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| Quote ="Bilko"And the last three trips in particular have all followed the same pattern. Wigan build up a big lead (30-16, 18-0 and 14-0) - Rovers Rally (30-28, 18-16, 14-1icon_cool.gif - but Wigan still win (36-28, 30-16, 38-1icon_cool.gif'"
... and we'd have won if we still had Stan - a la '08!
A 2008 Phil Clarke player tracker .... Go on Stan!
*I realise this is possibly the best MS Paint drawing most have ever seen, but pls - no need to comment
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| Question is, who will be Wigan's coach?
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| Quote ="Bilko"And the last three trips in particular have all followed the same pattern. Wigan build up a big lead (30-16, 18-0 and 14-0) - Rovers Rally (30-28, 18-16, 14-1icon_cool.gif - but Wigan still win (36-28, 30-16, 38-1icon_cool.gif.
Should be an interesting match. I'm told to expect a big response from Wigan and for all those that said we had a poor game v Leeds - in truth if you watch the match again we ripped Leeds apart in the opening 15 minutes, it could have been a different story.
It's all in the start though. I think Rovers need to get Wigan into a position of chasing the game early. If Wigan get ahead then Paul Deacon's return should help us control the game because Rovers have the league's worst pack (statistically) and the least amount of runs from dummy half.'"
Yes we are the bottom of the pile in runs from dummy half, it tends not to be our style of play, but if you look at other stats where were are better than Wigan this season you will see a cause for optimism. We are better in the following areas
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Attacking kicks (our game style)
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Kicks in general play
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| Quote ="cab man"would be surprised if we pull this one off. wigan must have steam coming out of their ears in eagerness to get on that pitch and make up for recent defeats. I reckon this could be the game when someone picks on the big man mason. with his recent poor performances i feer mason may lose it and try out his boxing skills instead. Quote SPARKS WILL FLY AS MASON TAKES THEM ALL ON!!'" '"
what, like he has everyone else???
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| Quote ="rover49" We are better in the following areas
Meters
Carries
Tackles
Offloads
Attacking kicks (our game style)
Clean breaks
Kicks in general play
..................and we have missed less tackles than Wigan.'"
I don't think your taking into account there that we've played a game less. Average them per games played and Wigan are better or similar to Rovers in most of those departments.
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| Quote ="Bilko"in truth if you watch the match again we ripped Leeds apart in the opening 15 minutes, it could have been a different story. '"
True, but had Leeds been more clinical in that first half you could have got absolutely humped too.
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| Quote ="FearTheVee"True, but had Leeds been more clinical in that first half you could have got absolutely humped too.'"
Good job they kept throwing forward really wasn't it!
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| It sounds like a good start for the warriors!
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| 6 - 16
its an even gooder start than I first thought it was!
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| Willie Mason!
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| What's the latest? Still 22-10? Can never trust the Super League to be up to date!!
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| 16-28 FT
Lima on Report after the final hooter
Except for a few minutes midway thru the 2nd half, Wigan always seemd to have the game under control.
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| Phew! I could never rest with my bet on Wigan -6.5. Was never the cakewalk I expected it to be.
That's payback for Rovers blowing it at Salford the one time I bet on to win this season
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| sounded like a decent game
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| It was Wigan were better in key areas at key times.
Our completion rate was no where near as good as it was against Leeds, If it had of been it would have been a very tight squeak scorewise.
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| was a fairly good game, although a little dissapointed we lost .
we lost due to unforced errors and silly penalties again, but it was still a much improved performance on some of the earlier games.
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trouble amongst the wigan fans in the northstand....
smoke billowing from the stand....fire or firecracker.... but 20/30 stewards went in to sort it.... other than that it was a very good turn out from wigan for a fri night fixture so far from home.
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smoke billowing from the stand....'"
Probably a barbie.You have to keep those pies warm somehow.
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| Quote ="hkrdavidhkr"trouble amongst the wigan fans in the northstand....
smoke billowing from the stand....fire or firecracker.... but 20/30 stewards went in to sort it.... other than that it was a very good turn out from wigan for a fri night fixture so far from home.'"
Flares and smoke bombs are all the rage amoungst the 'ultras' - that and big flags!
Good Turnout none the less, better than the latics have ever produced!
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| Bit disappointing really, too many bad/basic errors stopped us from getting a proper foothold in the game right from the start. Wigan were far from great tonight but you always got the impression they were in control once they got 10pts up. Two ridiculously easy/bad tries from our point of view from acting half cost us.
We're getting there, but again at times we're making it too easy for the opposition.
Don't think uncle Albert gave us the rub of the green this week
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| Quote ="☺East-Sard☺"Bit disappointing really, too many bad/basic errors stopped us from getting a proper foothold in the game right from the start. Wigan were far from great tonight but you always got the impression they were in control once they got 10pts up. Two ridiculously easy/bad tries from our point of view from acting half cost us.
We're getting there, but again at times we're making it too easy for the opposition.
Don't think uncle Albert gave us the rub of the green this week
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we lost because we could not control our errors, yes there were some poor calls from him that stopped our momentum and handed Wigan advantage, one which was a certain try for us, but if you cannot filed kicks when NOT under any pressure you cannot expect to win.
You know when you play Wigan they will lay on, interfere in the tackle and PTB and be offside at every set, if the ref does nothing about it you need to get clever and do the same.
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| Rovers made quite a lot of unforced errors and conceded 2 very soft and easily preventable tries.
That is disappointing because Wigan tonight were not nearly as fluent on attack as we have become accustomed to. Sam Tomkins was largely subdued his most noteworthy contributions were kicking for field position and really this game was winnable. I didn't expect it to be but it was.
Rovers mistakes were important but even so the matchwinner was Wigan's defence or at least Rovers inability to really test it.
Several players who shone last week found the Wigan defence too tough e.g. Vella, Green, Welham, Murrell.
We got next to nothing from our half backs and our kicking game was poor.
But for all that Rovers put a lot into the game, made Wigan work really hard and just needed a bit of guile that Michael Dobson would probably have given.
Wigan will probably improve as the season progresses and they need to. I now see how Hull pushed them close, Wigan are nowhere near as good as last year......yet.
Willie Mason had his best game since his adrenaline fuelled debut. He ran in very hard from the off but I think Morgan needs to think again. about how to utilise him. Running in full pelt at a 4 or 5 man brick wall, I expect Mason will be as good as anyone at this but it's still a brick wall.
But his try was a reminder of what he has to offer. You don't often see a player set up his own try but when Mason rampaged forward, got a penalty for preventing a quick play the ball and then was the first on hand to crash through at the next play the ball......quality.
So plenty of positives and at least we now have a run of winnable fixtures against bottom half teams.
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| Quote ="His Bobness"Rovers made quite a lot of unforced errors and conceded 2 very soft and easily preventable tries.
That is disappointing because Wigan tonight were not nearly as fluent on attack as we have become accustomed to. Sam Tomkins was largely subdued his most noteworthy contributions were kicking for field position and really this game was winnable. I didn't expect it to be but it was.
Rovers mistakes were important but even so the matchwinner was Wigan's defence or at least Rovers inability to really test it.
Several players who shone last week found the Wigan defence too tough e.g. Vella, Green, Welham, Murrell.
We got next to nothing from our half backs and our kicking game was poor.
But for all that Rovers put a lot into the game, made Wigan work really hard and just needed a bit of guile that Michael Dobson would probably have given.
Wigan will probably improve as the season progresses and they need to. I now see how Hull pushed them close, Wigan are nowhere near as good as last year......yet.
Willie Mason had his best game since his adrenaline fuelled debut. He ran in very hard from the off but I think Morgan needs to think again. about how to utilise him. Running in full pelt at a 4 or 5 man brick wall, I expect Mason will be as good as anyone at this but it's still a brick wall.
But his try was a reminder of what he has to offer. You don't often see a player set up his own try but when Mason rampaged forward, got a penalty for preventing a quick play the ball and then was the first on hand to crash through at the next play the ball......quality.
So plenty of positives and at least we now have a run of winnable fixtures against bottom half teams.'"
Now you've done it
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