second he was far too much inside and gave himself far too much to do. If Roberts, Goulding or Pryce had messed up for 2 tries in the same fashion then they would have been slated and would have had individual threads slagging them off.

Nah, our game was not as high in intensity - Cas were far easier to beat than I expected - we didn't have to play especially well.

one of the oddest claims you have ever seen? let me show you the oddest claim i have ever seen, from a year ago, before the fixture at wigan




i think thats enough said on that subject.

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Jesus christ how embarrassing is that for vastman

Fair play to him for having the balls to even show his face on here again

George, Jeffries, Rinaldi, Mariano and Higgins all out injured from the Wakefield side that played on Friday.

Well we did only just beat them. Was it 102-16 on agg or something?

My favourite line was this one:

Of course he's spot on

will be disappointed if we dont beat them by 20 or more considering the side they will be fielding.

Whoose ref for tomorrow?

My favourite was and still is now its come back up

Blanch vs Richards RICHARDS JUST







I nearly had a hernia i laughed so much at the time

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Wigan Warriors 2pm
Ref R Hicks TJ P Grundill TJ G Jones IG J Page IG T Mahar RR G Evans TK R Tennant MC T Randerson

Have we ever had Hicks as ref before? Dont recall it...

Hicks. First time we've had him, I think.

Hope there is no Hiccups.

I think madge will just stick with the same team basically... He's not going to move tomkins back to 6, and i think joel tomkins has proved he can play centre if needs must(rather have joel there than marsh cos he never seems to pass) and finch needs some more game time... everyone who plays on the right wing seems to come flying out the line, but i think charnleys going to be better than goulding so id leave him in the team, and it doesnt really matter who we play in the back row cos we have probably got 4 back rowers who can get into most teams in the sl