Far from me being critical of Matty, the situation with Byrne is puzzling. I’m assuming he picked him on the bench on Friday as injury cover but it makes it extra tough for the other forwards if we’re playing with 16. I know he’s not exactly been pulling up trees, but Walters would offer more cover...

Not sure who said Thompson is no good, but pure rubbish if they did. My point was that his workload has been too high, though the fact that he's still been outstanding is absolutely to his credit. I'm hopeful, confident even, that we will be playing at Old Trafford next month. I think it would be w...

Junior. Superb athlete.

Brennox7 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:12 am Tough one. Kaide Ellis has been superb but Luke Thompson takes it for me

Agree regarding Ellis but Thompson has been outstanding so Thommo for me.

Isa has been a huge loss imo. Especially for his leadership qualities.

Sure. There's bad disciplinary decisions, but that doesn't mean the game is going soft. Players put their bodies on the line every week for our entertainment. As I stated the players aren’t going soft the game is (“the game” being officials , rules, disciplinary panel etc.) Yes the players do put t...

moto748 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 12:02 pm And yet some fools continue to tell us that the game has gone soft!

The players aren’t going soft but the game is. The fact Ellis copped a ban for basically being unable to vanish into thin air surely points to that.

Simply accepting anything from an authority because they say so (especially if the authority is blatantly wrong) will not serve the active participants. Resistance helps to balance the situation. and specifically with the refereeing in the sport, which being polite is incompetent. Exactly👍. Sometim...

Agreed. Personally I thought he had been generally quite average but this season he has been a revelation (could he be the complete player now he’s added a kicking game to his repertoire?) One of my players of the season along with Thompson and Wardle.

I feel privileged to have seen Steve play. One of the greatest Aussies to pull on a Wigan shirt. Absolute legend and all round good guy.