nobody want to mention any thoughts about todays game?

we won is about the only positive.

very scrappy, too many changes in personnel within the team, hughes at centre does not, will not ever ever work so Wane please stop doing it!!!! second rowers do not make good centres. Sam's antics at the PTB were embarrassing at times, he really needs to cut it out. to concede 24 points against 12 men was not good and I bet Wane has torn them a new one over that.

Obviously the back line was hampered with Richards and Josh missing and Thornley moving to the wing. Forwards played well again, Greg Burke was absolutely outstanding at LF. Wakey wouldn't lie down and I think we were quite tired.

The agenda was set out after the game on Monday that we were not going to thrash Wakefield. We were dragged into a midfield battle and Wakefield slowed the play down every opportunity they got.

All in all, a wins a win. The players returning next week will be a huge relief and hopefully some of the youngsters will get a well deserved rest.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but was it Richard Agar's Hull team that came with similar roughhouse, slow the play the ball down tactics a few years ago? The game where we won something like 14-10? We didn't play well today, but with the team we have at the moment we were due a below par performance but Wakefields tactics did not help things. Still a win's a win.

Job done, really. Considering who was missing from our 1st choice 17, I'm fairly happy with the performance and the result.

Missed my first match of the season today and sounds like I picked the correct one!

Good to hear Burke played well again and good to get a win regardless of how it comes. I think they'll get a kick up the backside after today and that may be just what they need ahead of a tough match at Bradford.

They'll be a tough nut to crack on current form.

What was the line up today? Sunday is a working day in the UAE and i didn't get much spare time. Did Farrell throw a punch at Justin Poore and then get dropped? Also i have read that RIchie Mathers is claiming big GIl stamped on he's foot, he doesn't mention if was it intentional or not but the use of stamping suggests to me he thought it to be malicious. Any chance of the stats yet or is it to early?

Kind of, it wasn't much of a punch, more of a shove but Poore copped him a beauty

I am starting to hate the footballing antics, pushing and shoving the only reason its happening is because players are getting straight red for throwing a punch. I haven't seen the incident but if what you say is true i hope wane rips Farrell a new one for being a soft .

Farrell provoked a reaction by shoving him in the face, Poore just didn't mess about really.

It looked to me that Poore led with raised elbow into the tackle, which caused the scuffle.

Fair enough well either hope the referee sees it, smash him in the next tackle, give him some dirty work on the ground or go for an actual punch up, not just push him in the face and then get dropped.

TBH I didn't see us doing anything that Wigan weren't doing either as far as messing about at the play the ball and high tackles were concerned. Hicks made some strange calls seemingly letting these things ride on some occasions and penalising them on others.

At least none of our lads resorted to the "dying swan" act that Tomkins utilised on numerous occasions to try and milk a penalty.

Given that he was involved in most of our tries, I think we can forgive him that.

Yes I agree with you. He is a quality player who can and does win games for you with his skill, so trying to milk cheap penalties is something he doesn't need to do, and his antics today at times were more akin to what you see in football where it is routine for players to fall over for little or no reason.

Those who watch him week in week out also get to see all the head shots, and cheap shots he takes as well. And he never makes a fuss about them...

I think you'll find your not allowed to say that.

Tomkins could score a 6, set up another 3 and make zero errors but some idiots that support Wigan will moan about him chatting back to the ref or milking penalties.

Some Wigan fans just aren't happy watching the best player in the league. Instead of lauding his talents and appreciating him they moan about his media work or slate him for playing one game of RU.

He's arguably the most talented player we've ever produced through our academy but that's wasted on a good proportion of our fans.

I see Richie Mathers kept up his reputation for being an antagonistic cretin again towards Wigan supporters.

Sam's tries and assits won us the game today.
A scrappy match where Wakefield were a shambles until Poore got sent off.
That had every Wakey player upping his game so they didn't get a big score put against them. Nine tries to four was about the difference.
The missed conversions cost Wigan in points on the board.
Wigan's pack look tired and we do need bodies back. If it's true Hansen and Mossop will be back v Bradford then the timing couldn't be more right.
Taylor and maybe Tuson to miss out with Chris going off early with a leg injury.
Thornley should remain at left centre, Hughes to 2nd row as that's what he is, not a threequarter.
Six points from six over the 10 days and three games, the best in the League. Thankfully a Sunday next week so they'll have a full week between games.

I love how he tried to throw the ball into the stand and managed to find row 4 about 3 blocks further down.

It's his defence this season it seems.

There's someone who sits directly behind me in the West who does nowt but slag pretty much every Wigan player off every single game, and we're rubbish, regardless of who we're playing against or if we're winning or not. Most of the time, we are winning. She says she's embarrassed to be a Wigan fan, well frankly, I'm embarrassed that she is too. This afternoon after Sam went in for his final try, she said that he'll prob get MOM now for that, when he's done nowt all game!!!!!!......

Poore definitely led with the forearm/elbow. How the ref missed it i'll never know.

Just seen the Poore incident.

Looked like the usual handbags at the PTB and then he threw a punch. Wasn't he sent off in a friendly for throwing a punch as well?

It didn't show the whole thing. Poore led with the elbow, then Faz was pulling at his collar trying to rough him up a bit on the floor. When they got up they were squaring up at bit and Faz caught him in the chin to provoke a reaction, which he definitely got.