Most yes, but could have either played a couple more first teasers or academy players.

You also have two players out on loan at Newcastle you could have called back, one played today, about as experienced as the lad from Warrington.

You haven't broke any rules, but I think it's poor what you have done and it could have been avoided.

You also had 4 players in your 21 who didn't make the 17, including Fishwick who has played a few first team ganes.

I think we ate done here MR, not sure we are going to agree on this and I respect you and your opinion (even if I don't agree

) to get into this anymore.

I probably would yeah burgess has worked under the best coaches in the world and would get the respect of the players which in this day and age with player power is what's needed

So can see why wire are going for something different

Rowley done ok but I've seen coaches at Salford flop at next bigger job as salford never have any real expectations

Rowley is a steady choice at best hasn't exactly set the world alight either !

Completely agree as Warrington are much like we were in terms of needing an experienced coach with a proven track record of turning a fractured club round.
Reading the interview with Middleton their chairman in saying they all need to learn from the mistakes I’d be very surprised if they appointed Burgess or anyone with a lack of experience.

They tried that with Powell.......

Only they hadn’t really as Middleton intimated in his interview as Powell has little experience of rebuilding a squad. What has Powell achieved as a Coach of any real success? Granted he got Cas to a GF but that imploded with the trouble behind the scenes with Hardaker. Since that point they went backwards and Radford inherited a mess which he compounded further himself.

Huge gamble by Leigh, surprised they are playing their three best players today, only a head knock away from missing the final.

Appears to have paid off. A first win at Leeds since before Rovers' last trophy win plus no HIAs or injuries it seems.

Whether Rovers will get an avantage from a week's rest remains to be seen of course.

Yes fair play to them, going to be favourites, got some great form and momentum going into the final, the big pitch will suit there style, Lam amd Ipapa should relish wot the space. Doesn't always work out that way though.

Matt Shaw excitingly put out a report that Asiata went off before half time and didn’t return. He claims he could be injured

He would of been excited given he's a closet Rovers fan

Said start of season leigh will do well

Likes of charnley, hardaker, leutele walk in majority of super league teams and then class like ipape and Lam

I'm confident they'll beat rovers

Yeah I know.

It’s so obvious from his reporting

Warrington have announced Burgess on a 2 year deal. Can't see it ending well tbh, I'll give him 6 months

Long his assistant ?

At least Mad Monday will be a laugh

Wait till he finds out he's got Dwyer !!

Thought Middleton said they were going to learn from their previous mistakes. Really does seem like a move out of desperation than anything. Burgess may have been a great leader as a player but has little experience at top level as an assistant coach let alone a head coach. I’d say Ellis is and was a better leader than Burgess as a player but it hasn’t necessarily transitioned to him in the coaching role.

Really can’t see it going that well.

Fregging hell. What a gamble.

typical Warrington isn't it, need to be noticed all the time.....even if it turns to kaka later

Looking more likely he's parted ways with Fev, wonder if that has made the promotion race from the championship wide open?

Still find it bizarre that they have appointed him, how long has been an assistant coach at Souths?

Why he's been coached by the best in the world so will have learned alot

He's been one of the best players in the world and one of the most famous RL players last 15 years

The players will respect him if he can motivate them its a good choice

Appointing likes of last, Paul Rowley or some aussie assistant lacks of a bit of ambition and doesn't always work so why not try something different ?

Daryl Powell is experienced and he flopped

Now long is different I don't think he's cut out to be a coach

Good trainer but not a coach imo

Surely that’s flawed logic as there are many top class players who have played at the highest level, been coached by some of the games greats and are highly respected but that doesn’t transition into being good coaches and not just RL in many sports.

It’s one hell of a gamble by Warrington to go with an inexperienced coach when they have some big issues in the club that I would say echo our own over the past few seasons.
Thankfully we now seem to have made the right decision to bring in an experienced coach that know how to rebuild a club & squad.

Think there’s a big difference bringing in an inexperienced guy when a team is going well to one that anyone can see has problems within.

But the wire team is decent better than ours no doubt

Likes of dufty, Ashton, Williams, Vaughan, Clark walk in every team in the league

Who do we have apart from Clifford?

Warrington are ambitious wish more teams was super league wouldn't be in the state it is