Fri 11th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons KO 20:00

[League Express]

Fri 11th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons KO 20:00

Discuss the game here.

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[Thunder Road]

Wigan by 40

[Andy JG]

Wigan by a lot

[rleaguer]

Wigan by as much as they can be bothered by, could get well in front and then take foot of gas ready for play offs

[WN83]

Any win and no injuries will do for me. 

The 3 usual home stands are sold out for the game, with tickets on sale in the North Stand now, so looking at a crowd of 18/19k+, which is great to see. 

[Chrispmartha]

To (mis) quote the late great Kevin Keegan

I will love it if catalans beat them. Love it.

 

Won't happen though Wigan will hammer them

[Exiled Wiganer]

Let’s get 20k on and give the boys the reception they deserve. 

With the week off, I think we can and should be willing to put the foot to the floor. 

In a normal season that Catalans’ squad would be dangerous but they seem to have drifted horribly this year. Still, when you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose…

[Loiner]

One can only hope  

[StandOffHalf]

Catalans by 1 in golden point.

[OriginalMrC]

Well that is the dumbest penalty I have ever seen from Catalans. What the heck was he thinking  

[bobbruce]

Why is that a penalty I thought the rules were changed so it’s only a turn over to encourage short kick offs. 

[OriginalMrC]

12 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

Why is that a penalty I thought the rules were changed so it’s only a turn over to encourage short kick offs. 

Deliberate knock on. He should have just left it as he cost his team 6 points 

[gogledd]

It seems Wigan can throw the ball 5m forward and three match officials fail.to nitice

[andyscoot]

Liam Farrell manages to get a try just before the half time hooter. HT 24-6

[Vambo]

The Ginger Pearl

[OriginalMrC]

Been flicking between this and the Rhinos game but think this'll be all one way traffic now 

[Futtocks]

LLS sealed 50:12.

[Futtocks]

The Ginger Pearl doing a fine Norman Collier tribute on the radio.

[minch]

That's an unbelievable stat, that Wigan haven't signed an NRL import for 5 years.

[Jinking Jimmy]

1 hour ago, gogledd said:

It seems Wigan can throw the ball 5m forward and three match officials fail.to nitice

You win this week’s “Wigan just scored from a forward pass again” award.

[Chrispmartha]

2 hours ago, minch said:

That's an unbelievable stat, that Wigan haven't signed an NRL import for 5 years.

Slightly misleading though seeing as arguably their two most important players are from the NRL. That’s not to denigrate Wigans youth system though.

[Douglas]

2 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

Slightly misleading though seeing as arguably their two most important players are from the NRL. That’s not to denigrate Wigans youth system though.

Both signed 5 or more years ago.

[JohnM]

6 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

Slightly misleading though seeing as arguably their two most important players are from the NRL. That’s not to denigrate Wigans youth system though.

Struggling there. Five years is five years. How is that misleading?

As a matter of interest, how many Wigan players have been signed to NRL clubs over the last five years?

Edited September 12 by JohnM

[Chrispmartha]

4 hours ago, Douglas said:

Both signed 5 or more years ago.

I know that wasn’t my point. They haven’t needed to sign NRL players in the last 5 years, but they stiill do need NRL players, however good their youth system is.

[Chrispmartha]

47 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Struggling there. Five years is five years. How is that misleading?

As a matter of interest, how many Wigan players have been signed to NRL clubs over the last five years?

Wigan haven a great youth setup, it’s hardly front page news is it.