2 friendlies

And what makes him good enough to start?
Why isn't the likes of Prescott awarded the same grace?

I think thats more a case of thats what he was brought into do , just like you i don't pick the teams ,T.L goes well at hooker but thats not is selected position in the squad either . A s for Prescott i don't no why others get picked before him .

I think Prescott is injured. He played in the reserves friendly but there's been no word on whether he came through that unscathed.

1 friendly v Widnes.

That was on the Thursday night before the Quins game and Riddell couldn't have played as McIlorum was suspended.

Can you imagine the furor had Riddell played and got a slight injury that kept him out of the Quins game.

The Leigh one was postponed as Leigh couldn't raise a team.

For me, with Riddell it's two issues one outcome.

Issue one: Injured. If this is the case, rest him, let him get fit then we'll see a top notch 9 to make us all happy.

Issue two: Fitness. If he's not fit he doesn't deserve a first team place. There will be young lads seeing an over weight out of shape aussie picked over them for no reason. Hardly inspiring selection.

Outcome: an under par player.

If it was fitness reasons then play him to get fit but people on here are saying he is injured. He is not going to recover from injury playing

nail firmly hit on the head !!

Mickey Higham Fan Club - That is Nail hit firmly on head!

Vice Chairman of the Mickey Higham Fan Club - Another Nail Hit Firmly on head!

Thanks for that, and in golf terminology a condor moment , if where talking par .

Issue 1: players can carry injury and get over them whilst still playing and becoming conditioned to the game .

issue 2: see issue 1:.

I wonder if the 2 having a dig at him actually saw him limping at Hull after 5 mins And then returning on the Hour mark playing on 1 leg as no-one else could go back on?? Did they Know for a Fact he missed the last couple of days of training in Lanzarote due to the Ankle Injury and that's why he missed the Leigh game.

Can't say I have been over impressed "So Far" but I have seen glimpses with each passing week to know (Like With Richards) that there is something in there worth persevering with.
Too many good judges have seen a lot of him in the NRL and think he will go great and to write him off after 4 x games (TBH it was 1 game actually as Riddell didn't fit in with their Pro Mickey Anti Nobby & IL Agenda) is absolutely ludicrous!

Everybody bashing Riddell at the moment wants to get a grip. What were people expecting?

So he doesn't scoot and make the yards and breaks like Higham did. He also doesn't give away the penalties or make the errors that Higham did. More importantly, our distribution at dummy half is twice as good.

As long as he shows progression in his performances, he'll do for me.

Ummmm....not sure about that, he has gave out some shockers over the last few games.

I thought that myself.

I'm backing Riddell all the way to come good but his passing from dummy half so far has been nothing special and theres been a few mix ups woth his runners.

I never said it was perfect.



Cast your mind back to last season. It's far superior already and as I said, as long as it continues, no probs.

Phil Bailey is a good player. You don't play State Of Origin or go Tour with the Aussie test team if you are not a good player. When Wigan signed under Lyndsey he must have got a high salary contract. Is he worth that? My answer is no. He does add a lot in defense but is not as good in second row as Fletcher was. He adds experience and is a good club man. I would keep him on a reduced contract but would not blame him if he left for more money elswhere. Bailey is not a star man like Barrett was, he gives 100% each week and loves the club. What Wigan need to do is get rid of average players like Mathers, Phelps and Smith. We also need to worry about the kind of salary of players such as Fielden who has not produced again this season. Give Riddell more time. Once the pitches harden up i think he will come good.

Bailey was superb tonight, Gave Tomkins the confidence in defence to go about his business and took the ball in more.

Him in the team will help Tomkins no end.

Agreed, Bailey has stabilised that right hand side, I've been one of his biggest critics but he has been flawless in both the Quins game and tonight. Playing for a new contract any chance?

Or playing in a position he favours?

What a contrast between Smith/Goulding and Tomkins/Bailey.

There is no comparison.

The correct pairing is playing SL.

I think Bailey cops for some unjustified criticism, he's a solid player and he does his job, not spectacularly but he does it well.

One of the unsung heroes in the team for me.

Still not keen, I mean how involved was Roberts today. I still hope Pryce/Goulding take over soon and run with it...

That would be a Great idea!

1st 3 games shipping in around 3-4 tries a game down our RHS And could have been Many More - 2 wins & Almost No breaks down our RHS Later we Drop the Pair of them!

Unbelievable!