Thu 23 Sept: Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos KO 19:45 (TV)

[andyscoot]

Just now, DavidM said:

Even if he calls surrender surely Smith cant hold onto him for an age  shirley ?

That's what I thought. Hicks has had a shocker today - just thankfully it hasn't had an effect on the outcome.

[Tommygilf]

Wigan have lost their heads completely here, probably through sheer frustration 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Start the Wigan walk…

[Tommygilf]

Cameron Smith goes from flashes of brilliance to the utterly mundane so easily I don't know how he manages

[DavidM]

Theyve literally never looked like scoring . 

[dkw]

Thank god that's over. I'm not sure what was worse, the match or Jim's flirting with me.

[andyscoot]

Things are of course going to change next year with Harry Smith and Jai Field in the halves...

[Just Browny]

I'm probably not the biggest Wigan fan, but even I feel a bit sad to see Jackson Hastings hitting the ball up, one-out, with a few hundred hardy souls watching on.

[Futtocks]

Season over for Wigan. From being at or near the top for a fair old time, to losing the plot. Get the new broom sweeping a.s.a.p.

Still a big fan of Lam for what he brought to the club as a player.

[Man of Kent]

Well, at least we don’t have to watch Wigan again this season. For the second time in a few weeks, Leeds have nilled them at home by doing little more than bare minimum.

[JohnM]

4 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Theyve literally never looked like scoring . 

Worse than that,   they've actually never looked like scoring.

Edited September 23, 2021 by JohnM

[Cheshire Setter]

I know people get labelled as Nay-sayers, but I just can't see how the lack of quality attacking rugby from the top teams in the last five years can be ignored. How do you sell such a declining product to new fans? In the mid-2000s the overall gameday experience may have been worse due to poor stadia etc, but the atmosphere and excitement was another level - especially at the big games. This is just embarrassing.

Stands by for incoming.

[corvusxiii]

19 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Atrocious Wigan attack. What’s happened to the Jackson Hastings who used to pull the strings for Salford and led them to a GF? Or the Ollie Gildart who used to step and beat defenders? Or the mercurial ‘SL’s best fullback’ Zak Hardaker? 

The fizz has gone out of his coke?

[7723]

I would imagine both Saints and Catalan are hoping to play Leeds next week.

[Davo5]

I’d like to take solace in the end of a awful season,but seeing the signings coming in & the departures I genuinely fear for next season as this club continues its erosion of quality.

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, Cheshire Setter said:

I know people get labelled as Nay-sayers, but I just can't see how the lack of quality attacking rugby from the top teams in the last five years can be ignored. How do you sell such a declining product to new fans? In the mid-2000s the overall gameday experience may have been worse due to poor stadia etc, but the atmosphere and excitement was another level - especially at the big games. This is just embarrassing.

Stands by for incoming.

Its only Wigan tbf 

[MZH]

I don't often agree with Phil Clarke but he's summed up Lam's tenure perfectly. 10/10 for effort, 1/10 for excitement.

They probably don't need much to be a top side again. The defensive structures are excellent, and they do have some decent strike players. Just a few tweaks to the attack and a couple of smart signings will see them up there again.

[Barry Badrinath]

9 minutes ago, andyscoot said:

That's what I thought. Hicks has had a shocker today - just thankfully it hasn't had an effect on the outcome.

I thought it was a leveller  after he got wind of the knock on, give a soft penalty,  the other way

[Tommygilf]

Just now, 7723 said:

I would imagine both Saints and Catalan are hoping to play Leeds next week.

If only they could choose to play us!

[7723]

1 minute ago, MZH said:

I don't often agree with Phil Clarke but he's summed up Lam's tenure perfectly. 10/10 for effort, 1/10 for excitement.

They probably don't need much to be a top side again. The defensive structures are excellent, and they do have some decent strike players. Just a few tweaks to the attack and a couple of smart signings will see them up there again.

We only make cheap signings, not smart signings.

[graveyard johnny]

the demise of wigan is complete - not even a shadow of the team they were years ago 

[Cheshire Setter]

1 minute ago, Tommygilf said:

Its only Wigan tbf 

I'm not so sure. You only have to watch a few big games from the 2000s on YouTube to see the difference in excitement. Admittedly, the defences weren't as structured, but I don't think that's the weapon required to attract new fans. We don't have the power of propaganda to boost our presence in the limelight, unlike certain other sports.

[Jim Prendle]

8 minutes ago, dkw said:

Thank god that's over. I'm not sure what was worse, the match or Jim's flirting with me.

Honestly, I would rather shag Adrian Lam. I suspect he is actually much taller than you.

[Gerrumonside ref]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

the demise of wigan is complete - not even a shadow of the team they were years ago 

I imagined this was being said by Darth Vader to Peter Cushing in Star Wars.

[Eddie]

7 minutes ago, Cheshire Setter said:

I know people get labelled as Nay-sayers, but I just can't see how the lack of quality attacking rugby from the top teams in the last five years can be ignored. How do you sell such a declining product to new fans? In the mid-2000s the overall gameday experience may have been worse due to poor stadia etc, but the atmosphere and excitement was another level - especially at the big games. This is just embarrassing.

Stands by for incoming.

I agree, but football is infinitely popular and tbf most football games these days are boring too. I often think people go because it’s an event rather than the match itself, the fact that 40,000 people would pay through the nose to watch something like Everton v Burnley is incredible when you think about it.