<t>Not a bad first hit out, not the finished article but nobody expects it. A few positives and negatives stood out.<br/> <br/> Positives<br/> 1. Players looked fit showed in the last quarter.<br/> 2. Feka and Riddell looked like they've put some work in.<br/> 3. One on one defence looked good, tech...

<t>TIt was really hard to find a second prop for my team of the noughties. In the last 10 years craig smith is by far and away the best prop we've had. The night we beat Leeds in the final eliminator with brian carney going the full length craig smith was awsome. <br/> <br/> After him no one stands ...

<t>Happy new year. It's a new decade hopefully better than the last.<br/> <br/> Here's my best team of the noughties, what do other people think<br/> <br/> 1 Radlinski<br/> 2 Carney<br/> 3 Renouf<br/> 4 Richards<br/> 5 Dallas<br/> 6 Barrett<br/> 7 Lam<br/> 8 Smith<br/> 9 Newton<br/> 10 Fletcher<br/>...

<t>I don't think the squad needs major renovation, perhaps another experienced, quality operator in the middle of the park at say stand off, scrum half or loose forward. We could afford this on the salary cap by letting Fielden, Feka or Karl Pryce follow Nobby to South Wales.<br/> <br/> The key poin...

<t>Ever since the defeat on Saturday I have been thnking how coaching as changed at the top level in rugby league.<br/> <br/> Up until recently to coach a succesful superleague team you had to do four things.<br/> <br/> 1) Assemble a suitable group of talented players<br/> 2) Prepare and condition t...

<t>In some ways Brian Noble has been good for Wigan he is a steady character and a competant organizer which three years ago saved us from relegation. Unfortunatly we now need to move on to the next level and I don't think Nobby is the man to take us there.<br/> <br/> His main problem is he is soooo...

<t>The main thing wrong with Wigan today and for the most part of the last few seasons is lack of quality. There is an absence of quality players only three players at Wigan who can be argued to be of international quality on current form are Pat Richards, Sean O'Loughlin and Sam Tomkins and none of...

<t>I am an amateur referee in the northwest counties rugby league and after doing my best on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings I used to come home and read the comments posted on the various club and league bulletin boards. This made the stick handed out to the proffessional Wigan players look...

<t>No names mentioned but I wasn't thinking of him, more of <br/> <br/> 1) A front rower from over Billinge Hill<br/> 2) A half back from a Cheshire super league club<br/> 3) A threequarter that used to play for the Cheshire super league club who now plies his trade much closer to home.<br/> <br/> A...

Is it just me or ever since Gareth Hock's failed drugs test have a few high profile players famous for their lively social lives suffered sudden injuries and disappeared from sight all together.

Co-incidence or what?