Any changes needed or we just putting sunday down to a bad day at the office ? I am, think that was probably the strongest side we had and we surely won't play that badly again all year ??
Been a happy hunting ground for us recently has the pie dome and I always look forward to it.
Gonna need our big lads to stand up and be counted or there could be some tears when they start playing their usual game ...
Tickets on sale now at £21 I think, North stand, who's going ? ....forget Sunday that was our warm up game ...season starts properly this week !!!

I would put the same players out again...
Right the wrong and do better or lose your place.

Wigan can get more wound up and lose focus more than us as a whole, but individually Danny Brough needs to turn that frown upside down and play as a leader and keep his mind on his performance.

For me... IF we had to make a change for punishment for last week. I'd be tempted to put Grix in and drop Wardle for Murphy due to our passing game. Wardle seems to forget how to pass.

Will be there, can see alot of fans not going after sunday though now



would go with the same 17 again, cant see bringing anyone in that can change things for the better..maybe connor but murphy was probably our best player on sunday.

i do feel its going to take us a few weeks to get upto speed with the rest of the pack, lets hope we can improve on our last visit at wigan as that was one of the worst performances i have seen in years from us.

Wigan will be without smith, so who will partner williams? this is a boost for us.

hopefully we get a response to a defeat, we usually do.

Much as has been said above really. Same 17, move on quickly, the Hull game was the warm up game we didn't have, go out and prove it against Wigan. Maybe start Lunt and bring on Robbo but other than that I liked the look of the team and the bench when it was announced before the Hull game.

I'm assuming Hughes is allowed to play?

I would want to know how some of the players recovering came through their game. If fit I would certainly play Kyle Wood, because Lunt and Robbo were so poor.

I would also consider either Grix or Connor at Fullback. Murph is generally solid there but does not offer something extra in attack. While Murph was not responsible for Hull's third try, had Grix made such a feable attempt to even get close to the tryscorer there would have been meltdown on here. I just feel Murph is reliable cover at fullback but not the long term answer. Imo he is a very good centre or wing but only an adequate fullback

Connor to FB and Murphy onto Broughtons wing!

Possibly wood for robbo.

With Smith missing, us Wigan fans think Waney will go with Powell & Williams as half backs.
We would like Ryan Hampshire at 6 due to his exceptional pace but doubt he'll play.
McIlorum likely to be back with Logan off the bench, perhaps Mossop in the squad too.
Still no Sarginson and Thornley is out until April/May time. Not sure about Charnley.
Jack Hughes will be allowed to play as no doubt will Larne Patrick.

keep the same team and give them a chance to redeem themselves, no point panicking after 1 bad game and making changes...the 17 we had out on sunday is possibly our best so stick with them.

Yeah same team although I think lunt to start and robbo to come on!
We usually respond well to defeat and expect a much better effort put in.
They say every min matters and we need to show it!
Wigan would have probably had widness away and Hudds at home as four points! So if we beat them that's us above them and three of there points gone! Doesn't seem a big deal as its early on but these potentially lost points can matter as our ones lost against widnes, hkr and sAlford did last year

same 19 announced so will be the same 17 as expected. Right decision too.

Patrick prob playing prop for wigan, will be good to see him go head to head with ours.

young halfbacks for wigan need to get in their faces but we rarely do!

bookies think it could be a close game looking at the prices/hcaps

broughton out , connor in , murph to the wing ....

I'd go with same 17, just switch Lunt & Robbo. See how they react from last week before making any knee jerk changes. Hopefully we take a few. Can't make it myself as Thursdays or Fridays are nigh on impossible for me to get to.

Wigan were far from perfect in their opener. I see it as a tight match, with a real chance of us getting something out of it.

Doubtful unless you know something I don't. I'd expect Clubb, Crosby, Sutton and Tautai to be our four props with Patrick coming off the bench into the back row to spell Bateman/Farrell/O'Loughlin the same as last week

you could be right here...

lunt starting too

ok just going by what wigan fans have said, wane wants to play him at prop they said

Same 19 as last week then. Sounds like Wood and Lawrence showed up well against Leigh for Oldham, Wood MOM and Bruno with a try. I think we could do with having Bruno back in for the 80. He's invaluable to me.

I think we need Connor at FB too, I rate Murph but our attack broke down when he chimed in to the line.

Agree with all that.

I am right that's the only change

I can see that happening once we have Sarginson back with Joel moving back into second row) but for now we need him in the back row rotation. The only other option would be Connor Farrell but he has only played one SL game

Looking forward to this one, always do at Wigan. seem to perform well there in the regular season games. We need our boys to be focused on playing rugby and not drawn into their thug tactics...if we dont respond it will wind them up even more i reckon !

if the ones that are in the team now dont perform tonight or next week then im sure there will be changes, lawrence in for bailey..but lawrence doesnt bring as much in attack.

lets hope the ones that are in perform then these 3 will have to wait abit longer to get in.

forecast to be dry tonight come kick off

hughes 8/1 to score a try

but what does bailey bring in attack ? stealing a living , wont be offered another contract

Is Huddsgiants now picking the players. Keep to picking his nose would be a better idea.

Be a shame if you were red faced in a few hours ...

There you have it , a true Fan who will be there every game supporting the team. He has shown his true colours. Bitter.