Please can we get shut of Gelling absolute pants

Patton.You absolute bellend.

I didn't see a bite tbh

Agreed. More a case of the tackler putting his arm into Patton's face and Patton not being able to move his head as he was being tackled quite vigorously by 2 men.

With quite a bit of pressure on his neck and head

Does Phil Clarke think there is a stadium full of people?

Great try Jake Mamo, really well taken

I'm. Really enjoying this. I think we will run oi of steam in the second half but we have been really gritty, played sensible, scored some goodtries.

Most entertaining half I've seen for a good while.

Tremendous performance, really heartening to see how much effort they are putting, especially guys like Ratchford and King thrown into the pack and asked to do three forwards' work each.

Didn't see anything wrong with the Patton incident and can't promise I wouldn't bite an 18 stone bloke putting his full body weight on my neck.

He makes a few errors but generally he's a good contributor in defence and attack. Good player for me.

Seems fair.

He might well have had a bite but there again it was a full facial and a crusher tackle IMO with two on top at the start of proceedings. We will have some wag on from Wigan blaming Patton for turning his back in the tackle and causing it all as according to their board it's the attacker's fault Philbin is the worst exponent and basically would deserve an injury!!

Agree

Sky are loving Manu Mau but I'm just bit seeing it. Looks ineffective. My old P.E teacher would call him a show pony

Did not see this coming great effort

Massive effort from Coops still going 71 mins in and a meat pie

How good is cooper ..head and shoulders above the rest

I know God loves a trier, but Dec Patton really isn't very good, is he??

Man of the Match ????

No-one.
That was a fantastic TEAM performance. Best in years

A couple of years ago I'm sure I remember duckie recommending Ratchford to LF. Good one.

Also. Special mentions to Sky's team. I could. But I'd break the swear filter

Excellent performance, really pleasing that at no point was anyone looking around for a team mate to tell them what to do. More pace, more offloads, more enterprising. Just briliant. Testament to the fitness staff that they hung in all the way through with so many out. Why have we waited so long for latu? Did well for me. Robson looks good to me, didn't see enough of longstaff to judge but a good tackle on Kelly.

Ratchford, Austin or Cooper for MOM. Probably Cooper for me, epitomised the work rate and effort by every player in pnb tonight.

Well must say that was quite enjoyable to watch and as Lefty says a great all round team performance.

Did nowt wrong considering it was the lads 1st outing..lay off him or just don't come on here spouting tripe

Come off it he’s . Great performance but Patton isn’t a SL player

They were all outstanding tonight, but Cooper, Ratchford and King were just amazing.

Made up with that.

It was a great team performance and Patton certainly contributed a shift, but it was no shock that Austin had to play an old fashioned half back role and cover both sides of the pitch in attack, to make up for Patton's lack of ability going forward.