Only reason why Dave is giving him stick is because he's still crying about his love child being at Warrington.

The guy needs to settle into a whole new enviroment but besides that and the biggest one to deal with is the fact he has to settle into a new side and get to know new players. Building an understanding with new players doesn't just happen overnight so of course you need time to settle.

Anyone think missing Smith being involved in the plays might have made us play more expansive (and more inportantly as a team)?

Smith did seem to have a hand in all our plays when he played and afterall, a halfback controls a game. I cant help thinking its to much of a coincidence that Smith is dropped and we start playing like a whole different team.

Please show me were i have asked for any kind of apology.

More proof you really have a screw loose.

Yes Riddell was superb last night when he was on. Also McIllorum did well.

Much better performance from Mark Riddell and so it should have been. Played very well, took the line and offered us something different from dummy half. For the first time this season we looked weaker when he was off the field. (That is no disrespect to McIlorum).

Although I will say the criticism he received in his first few games for the club was fully justified and I've no doubt he has won over some of his critics after last nights performance.

Keep it up Piggy.

Tonight he wasn't actually that good, just decent. But showed what he could be capable of when he's fit.

As I've been saying over the last few weeks you have to factor things like the sudden increase in ruck speed over here; the months he missed the game for; and finally his general fitness is hard to improve.

I really miss you at Wigan Mickey! Good luck today against Leeds!

PS

If that was Just decent then I will reassess Mickey's performances over 3 years to 1/2 dozen "Half Decent" games and 50 Poor & 50 Awful ones!

Loved his comment when he did a quick tap and went over the line

Thaler pulls him back

Piggy "well i had to give it a try"

Its ironic that the poster you quoted was one of Higham's most outspoken critics.

Riddell was excellent last night.

On the subject of settling in, anyone who doesn't think it takes time, it clinging to some kind of Mickey Higham flavoured straw.

No, moderator in Milwaukee, names mentioned there then

Of course not.

Andy

You trying to be funny?

Dave...er...I mean Phil

He was brilliant last night, looked to be fitter and also looked as though he has lost a bit of weight.

Was you watching the game, I don't know how you can rate his game just decent he was pretty awesome last night.

piggy was brill last night.

He played well and showed signs of how good he can be for us. Wouldn't like us to go over the top, as usual.

Like some of us did with Highham, Mark has shown us how a real hooker should play.

Read AJ's post, or any of mine throughout the entire time Higham was at Wigan, before making yourself look like a fool in future.

If you wasn't so hung up on making that worthless point you may have read my post properly and understand I was paying Riddell a compliment.

Having been one of the few people not to knock him over the last few weeks, I merely acknowledged he improved. But also how we are overating his actual performance, from the point of view that he his heading down the road to showing us what he's really capable of.

I don't quite get that point. But to clear things up for you, I've been saying for the past two years that Higham wasn't capable of being the primary hooker for a team wanting to break into the top two.

Mark showed us nothing last night compared to what he is capable of. I have also gone to the extent of explaining how it is understandable he is slowly building up his form.

stop talking e he showed use what he capable of i watched him alll last season in nrl an that s what he capable of just need s get fitter an last longer but last night he played very good if he could of lasted longer on the pitch he was m.o.m for me just behind tomkins,hock,feka, the full em was m.o.m but piggy had a very good game when he was on the pitch

You have to laugh sometimes

I thought he played very well last night but as Steinlager says he is going to get better which is brilliant for us.

That first 20 minutes he was the one who laid the foundations for a good team performance IMO - which is what Higham was incapable of. Higham could only play when he was given space and time round the ruck and he could lead a running game.

The biggest thing for me last night was we looked comfortable and in control. We played with more structure and Piggy was instrumental to all that with Tommy and Sam as well as McIllorum when he came on.

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Calling Jonh (super coach) can you please show me were ive ever asked for an apology.
You seem to of gone quiet now.
Thanks.

Really impressed with Riddell last night.

It's amazing what a bit of creativity around the ruck can do, and on a night where the whole time was firing, I think Piggy's distribution, set plays and runs from dummy half really allowed our pack to dominate and as a result we ran away with it.

If he can keep that up we'll be laughing this season.