For 10 mins, it would not have made much difference.

Although giving away a 4 point lead against 12 men is worrying. It was against the current champs and a very good team to boot. For me it's a step in the right direction and a platform to build on. I was expecting Wigan to win by 20 points today so getting pipped at the post by only 2 points isn't that bad. Stupid mistakes at vital times by individuals cost us the game. I hope that effort today is a spring. board for the rest of the season. Proud and disappointed at the same time if that's possible.

like us against leeds last season, teams seem to play better with 12 men for some reason, it was a fantastic cut out pass from leuluai to charnley, our defence got sucked into the middle and got caught out wide

two stupid errors cost us tickles offload and washys' knock on when we had wigan stretched from the scrum at 12 men

would like to see replay of charnleys 2nd try, looked 50/50 wether some part of his body was in touch from where we was sat

I'm shocked you aren't using your Sam Tomkins avatar, any reason why?

How about he is a niggly little and wants a right good pasting.

just watched SSN and both Wigan tries were blatant forward passes.

The Wigan fans seem to think they were the tactics you used on him, somewhat bully boy they are calling it

Well he the golden boy isnt he.....its when he gets tackled and wraps the tackler up and milks the pen that gets me,plus he looks one arrogant little turd and has to have his brother protect him......

Better than the tactics the Hull KR's fans used on him last year.

Absolutely spot on.

The turning points were Washbrook's poor knock on and conceding 4 penalties in a row after the sending off one of which was given against us when we had the ball. That starved us of any possession to take advantage of the sending off. We were very hard done to in the last 10 yet still should have had a point.

I won't argue with the sending off - but Ganson was at fault for not sin binning J. Tomkins and Yeaman for the bust up. He had no control over the game, it was ALWAYS going to boil over.

Nothing wrong with our tactics btw. Yes we control the collision - it's an Australian style of rugby and it won us the league last year. We don't mess about at the play the ball and try to hurt opposing players, which is what your lot did all day today.

Getting an Olly Murs one though. He's the genuine article when if comes to "box office" at Craven Park it seems.

we played you at your own game and your team and fans didn't like it, manu got put on report and rightly so, j tomkins is a thug, plain and simple, must be something in the family that makes one a niggly play actor and the other a cheap shot merchant, not only in todays game but in past games

i think your just upset that you didnt post 30-40 points like the vast majority on the wigan board were expecting

Jeez, you're so blinded its laughable. I'd like to know how many injuries to their shoulders, knees and ankles opposing players get playing your lot.

If you watch the replay the initial contact was with Yeaman's chest, then he raised his arms. If there hadn't have been a bust up seconds before the referee wouldn't have done anything about the incident. It was Ganson's fault for having no control over the match - Yeaman and Tomkins should have seen yellow to diffuse the situation. Instead Joel got the ball from the tap and went straight for Yeaman.

He'll also get a three game ban, he plays for Wigan after all, Red Hall will show him no leniency.

There's a difference between 'taking it to' a team and playing outside of the rules.

Under Maguire's rein I've yet to see an opposing player go off injured due to a gang tackle by Wigan.

its a way of slowing the opposing team down, yet when we or other teams do it to wiggan, you cry foul and call it poor tactics

Wait....you think THAT'S what Hull FC were doing to Wigan today? Good god. There's a difference between controlling the collision and messing about after the tackle.

Are you purposefully being this naive?

Maybe we should adopt the tactics used by some of your fans last season and pelt him with coins and lighters.

Wigan put at least as many high shots on today as Hull did. The difference was that they were not pulled up for them. In particular Fitzgibbon made a break down the middle in the first half and was virtually decapitated but as his head just stayed on Ganson declined to give a penalty. As for Sam Tompkins a fine talent with the ball he's not really a very likeable player in other ways - pretty cynical to be truthful.

Great performance I thought, the referee gave a few contentious decisions yes but he didn't lose us the game. Sharp not covering his winger in defence was the only problem today.
Obst caused them problems all game, think he will be a very shrewd signing for us.

you just prooved my point, funny how a couple of other wigan posters on here didn't complain at our tactics and tackling, only you, granted we got penalised but it was no different from what wigan were doing, take your cherry n white spectacles off now and then it helps

Enough said. You've just anwered you own question. As for 'playing outside the rules', what, Wigan's rules??

Enough said. You've just anwered you own question. As for 'playing outside the rules', what, Wigan's rules??