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| Quote ="Conroy"Yet you'll be the first to criticise him and his team selections should we limp out the playoffs.'"
Unbelievable. I post a comment saying Wane has done something right and you post that?
It's not even logical to say it. If I think he has got the balance right it follows I don't think there is anything to be gained from doing otherwise.
He has rotated players this season where perhaps a coach like Noble who tends to play his first team all the time may not have. Wane has been able to do this , has done so, but has resisted the temptation to do as he did at Widnes. This is all good IMO
The squad rotation so far has been fine and I can't recall wholesale changes with an A team out when 1st team players were fit and I also don't think we gain anything by doing so.
Resting players like Mick Mac when Lockers is out just puts more pressure on the other senior players to lead the team. If we are 30 points up at half time he can take MM off as he has also done in the past.
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| Quote ="Wigan Peer"Edited for accuracy..
If we played lots of youngsters again Wakefield and lost, i for one would not be complaining,'"
I don't believe you.
Quote I like to see young players blooded =#FF8000IF WE WIN. The nature of the tournament is another issue.'"
Edit for accuracy.
I don't know if you were at Widnes last season but I bet you didn't enjoy the experience at the time if you were. It's all right reflecting on the game afterwards and voicing opinions on a forum about whether it was/or will be good experience or not regardless of the result but I simply don't believe even you watch games reflecting on the wider issues at the time. I am sure you will go to games to watch Wigan hopefully win.
Also the nature of the tournament is certainly not another issue because it directly leads to people calling for players to be rested in league games.
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| Quote ="NickyKiss"I suppose that is the issue with DR in all honesty. Guys like Hughes and Crosby have been playing well in massive games for Wigan this year and with all due respect, I just don't see the motivation being too high. To them it's pretty much an excerise of keeping fit.
Then we move on to guys like Spencer, Lloyd, Burke and even Taylor and they're a perfect fit for you and us under this system. They're making their way at Wigan still and have plenty to prove. They need to make an impression at Leigh to try and get some games back here. They are also unlikely to play more then the odd game for Wigan this year so will be available most weeks to Leigh which builds up that loyalty to your cause.
This DR system only works with a certain type of player IMO.'"
This is very much my thoughts also, spencer last week and now Lloyd today don't gain anything from being 18th/19th man in your squad and not getting to play a game at all over the weekend. I'm sure they would rather be playing for Leigh than not at all and look like they want to be with us whereas Esp Hughes yesterday didn't look interested in being with us ( not that I blame him )
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| Wakefield are without Tim Smith, Paul Sykes, Paul Aiton and Ali Lautiti. Bookies offering Wigan -22 which for me is printing money. Really can't see Wakefield scoring anymore than a couple of tries and Wigan in the mood they are in will steamroll them. Expecting to see Tomkins grab 4/5 tries too, 1/3 to score anytime too is not bad!
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| Quote ="DaveO"I don't believe you.
Edit for accuracy.
I don't know if you were at Widnes last season but I bet you didn't enjoy the experience at the time if you were. It's all right reflecting on the game afterwards and voicing opinions on a forum about whether it was/or will be good experience or not regardless of the result but I simply don't believe even you watch games reflecting on the wider issues at the time. I am sure you will go to games to watch Wigan hopefully win.
Also the nature of the tournament is certainly not another issue because it directly leads to people calling for players to be rested in league games.'"
Thank you for telling me what i think...
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| Quote ="Coventry Bears"Wakefield are without Tim Smith, Paul Sykes, Paul Aiton and Ali Lautiti. Bookies offering Wigan -22 which for me is printing money. Really can't see Wakefield scoring anymore than a couple of tries and Wigan in the mood they are in will steamroll them. Expecting to see Tomkins grab 4/5 tries too, 1/3 to score anytime too is not bad!'"
Disrespectful arrogance.
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"Disrespectful arrogance.'"
Not at all, after Wakefields performance against Cas last week, I think -22 was actually being kind. Credit to Wakefield this afternoon though, if they put that same effort in all season, they should go well. But they won't, as they only upped their game because it was Wigan.
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| Quote ="Jeff the God of Biscuits"Not at all, after Wakefields performance against Cas last week, I think -22 was actually being kind. Credit to Wakefield this afternoon though, if they put that same effort in all season, they should go well. But they won't, as they only upped their game because it was Wigan.'"
Nonsense. To say he expects Tomkins to score 5 and Wigan will steamroll them is arrogant.
You're talking as though it is unheard of for a team to play badly one week and then up their game the next.
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"Nonsense. To say he expects Tomkins to score 5 and Wigan will steamroll them is arrogant.
You're talking as though it is unheard of for a team to play badly one week and then up their game the next.'"
A look at the table suggests that Wakefield have had several bad games... But every credit for today's effort...
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"You're talking as though it is unheard of for a team to play badly one week and then up their game the next.'"
....and you're talking as though that's all it is, one bad result. Wakefield are 11th in the table with a points difference of -95, we are top with a points difference of 421. Here are the results when we've played you since 2010 (all won by us)
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That's an average score of 44-9. Look at those results and tell us again it was arrogant to expect us to steamroll you and for you not score more than a couple. All credit to the lads for almost pulling off a shock but that's definitely what it would have been, because Wakefield to us has been an easy 2 points for quite some time apart from today.
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| Think you are in for an easy game or dis-respect your opponents in any way and you are asking for trouble and I've seen it happen so many times and not just in rugby league. Delighted we fought back to get the win today and fair play to Wakefield for getting stuck in and playing as well as they did.
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| Winning scruffy will do for me. Good to hear we had a 'plan b' in the final ten minutes to secure the win...!
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| We are missing Green for sure. I'd give Williams a run next week. Powell seems to be struggling a bit and a rest might just be what he needs. I wouldnt have minded too much if we lost today because i dont see us going the rest of the season unbeaten and i dont fancy losing to Wire in 3 weeks time.
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| Quote ="Wigan Peer"A look at the table suggests that Wakefield have had several bad games... But every credit for today's effort...'"
I don't support Wakefield.
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| Quote ="Grimmy"....and you're talking as though that's all it is, one bad result. Wakefield are 11th in the table with a points difference of -95, we are top with a points difference of 421. Here are the results when we've played you since 2010 (all won by us)
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That's an average score of 44-9. Look at those results and tell us again it was arrogant to expect us to steamroll you and for you not score more than a couple. All credit to the lads for almost pulling off a shock but that's definitely what it would have been, because Wakefield to us has been an easy 2 points for quite some time apart from today.'"
See above.
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"I don't support Wakefield.'"
Where did i say you did?
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"See above.'"
Doesn't change my point.
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| Quote ="Wigan Peer"Thank you for telling me what i think...'"
It happens to me often enough why do you think you are special?!
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| Quote ="DaveO"It happens to me often enough why do you think you are special?!'"
i did not presume to be special, i was just thanking you. Nice of you to tell me what i'm thinking, AGAIN..
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"Disrespectful arrogance.'"
Hardly...
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| Quote ="MattyB"Winning scruffy will do for me. Good to hear we had a 'plan b' in the final ten minutes to secure the win...!'"
Makes you wonder why they can't find a Plan B against a rush defence out wide, but could find one today in different circumstances?
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"Disrespectful arrogance.'"
I'm going to show some disrespectful arrogance here and inform you that tomorrow evening I shall return home from work, crack open a few tinnies and sit down to watch the Giants 'hopefully' thump your team into submission, a result which would see your team drop out of the playoff positions into ninth.
If by some miracle your team do manage to overcome the Giants, please feel free to come back as the result will have done us a favour in the league table.
WIN-WIN.
Cheerio!
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| Quote ="MattyB"I'm going to show some disrespectful arrogance here and inform you that tomorrow evening I shall return home from work, crack open a few tinnies and sit down to watch the Giants 'hopefully' thump your team into submission, a result which would see your team drop out of the playoff positions into ninth.
If by some miracle your team do manage to overcome the Giants, please feel free to come back as the result will have done us a favour in the league table.
WIN-WIN.
Cheerio!
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At least if you're going to try and be a smart, then get your facts right with regards to our league position before and after the Huddersfield game.
Regardless, this has nothing to do with the original post that I responded to.
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| Quote ="The Yellow Giraffe"At least if you're going to try and be a smart, then get your facts right with regards to our league position before and after the Huddersfield game.
Regardless, this has nothing to do with the original post that I responded to.'"
The Super League round hasn't yet been completed until tomorrow evening, a loss tomorrow would mean you will have dropped out of the playoff positions do you disagree?
Let's hope for your sake that Ganson is video ref again and can keep you in 8th just like last week!
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| Quote ="Wigan Peer"i did not presume to be special, i was just thanking you. Nice of you to tell me what i'm thinking, AGAIN..'"
Oh sorry. I should have said what makes you think you are immune then. Do I have to put a smiley at the end of a comment like that for you to get the meaning? In any case I still don't believe you
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