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Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:24 am
by Owd Codger
medlocke wrote:To be fair how many SL champions have had the disruption of travelling to the other side of the world and back at the start of their season, none, yes we have been shit so far this year but how can anyone right us off after a handfull of games :eusa17:
Exactly, and many of those making negative comments were no doubt making the same negative comments at the beginning of last season and even beyond that.
Our club is renown for having fickle supporters, which is hardly surprising when you read some of the nonsense we get on some threads.
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:34 am
by josie andrews
the winky one wrote:On another note there were a couple of hundred HKR fans on one side of the ground who sang and chanted the whole game...But the silence from the Wigan fans was eerie, apart from when tries were scored. There was absolutely no atmosphere. :conf:
Couple of hundred :eh: ?
Think the club desperately need to rethink this so called "singing section" in the corner of the East stand & get them all back in the South! (or give them all microphones)
The atmosphere was non existent
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:10 am
by Owd Codger
josie andrews wrote:the winky one wrote:On another note there were a couple of hundred HKR fans on one side of the ground who sang and chanted the whole game...But the silence from the Wigan fans was eerie, apart from when tries were scored. There was absolutely no atmosphere. :conf:
Couple of hundred :eh: ?
Think the club desperately need to rethink this so called "singing section" in the corner of the East stand & get them all back in the South! (or give them all microphones)
The atmosphere was non existent
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I agree, but at the same time, the younger and more vocal supporters also need to shout and sing at all times and not just when we are winning which is now happening at the DW.
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:17 am
by Owd Codger
Last nights game also saw one of the worse and most bias displays of refereeing that anyone is likely to see from a referee who the RFL regard as their top official.
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:21 am
by lucky 13
The defence last night first half was bad. It was better second and that was because Bateman was on, it looks like a bit of trust issues on your inside man. I was unsure if we was sliding or rushing, picking it was hard because the line didn't slide at times. The first try you can see Smith almost telling Hughes which man to take, he seems never quite to trust Hughes and so the gap is to the outside of Smith. Later we see both Goulding and Charnley rushing in this is because the damage is done inside them with bad reads or lack of trust from the outside man on his inside man. Charnley Goulding Smith have been part of the best defence for the last few seasons it's inside them that needs to get up to speed. Hughes is still young and while Bateman is also he seems to sure that side up. They did score one more or less when he came on but after that we looked much better. Bowen looks to be finding his feet, great try and looks solid under the bomb. To come in to a structure like ours thats been built around Sam must be hard. I do think he can provide a little more and pick up the ball at first second pivot or even from play the ball, it gives us speed that we lack on occasion in those positions. I hope he can do this once he settles he was great at it for the cowboys. This is a new team lacking Sam, Pat, Mossop and Hansen when you then have SoL and mac missing you are going to be a little bit adrift of last season fo a while.
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:49 am
by Southern Softy
lucky 13 wrote:The defence last night first half was bad. It was better second and that was because Bateman was on, it looks like a bit of trust issues on your inside man. I was unsure if we was sliding or rushing, picking it was hard because the line didn't slide at times. The first try you can see Smith almost telling Hughes which man to take, he seems never quite to trust Hughes and so the gap is to the outside of Smith. Later we see both Goulding and Charnley rushing in this is because the damage is done inside them with bad reads or lack of trust from the outside man on his inside man. Charnley Goulding Smith have been part of the best defence for the last few seasons it's inside them that needs to get up to speed. Hughes is still young and while Bateman is also he seems to sure that side up. They did score one more or less when he came on but after that we looked much better. Bowen looks to be finding his feet, great try and looks solid under the bomb. To come in to a structure like ours thats been built around Sam must be hard. I do think he can provide a little more and pick up the ball at first second pivot or even from play the ball, it gives us speed that we lack on occasion in those positions. I hope he can do this once he settles he was great at it for the cowboys. This is a new team lacking Sam, Pat, Mossop and Hansen when you then have SoL and mac missing you are going to be a little bit adrift of last season fo a while.
Beat me to almost everything I wanted to say. I'm sure that for one of the HKR tries, Hughes was on the wrong side of Matty Smith. You could watch Charnley and Goulding being pulled across to cover so that it looked as if it was their fault when the try was scored - it wasn't.
Thought Bateman made a difference when he came on - Bowen had a great match in defence and attack (he looked really fit) - Farrell was the key to the performance (Barry M& Terry O also thought so). Burgess improved in decision-making, apart from that high ball take when he was shoved intro touch and he made a great tackle late on to snuff out an attack.
What I don't understand is what Jordan James was doing on the pitch. I know Dudson is undisciplined but he's much better than that.
We looked better and if we play as we did in the second half, it should be OK but we were truly awful in that first half. I know HKR ran all their strength out in the first half but we should be beating them by 30 points or more every time. I thought we looked really subdued when we came out for the kick off - very unWigan like.
Looks like Warrington will be the test. They don't look very good this season (haven't replaced the players who left properly) and we should be able to turn them over - let's hope so.
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:49 am
by cockney warrior
The tannoy blared out with the circus music and then it was SEND IN THE CLOWNS ................I despair!!!
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:03 am
by No straw damn us
cockney warrior wrote:The tannoy blared out with the circus music and then it was SEND IN THE CLOWNS ................I despair!!!
No it wasn't. The music was "Entry of the Gladiator" as that was the theme always used at Central Park.
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:21 am
by cow yeds
Defensive frailities same as last week on the flanks, too many drawn inside.
Re: Wigan v Hull KR
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:37 pm
by Kittwazzer
No straw damn us wrote:cockney warrior wrote:The tannoy blared out with the circus music and then it was SEND IN THE CLOWNS ................I despair!!!
No it wasn't. The music was "Entry of the Gladiator" as that was the theme always used at Central Park.
Fucik?