<t>Surely the crux is - either we are worryingly bad or the team picked was so unbalanced that the whole escapade was pointless (no pun intended). What's the point of having pre-season matches if we don't put a side together that is likely to play together to get game time experience? <br/> <br/> It...

<t>Here's the bit that I don't understand (outside of the fact that in general, I'd rather have someone inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in)<br/> <br/> If Hock is such a pain then why don't Wigan sell him to Australia - get a shedload of money - free up his salary inside the salary c...

Why doesn't the club release a statement? It could simply say "Gareth Hock is a Wigan player - he will remain so and we look forward to him being part of a successful team when he fully recovers from injury"

That would clear things up.

<t>I never like attacking a coach but that's one of the dumbest interviews that I've ever seen. <br/> It reads like an invitation for a club to come and offer silly money to take Sam away as Wigan are expecting him to leave. As Sam is essentially signed up for two years until he is free (IF HE WISHE...

The trend is for Centres and Second-Rowers to be interchangeable these days - Joel Tomkins? Hoffman could also have done either job.

I just hope Gelling gets some sponsorship from Evo-Stik.

<t>The BBC's coverage has been awful for years - mired in the past with antique presenters and summarisers. John Champion has some ability though, I guess.<br/> Problem is that Channel 4 & ITV aren't interested. I know that there are mixed feelings about SKY but we do get coverage beyond anythin...

<t>Well I hope we do. My problem with the shoulder charge is that it is not really a tackle. A tackle aims to stop the player from moving forward and from offloading by wrapping the arms around - if you're really good, you can capture the ball one on one.<br/> <br/> A shoulder charge just gives lice...

<r><QUOTE author="thomo"><s>[quote="thomo"]</s>This is where the salary cap money is going and why we are not making anymore signings<br/> Josh and Mike will have signed big money deals <br/> <br/> £1.6M cant go 25 different ways<br/> <br/> Still feel there should be some reward for clubs who bring ...

<t>I gave up watching after a few minutes - it was a ridiculous and pointless mismatch.<br/> <br/> Now I'm worried about SOL going of with an apparent groin strain. Hope he and Sam miss the French match. That's a team who might want to show how tough they are and forget about the ball. Could be wors...

<r><QUOTE author="Kittwazzer"><s>[quote="Kittwazzer"]</s><QUOTE author="Southern Softy"><s>[quote="Southern Softy"]</s>It's nice to have Jason Robinson's lad working his way up but I wish we could persuade Frano Botica's son to join.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> I'd prefer Andy Farrell's little lad!<e>[/q...