Lockers

[kris_roy]

I don't think Lockers should be captain, and believe it will probably help his game without the responsibility of it. As too who it would be, as mentions a few times, only Barrett seems to stand out, but would his game suffer too?

we can only see how he reacts to the responisibilty although i would think him to be a good captain who would motivate the team and would seem the logical choice. after all he is the player supposed to lead the team around the field into attacking positions

[Ruzzle]

I might as well stick my opinion on here now I've read through the others.

Lockers - I think he is a better than average player but not a character suitable for captaincy. Having seen a couple of TV interviews he does not come across as a natural leader. I honestly believe his game would be improved if the responsibility of captaincy was taken from him and he was left to play his position.If this was to happen I think he would become a very good player. Perhaps the physio could take him to one side and explain the anatomy of the human body so he could tackle BELOW the head!

So who would I have to replace him. Hmmmm.

Fielden - A the moment he is wandering around in a daze of "I'm at Wigan but don't know why". Perhaps a role of responsibility would focus the mind away from recent events in his personal life and bring him back to some kind of form. I don't think his talent has gone, it just needs re discovering. Who was it that said "form is temporary but class is for life"??

TB - A character, I feel, would thrive on the responsibility and is a good organiser. Goes without saying he's got a gob on him....he's Austrailian!

Hock - Faultless committment, duracell bunny energy and loves the club. However lacking "the little grey cells" - Sorry Gareth!!

I don't have the answer to the question, hopefully Brian Noble will as he's getting the big bucks to answer these and other questions after Fridays performance.

Right thats it, I've put my head above the parapet, I'll await the bullets!!

[chrisJJ]

It was my thread and I'm sticking with it.

Its passion i want from him, hes a wiganer through and through and should have been reacting like most of the crowd when we were getting stuffed. He never once looked bothered and just stood hands on hips.

Can you imagine Farrell like that. He would have had steam coming out of his ears.

Farrell and O'loughlin are two entirety different personality's. Farrell did it on the pitch, Lockers does on the training ground, in all the interviews about the club each has said 'Sean's the heart beat of this club'
If we're going to blame anything surely it should be noble. He's the one that should be telling the captain what to do.

O'loughlin was bad, but to say he should step down is completely ridicules. It was a harsh learning curve on friday and each player, not just sean, have something to prove, if they don't they're not only letting themselves down but also the fans.

Give the players time to react before you anticipate their failure. When we win someone has something to moan about, take positives from the game not just negatives e.g Coley was great so was, Leuluai IMO.

We should be debating who the best player was not the worst! the only thing you get from critising the player is fellow fans annoyed.

We were bad

bring on Hull KR

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[Bear]

Correct me if im wrong but i would like to point out that Lockers does more tackling than anyone else on the team. This Leadership your all talking about is being demonstrated just other players not following it up. For me he is a 2nd Row. Yeah he doesnt talk, but do you think the players would take on board what he is saying? Dont think so.

[MrDave]

Correct me if im wrong but i would like to point out that Lockers does more tackling than anyone else on the team. This Leadership your all talking about is being demonstrated just other players not following it up. For me he is a 2nd Row. Yeah he doesnt talk, but do you think the players would take on board what he is saying? Dont think so.

He does do a lot of tackling but has also missed the most tackles but he one of very few trying to make them.

I think many of the people who criticise Sean just refuse to acknowledge anything that he does well, he is one of the best defensive players in the squad but he is one of many players that Noble isn't playing in the right role when attacking.

[Bear]

Good point Dave....
The miss tackles also show his ability to put himself in a position to attempt a tackle... Shows you whos got the most passion... Hes a young up and comming player. Certainly not a player we want to get rid of.

[MrDave]

The one criticism I would make of Brian Noble is that he doesn't always know how to best use players, Sean spends too much of his time trying to play like a prop when he is a more skilful player than a power player.

O'Loughlin works best playing just off Barrett, O'Loughlin either draws players in making space for Barrett or Barrett draws in the players and O'Loughlin has the skills to finish off the move as he did a few times last season and against Huddersfield a few weeks ago. Unfortunately Noble has O'Loughlin playing like a prop which he is useless at.

The team will only play well when each player is doing what they are naturally suited to, otherwise its just more hard work for no reason.

[MrDave]

I would agree he is defiantly not a captain at least not an on-field captain, he is not vocal enough which could be one reason for all the penalties against the side recently. When the referee calls him over to tell him what the problem is he seems to keep it to himself while other players would shout the message to his players while getting back into the line.

I think Wigan should do what a few other clubs have done and have a 'Club Captain' some who represents the club in Wigan's case O'Loughlin and then have a 'on field' captain to organise the squad properly during the game.

[eccywarrior]

why is lockers the captain? hes just like his brother in law, both decent players but not captains.

right...... erm. retract this, or you will be snipered by many forum users, and when i say many i mean at least 3 quarters of them.

im on 5th page now and nobody has snipered me with that comment. it is true what i say. there both not shouting men.

[mickh]

Ravingwarrior,
People are treating you with contempt.
I'll have a bucketful of what your on.