Shut up Willy you know nothing.!

Bit harsh mate

Word from within the back room staff is he has 2 more games, therefore the Bradford game.

Bwahaha

I'm not sure about that. 3rd at the very best I'd say, 4th/5th more realistic. Saints and Leeds are well ahead. I'd even say Warrington have a better set of players than you on paper (but we all know they're the most inconsistent side in the history of the game ever).

Looking at your backline, you don't have anyone who really scares teams. Richards and Carmont are decent players, but they're no World beaters. Your back row is fairly strong but your front row isn't comparable to alot of sides. Wigan should've recruited a prop who can lead you around the field e.g. Ruben Wiki. Losing Barrett was a huge blow as he was an inspiration to the rest of your players, he was a leader. Your halves are simply laughable now. Considering what Noble has to work with, he's done OK for a few years now.

But, it's getting to the stage where this team is Noble's team. In the past he's had the excuse of trying to get rid of the deadwood. Now, he's replaced deadwood with more deadwood e.g. Coley, Mathers, Pryce (barely played, unfit), Smith, Leuluai, Bailey and possibly add Fielden to that list who have simply not been good enough or aren't good enough for Wigan.

I imagine he's not got a great deal of time left. He has to pick up some wins soon otherwise he'll be gone. The games you have won't make that easy either.

London away, whilst a fun fanboy trip, has generally been a bit of a banana skin for us, so under the current conditions a loss wouldn't be a surprise.

Bratfud at home however, and thus a 5th straight loss, 3 of which are at "Fortress JJB" (aka walk in the park JJB) would be absolutely unacceptable and that would be it as far as I'm concerned.

He's been here 3-years now and having escaped relegation, we are no further on really and playing some of the most uninteresting rugby league I have ever watched, about as exciting as cramp.

Memo to chairman....seek out a succesful current rugby coach who isn't happy that all his best players have buggered off to France and offer him a big wedge., pies fags & beer sorted!

.... especially tha para about it being Nobles team now

It is and anyone would have thought we would have lost last season, we played bad and won. IIRC the last twenty odd minutes of the game was 31-0 to Wigan.

We will see on Saturday if Noble has the squad behind him or not.

I honestly cant see Lenagan sacking Noble, I dont think he would pay out almost a full seasons wages to compensate him and then have to pay someone else instead. There is no relegation so all we have to lose is face. If the fans seriously started dropping off then he may consider it. I did notice at the Cas game that for the first time ever that I can recall the hospitality boxes were not sold out ,

I believe you to be correct, noble will stay to end of the year IMO

IL is not a sacking coach, he will not pay up his contract and he publicly backed him after the Cas game, although that may not mean nothing in this day of age.

The hospitality boxes were not sold out - correct (very sad indeed)

Neither is our pitchside advertising. Sign of the economic climate rather than Brian Noble.

I want him to be succesful at Wigan and make us a big force but I just cannot see it.

I feel he has brought us as far as he can.

I dont think IL will want to pay him off though, I just cannot see him being sacked.

Great post sir .I feel the same about every point you make , i was also at the leeds game stayed to the end singing and laughing and the saints game the week after.

Chosen the Bradford at home match. I think Cullen and Clarke as his right hand man would be ideal

Please don't say you mean Paul Cullen and Phil Clarke.

You are having a large long-necked african animal aren't you?

Chosen the Bradford at home match. I think Hanley and Clarke as his right hand man would be ideal

**edited for accuracy***

me and a few lads were just talking about Cullen as next Widnes manager so i had him on my brain

Can I have a pint of what your've had?

I basically agree with all this and went for the 5th game. However if we were to get hammered at Harlequins then I think his position would become untenable following that.

A narrow loss and you can see him still staying. A hammering though could be a different story

If we do lose on sat we would do well get 12000 against the bulls.

Re; the OP, I cannot see this squad being top 3 anywhere but on paper.
No proper full back, no proper stand off, only one decent prop, overloaded with mediocre 2nd row forwards.
No balance, full of aussies on pension schemes who don't give a bugger about Wigan and what it means.
Mid table at best.





Go on, win the GF and make me eat my words!

I think he should go after a loss to the Quins. Then it will be 4 losses against 4 average teams.

I think IL will back him. IL is the one who has provided us with an unbalanced squad.