Sat 4th June : SL : Castleford Tigers v Wigan Warriors KO 14:00 CH4

[hullste]

Surely Partington should have gone to the bin there. Deliberate offside and got his hand to the ball to stop Cas. 

[Futtocks]

How they stopped Trueman scoring just now, I don't know.

[johnh1]

1 minute ago, hullste said:

Surely Partington should have gone to the bin there. Deliberate offside and got his hand to the ball to stop Cas. 

Yep. But this is Wigan you are talking about.

[sfmedusa]

Great scramble defence there.  Keeping Truman out was class work.

[Futtocks]

The Pearl seals the deal!

[Padge]

Faz grabs a late one.

[JohnM]

4 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Yep. But this is Wigan you are talking about.

[Futtocks]

Typical bleedin' Wigan - they can't even do a post-Cup Final hangover performance properly!

[sfmedusa]

That will do nicely

[Damien]

Always good to get a win after winning the Challenge Cup. 

[JohnM]

Increasingly impressed with Wigan's forwards. Early season I felt they looked quite lightweight... but no longer.

[WakefieldCityLoyal]

Well played Wigan 

[StandOffHalf]

Average game and one that it was easy to lose interest in. Really poor from Cas. They just gave up.

Wigan scored a few nice tries, but I thought they looked pretty clunky.

I suppose they'll only care about picking up the two points and moving forward. 

Not a game to really remember. 

[moorside roughyed]

Watched as a neutral. Great to see superleague on terrestrial TV. 

[Mark S]

How good is Helen Skelton at presenting? Adds a breath of fresh air to the proceedings. 

[Dallas Mead]

12 minutes ago, Mark S said:

How good is Helen Skelton at presenting? Adds a breath of fresh air to the proceedings. 

Ultimate pro, given she’s been on the front pages in the last few weeks.  Good on her!

[johnh1]

55 minutes ago, Mark S said:

How good is Helen Skelton at presenting? Adds a breath of fresh air to the proceedings. 

Not just Helen. The whole presentation puts Sky to shame. One commentator who talks about the game and one co-commentator who adds value without taking over. 

[muckymunksy]

58 minutes ago, Mark S said:

How good is Helen Skelton at presenting? Adds a breath of fresh air to the proceedings. 

I find her more annoying then Fallon Sherrock 

[Padge]

57 minutes ago, Mark S said:

How good is Helen Skelton at presenting? Adds a breath of fresh air to the proceedings. 

Loved the way that when she was interviewing Marshall she just casually said to him "go on, give them a wave" as the Wigan fans were celebrating. It was just done so naturally.

[Padge]

4 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Not just Helen. The whole presentation puts Sky to shame. One commentator who talks about the game and one co-commentator who adds value without taking over. 

They don't try to pretend the game is something it is not, i.e. "where's Bateman, still in the pub", Sky would be going on and on about ultimate professionalism, pretending the Wigan squad didn't go on the lash for a few days after winning the cup.

[Ant]

1 hour ago, johnh1 said:

Yep. But this is Wigan you are talking about.

Child once sin binned a Giants player 2 mins into a pre-season friendly for persistent offside, one the 2nd offence, yet is incapable of binning a Wigan player after the 30th offence 

Go figure.

[JohnM]

36 minutes ago, Ant said:

Child once sin binned a Giants player 2 mins into a pre-season friendly for persistent offside, one the 2nd offence, yet is incapable of binning a Wigan player after the 30th offence 

Go figure.

I figure....you are wrong and you have a chip on your shoulder.....

[Ant]

7 minutes ago, JohnM said:

I figure....you are wrong and you have a chip on your shoulder.....

Wrong about what? 

That he seems incapable of sin-binning a Wigan player? Evidence shows otherwise. 

[andyscoot]

9 minutes ago, JohnM said:

I figure....you are wrong and you have a chip on your shoulder.....

Careful now, you don't want an accusation of being in a certain group.

[JohnM]

17 minutes ago, Ant said:

Wrong about what? 

That he seems incapable of sin-binning a Wigan player? Evidence shows otherwise. 

30th offence? Nonsense.