I said at this stage last year if he had been given a run early doors he could have been a dark hourse for a Wold Cup spot, i see nothing that contradicts this from his performances this year.

Yes he has flaws and is far from the finished article but he has bags of natural talent and ability and is only going to get better, with more games under his belt.

1-2 tries each game will do for me!
Keep going Shaun, well done lad!!!!

i know its taking abit of shine off it nut he could of scored 4 mayb 5 on friday but well done pal

The lad has been exceptional so far and deserves the trys he's been getting for all the hardowrk he puts in for the team. His effort in a losing cause at Leeds really impressed me the most because it showed a willingness never to give in.

Even without the trys the work the lad does for the team is fantastic. He's making rafts of metres and tackle busts and thats taking energy out of the opposition defences.

This is my unofficial tally of assists which I base on the last passing player/kicking player/or phase of play before the try.

No Player Total
1 Shaun Ainscough 3
2 George Carmont 3
3 Thomas Leuluai 3
4 Mark Riddell 3
5 Mike McIlorum 2
6 Sean O'Loughlin 2
7 Pat Richards 2
8 Tim Smith 2
9 (Interception) 2
10 Phil Bailey 1
11 Darrell Goulding 1
12 Gareth Hock 1
13 Amos Roberts 1
14 Joel Tomkins 1
15 Sam Tomkins 1
16 (Play the Ball) 1

Of course players may have been involved without providing the final pass but its a rough idea.

just wish prcye would do just 1% of what effort ainscough puts in

A start with Pryce would be the lad just looking like he even wants to be there!

Never seen a player look as un-interested in playing the game.

you'd have thought as he's been out for so long he'd have been itching to get on the field and show the fans what he's capabale of.
if he's not careful he'll find himself looking for a club at the end of the season and if he shows the same level of enthusiasm there, he'll be down to the jobcentre.

Corrected. Feed our feeder clubs.

couldnt agree more m8, he just doesnt look part of the team on friday night, personally i think roberts will be a quality player in a couple of weeks, sorry but you dont buy a player for 4 years if hes not gonna bring anything to the team, id get pryce out now, hes wasting loadza money he wont be on pennys

there's a few in the same boat. really do think this is the year when some of the academy/young lads should be given some game time

Roberts will be a cracking player long term for us imo. He's settling into a new country and team and is coming back from a long term injury. He was doing pretty well for us up until the Leeds game and hopefully him being dropped will prove to be a wake up call for him.

As for Pryce he's going to have to do alot of improving in terms of attitude if he wants a new deal. I suppose i should add that he also is coming back from an even longter term injury then Roberts and does need some leeway and a chance to rebuild his confidence.

i agree but at the moment id leave the team as it is if hock has broke his hand id put phelps in at centre and bailey in at second row, i like the way we played with smith off the bench and changed it all around. the opposition dont know whats happening at all, i know smith is iffy in defence thats why id have him defending completly on the wing then on the fifth let your winger drop back and obviously smith moves in to centre, other than that i feel quite confident against huddersfield

if we play sensible, controlled rugby we can definitely beat huddersfield. i know they pasted quins today, but by all accounts the londoners were awful.

not heard anything from that game, the thing what hudds do so well is they slow the game down very well if wigan get stuck in that it will be a hard game, at least the little kicks to the in goal the hudds do well shoud be cleared up well by paaatt

We've got to try and control Brett Hodgson, Robinson and Scott Moore working around the middle if we're to win the game on Friday.

If we limit their damage we'll win the game imo.

Ainscough's doing great but how many tries does anyone think he'd have scored playing on the right wing? Not a lot probably.
Attack wise Carmont is the best centre we've had since Renouf.
He gets his wing man away very often. On the right side that just does not happen.
As for Pryce, I hope they persevere with him. Two games in is no time to judge him after two seasons out. He's massive and when fit he'll be a great addition to the squad.
Ainscough just needs to keep going as he is, six tries in five games is excellent.

What's all this talk of putting Phelps back into the centres and Bailey to the SR?

Don't we learn from past errors/mistakes? Phelps and Roberts were defensively very week, it just didn't work, we were leaking in tries before it was fixed by moving Bailey back to the centres. I don't rate Phelps as a centre one bit, was better on the wing, can't believe we bring in such Aussies from the other side of the world. Why fly him all the way out here?

Learn from mistakes and move on.

Additionally why not stick to giving one of the young lads a run in? Look how well it's worked with Ainscough and Tomkins. Since Phelps has been injured we've improved across the backs.

Give Mossop/Farrell/Flanny a go, you never know they might just prove to be worthy of being in the 17/19.
By doing this it sends out a good message to the young lads and the squad, letting them know hard work and playing well pays off. Don't put cr*p Aussies back in.

Speaking of Aussies it was a joy to see Timmy Smith and Amos hanging around King St in the early hours of Sunday morning. Look really affected by their recent drop from the team.

Oh come on love give it a rest. Both the teams they played in won this weekend, No game till Friday night, they are just normal people who enjoy a night out. What did you expect? Too see them up bright and early Sunday morning enjoying tea and biscuits together at Bettys's cafe?

YES! Anything else simply won't do for Wigan.

I'm just not a fan of Wigan 'professional' players hanging outside of clubs at 4am.

Is Betty's Cafe on their way home from King Street ?

As long as they turned up to training this morning in good condition what's the problem? If they don't fine/sack/drop them.

Well obviously I prefer a 'tighter ship' than you.

There's more to being a professional than just 'turning up'.

What were you doing in King street at 4 a.m.