Come on BBC, get it loaded on Iplayer. Wasnt able to listen live.

It was a really informative show (for a change) You will enjoy it.

Other fans will disagree but I love it!

It's good to know we are still the biggest name in Rugby League......... what grand final

What did he say?

Can someone provide a link to listen to the interview please?

I go on holiday next friday and I aint one bit as exited as I am about the new season I am getting butterflies about Wane getting stuck into the players never mind Maguire!

I would rather see a team play with passion than skill TBH but we will have both!!!!



Its a good time to be a Wigan fan after 2 boring years.

any ideas how long before it will be on listen again?

i think you mean buffalo bill not sonny bill.

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beat me to it.


good show as far as being a wigan fan is concerned. Quite funny hearing some of jealous moans from others supporters about the programme being all about wigan too.

many thanks!

Ditto.

What i can remember.

Dave Whelan (no joke) said Noble was great for wigan what he did when he first took over he should always be respected for it.

He said he was a brian noble fan but the time was right for a change

He also said this wigan side reminded him of leeds a few seasons back..making semis but just couldnt get over the line. they made the change by bring Smith in and it brought in that bit extra they needed. He believes this appointment could bring that bit extra to wigan to get them over the line.


Not 100% is exact wording but that was his points

something we agree on!

Not "THE DAVE WHELAN"

The old fella Mal at the start spoke a lot of sense and the presenters were speaking to him like he was the local loony.

He basically said last week KFC was giving it to Sam Tomkins and no one did anything about it and we could do with someone like Wane to say to KFC 'Do that again and you will get this....BOOM!

Half an hour in, its a cracking listen.

Wane speaks so well considering he is both a Wiganer and an ex prop.

Never knew a prop could have so much knowledge and the fact that he is a Wigan lad makes it even more amazing we can understand him.

This is rubbish because I am in no doubt that if McGuire was advised about signings/contracts that Wigan would not have re-signed the likes of Coley + Bailey.

The implication is that Maguire was asked about potential big name signings Down Under, not contract extentions for current Wigan players, who he probaby wouldn't have had a great deal of information about.

I can't know, of course, but i would imagine he will have contacts over here from whom he will have been given more info than we think.. info he will have needed to make the decision to accept the job, but i agree with your first point.

That's a similar point to what I've been thinking in regards to knowing oppositions weaknesses and strengths, after all McGuire can be excused for not knowing about players of other superleague teams.

Wane on the other hand while he has coached over here it's never been at a higher level than reserves so what will his knowledge be like of opposing teams and players? For me are new coaching teams only weakness to begin with could be there lack of background knowledge of opposing teams and players.

Now whether watching hours and hours of tapes could solve this by allowing them to see the other teams I don't know but I imagine it probably would. Another possibly easier way and following on from the Melbourne style of multiple assistant coaches could be to recruit another assistant coach someone who has previous coaching experience here at more than just reserve level and therefore is well versed in other teams strengths and weaknesses.