I haven't purchased a season pass this year as circumstances could mean me missing half of our matches........But I've purchased my merchandise and have managed to squeeze in tonights match......So shirt all ready and looking forward to it......looks like it could be a dry night ......Just hoping for the same commitment and energy levels as last week ....The rest will take care of itself ...COYH

[quote="hull2524":1greh6x0]I haven't purchased a season pass this year as circumstances could mean me missing half of our matches........But I've purchased my merchandise and have managed to squeeze in tonights match......So shirt all ready and looking forward to it......looks like it could be a dry night ......Just hoping for the same commitment and energy levels as last week ....The rest will take care of itself ...COYH[/quote:1greh6x0] no need to iron it if you have your coat on

Discipline is massive for me tonight along with ball retention. If we can keep the penalties and restarts down and show the same effort and desire in defence as last week, then while I don't think we will ultimately win, I can see us keeping things competitive. And then if we can get into the final 10 minutes still in the game you never know what can happen at that point. Give away too much ball or repeatedly invite Wigan into our territory through penalties and restarts then I think they will have enough fire power to rattle up a fair few points. We know defensively they will be their usual tough selves. Not letting a try in for 8 hours (or whatever they're at now) is quite a remarkable stat. Just looking to see us continue on from last week and hopefully the disruption in the team from injuries doesn't cause us too many problems. Hopefully Ashworth makes it.

1 – Jordan Rapana 2 – Harvey Barron 4 – Ed Chamberlain 5 – Tom Briscoe 22 – Lewis Martin 14 – Cade Cust 7 – Aidan Sezer 8 – Herman Ese’ese 25 – Denive Balmforth 16 – Yusuf Aydin 19 – Brad Fash 12 – Jordan Lane 13 – John Asiata Interchange: 10 – Ligi Sao 21 – Will Gardiner 31 – Hugo Salabio 33 – Will Hutchinson 18th Man: 32 – Will Kirby

Fear the absolute worst looking at the amount of quality in that Wigan team, hopefully the boys will have a good dig and run them close.

4 players down from the team that started last week. Very tough task tonight but expect the lads to give it their best efforts

Too easy. Long night ahead

Fash v Nsemba is such a mismatch

Doesn't look good for Sao, hope it's nothing major

Terrible performance this.

[quote="pmarrow":hfndtfwj]Terrible performance this.[/quote:hfndtfwj] Curse of the big crowd

A paper thin, very average squad now missing 7 of numbers 1-17 (OK that includes Abdull but still ). Unable to compete.

[quote="pmarrow":3f0utzd6]Terrible performance this.[/quote:3f0utzd6] Not sure I agree, don't think the team have done an awful lot wrong, we're just outclassed especially in the forwards. I can't fault the effort.

Just feels so deflating to already have so many injuries this season and we're only a game and a half in. Put the missing 4 from last week plus not losing Sao into this team and we'd be doing a lot better. There's some good stuff going on. Wrestle looks a lot better than last season and some of the ball movement has looked quite slick. Wigan just far too good for us even at full strength nevermind with a few out. Much stronger and certainly much quicker than us

[quote="Mrs Barista":1ej7n5a0]A paper thin, very average squad now missing 7 of numbers 1-17 (OK that includes Abdull but still ). Unable to compete.[/quote:1ej7n5a0] I dont mind the losing, but literally Wigan are steam rolling 80 metres a set. Thats not good enough in my view, Cartright has his work cut out.

[quote="pmarrow":3oal1mbu]Terrible performance this.[/quote:3oal1mbu] Terrible is harsh. I think Wigan are just showing us the standard we need to aspire to. Man for man they are bigger, faster and stronger than us and their attack has been very slick. We've attacked with decent shape, defended ok barring the Mago try. They are just better than us.

TBF never in this ....Soa Cartwright Ashworth out of our pack and we always gonna struggle

Agree though we just ain't good enough..... Effort is there though ...But our pack is getting mullured.....But then as I said take 3 of our biggest forwards out and this is gonna happen

We were up against it before kick off but losing Ligi pretty much as soon as he came lon I think has knocked stuffing out of us. Hope it’s not as bad as it looked but fear that may well be a season ending injury or lengthy lay off for him. Fingers crossed for him it’s not. Have to say as much as we’ve not got going if Moore worked as a joiner I wouldn’t have hi. Give me a quote for wardrobes the way his idea of 10M is when it comes to pulling us back. Hopefully JC can work a miracle for the 2nd half.

Class by Barron. Class by Sezer

[quote="Mr. Zucchini Head":1f7olslp]Terrible is harsh. I think Wigan are just showing us the standard we need to aspire to. Man for man they are bigger, faster and stronger than us and their attack has been very slick. We've attacked with decent shape, defended ok barring the Mago try. They are just better than us.[/quote:1f7olslp] Bit of energy start of the half and we score. Not saying its that easy but I think weve being very laboured that first half and I doubt Cartwright would have being impressed.

why do you go short when you are 18 points down and up against it? dumb

One thing this proves ....We haven't got a lot of depth......But we are in transition I suppose ....Hard night at the office

I'm fairly philosophical about it tbh, they're at pretty much full strength and they're bigger, faster and stronger across most of the park. We knew the squad was fairly average and it's already stretched. I can't fault the effort, we kept at it til the end. Positives are that I thought Salabio looked lively and we look to have some decent shape in attack. I can definitely see some better home in the future games against other teams. I'm a fairly glass half full guy so your mileage may vary.

Overall I wasnt that impressed tonight, whether the personal we lost impacted the drop in intensity ill never know. However I wasnt expecting much from the game so we move on. I really thought we would have lost our first two games so to have won 1 out the 2 is something. Move on dont dwell, ive still seen enough to think we will be better then last year. Far from being a boo boy yet, long journey ahead which we all know.