Sun 1 Aug: SL: Wigan Warriors v Leigh Centurions KO 15:00

[Padge]

Nice to see some of our village neighbours visit the capital today, they seemed to enjoy their day out despite the score. Hope they had a nice train journey home from whichever of the 2 Wigan railway stations they travelled.

[Old Frightful]

1 minute ago, Padge said:

Nice to see some of our village neighbours visit the capital today, they seemed to enjoy their day out despite the score. Hope they had a nice train journey home from whichever of the 2 Wigan railway stations they travelled.

I bet they got to the ground before you did...

[Futtocks]

14 minutes ago, Padge said:

It wasn't handbags, there were some full on punches thrown.

Big handbags.

[Padge]

1 minute ago, Old Frightful said:

I bet they got to the ground before you did...

We were on early, nobody had scored when we sat down.

 

[Dunbar]

Looking at the video, it's a harsh send off on Jack Ashworth.  Yes there was a bit of messing around at the ruck (as there is in every tackle) but Brad Singleton hits him twice with good shots.  I am really not sure what Ashworth is supposed to do... just keep getting hit!

[WN83]

Decent enough from Wigan given how poor the attack has been and considering we probably had 6 of our first choice backline out (certainly 5 in French, Manfredi, Hardaker, Gildart and Marshall. The 6th between Field who missed the game or Leuluai who lasted 15 minutes). It was great to see Harry Smith play really well and kick really well. 
 

Leigh are dreadful mind but you can only beat what’s in front of you. Singleton and Ashworth will both cop a ban. I’d guess Partington as well but Rob Buttler should get the biggest ban for hitting Singleton from behind (with punches my old nan would be ashamed of) 3 times whilst he was being held in the melee. That’s what set Partington off. 

[my missus]

whats up with this site its slower than the leigh backline.

[GUBRATS]

33 minutes ago, WN83 said:

Decent enough from Wigan given how poor the attack has been and considering we probably had 6 of our first choice backline out (certainly 5 in French, Manfredi, Hardaker, Gildart and Marshall. The 6th between Field who missed the game or Leuluai who lasted 15 minutes). It was great to see Harry Smith play really well and kick really well. 
 

Leigh are dreadful mind but you can only beat what’s in front of you. Singleton and Ashworth will both cop a ban. I’d guess Partington as well but Rob Buttler should get the biggest ban for hitting Singleton from behind (with punches my old nan would be ashamed of) 3 times whilst he was being held in the melee. That’s what set Partington off. 

Partington needs ' setting off ' ?

We played like a team that hasn't played for a month , with half a team full of changes from last time we played , despite Wigan missing their first choice back line they still had miles more pace than ours , and even though they lost Tommy L , that just meant Hastings stepped into 6 in attack , looks like we've lost Wildie and a couple of others

Just the usual for us , bring on KR to the lobby done next week , you'll all be able to watch it in glorious colour , that's if it doesn't get postponed

[WN83]

6 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Partington needs ' setting off ' ?

We played like a team that hasn't played for a month , with half a team full of changes from last time we played , despite Wigan missing their first choice back line they still had miles more pace than ours , and even though they lost Tommy L , that just meant Hastings stepped into 6 in attack , looks like we've lost Wildie and a couple of others

Just the usual for us , bring on KR to the lobby done next week , you'll all be able to watch it in glorious colour , that's if it doesn't get postponed

It was a hand written invite for the mild mannered Ollie Partington It was soft from Buttler though and warranted somebody going in on him. 
 

It’s been a tough old season for Leigh but with one hand tied behind your back, it was always going to be so. Maybe it’ll be a fair crack of the whip next season going off the rumours flying around. I hope so because in the current climate when we need all the income we can get, games between the two clubs will help each other out. 

[clogdance]

Partington will probably cop the longest ban, and rightly so.

[Patx71]

Most Championship sides would have beaten Leigh yesterday. They didn't look interested. 

 

[DoubleD]

Did Butler and Partington get binned for their actions? They probably should have been sent off as well, for consistency

[sweaty craiq]

4 hours ago, Patx71 said:

Most Championship sides would have beaten Leigh yesterday. They didn't look interested. 

 

That post sums it up. A few have signed elsewhere the rest haven’t been offered contracts, and don’t seem interested in winning one. We have little pace and all 3 we’re missing  plus Reynolds at 6 who can at least defend unlike Ellis. It seems we are building for next year with Stone to arrive soon, Logan here today  and McDonald? already here.

as fans when you know you won’t win the quality match up, you expect graft and that wasn’t there at all

[LeeF]

11 hours ago, clogdance said:

Partington will probably cop the longest ban, and rightly so.

There will be a few sweating on the video being watched by the MRP as the 2 sent off weren’t the only ones who threw punches 

[GUBRATS]

5 hours ago, Patx71 said:

Most Championship sides would have beaten Leigh yesterday. They didn't look interested. 

 

You've watched plenty of Championship RL this year I assume ?

[my missus]

19 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

No way there were 9000 there today , unless the DW holds 45,000 , around 6K 

i was surprised by that figure as well i guessed at 8000 and i usually get it about right, i also guessed the wakefield game at 7000 and they gave 5500 which was definately wrong.

[Padge]

5 hours ago, my missus said:

i was surprised by that figure as well i guessed at 8000 and i usually get it about right, i also guessed the wakefield game at 7000 and they gave 5500 which was definately wrong.

Its usually easy to get a good estimate at Wigan if you have an idea about block sizes, its been a bit trickier recently as people are spreading out a bit more than usual.

[GUBRATS]

5 minutes ago, Padge said:

Its usually easy to get a good estimate at Wigan if you have an idea about block sizes, its been a bit trickier recently as people are spreading out a bit more than usual.

It wasn't a third full , a quarter maybe 

[Padge]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

It wasn't a third full , a quarter maybe 

Have I said how full it was?

[GUBRATS]

8 minutes ago, Padge said:

Have I said how full it was?

Did I say you had ? 

[Padge]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

Did I say you had ? 

You clearly implied it by quoting me and then stating what you did.

[GUBRATS]

10 minutes ago, Padge said:

You clearly implied it by quoting me and then stating what you did.

You made no reference to a number , I gave my opinion , it's called discussion 

[Padge]

2 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

You made no reference to a number , I gave my opinion , it's called discussion 

So why did you quote me?

Somebody else quoted figures but you chose to quote me who made no reference to figures.

[my missus]

17 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

It wasn't a third full , a quarter maybe 

i thought it was, the south stnd alone had about 4 thou in it def more than 6 thou which is a quarter.

[clogdance]

The Disciplinary Panel have handed out bans to nine players following last weekend’s action.

The largest of those bans was handed to Wigan Warriors forward Brad Singleton. He got three matches for Punching.

In the same incident, his Wigan teammate Oliver Partington, and Leigh Centurions pair Rob Butler and Jack Ashworth all got two matches for the same offence.