Walker and Farrell wouldn't have been in it



IMO MM will get away with not putting several younger players in the team with most fans because of what he has done selection-wise already this season such as playing O'Carroll and not Feka, giving Goulding a run and already giving Farrell his début. None of those bar Goulding were forced on MM and we both know none of this would have happened under Noble. So if Noble had named this squad he would have rightly got some stick in comparison to MM because Noble would not have done any of the above already.

I still hope Walker gets his début and Farrell gets another run and as I said previously will be disappointed if they don't but MM is handling the squad differently anyway week by week.

Dave

But Noble dropped players last season & kept players on form in?

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a can of worms......

Once in a blue moon. You will be telling me next because we scored a lot of tries on the wing we played exciting RL under Noble.

Dave

How very dare you!!!!................





.............that's Rogues' job!

I think if you gave MM a choice now of DEFINITELY, 100% CERTAIN, you can win only ONE of the Challenge Cup at Wembley or the Grand Final this season.

I think he would go for the Challenge Cup.

Did we not play attacking RL last season, in which our wingers scored more tries than those of any other team?

Yes. By Nobby's standards we were quite expansive last year. Hoewever, the 2 before that....

He would say up yours I want them both I reckon. He is a perfectionist and I dont think he will stop until he is the top dog.

Ahh, but that wasnt the discussion was it

i bl00dy well hope not.
only really good teams win the GF - when even the wire can win the CC.

Fully agree.

I WANT that Hub-cap (The hardest of them all to win).

Then I WANT that Grand Final win.

The Challenge Cup would be icing on the cake, but it's those two I want this year!

I was surprised to hear that the team have actually travelled to Sheffield today (Friday). So no messing about with this one.

Of course I'd love to be champions BUT it would from a personal pov I'd much rather see us win at Wembley!

I've been as a kid and seen them win there but it wouldn't even compare 2 watching them as an adult now!

Plus I'd love 2 bring our trophy home and kick on for another glory period based on a CC win!

Super League vs Challenge Cup is a no contest for me.

The league all the way.

It would be nice to win at Wembley but to win the league shows that you have been the best team all year.

And to be called Champions

Winning the League means you end the year on a high, just winning the challenge cup means you lose in the playoffs which would be a downer. Its a bigger achievement to win the league aswell

+1

The Grand Final but only just though

That's where I'll be, looking forward to this match more than the Sheffield game tbh. Also, I'm never one to tempt fate or give people potential sigs BUT having seen the squad I'm booking for Wembley now.









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Can you please post the U18 score after the game. We can't go today as we're leaving for Sheffield at 11:45.

half - time and it's 10-0. Quite a few handling errors from Wire who haven't yet threatened the Wigan line although their defence and Wigans own share of handling errors have kept the score close.

Full time score 22-12. Handling errors again from wire prevented them from threatening until late on, last ten mins when they forced a drop out and scored with their repeat set, whilst Wigan failed to kill the game off with a few mins left wire broke and scored again in the last minute.

What's the team for today?

Phelps; Goulding, Gleeson, Carmont, Richards; O'Loughlin, S Tomkins; Fielden, Riddell, Prescott, Bailey, J Tomkins, Mossop.

Subs: Coley, McIlorum, Paleaaesina, Farrell

Feka and L Farrell replace O'Carroll and Deacon