Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:37 pm
NickyKiss
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MadDogg wrote:Good Friday looks like being very tricky for Wigan with most players out until April and May - we'll get injury news on Cooper and Leeming this week but I'd be very surprised if they were available for the Saints game. Getting points against lesser teams in the meantime should be very doable though and provides a good opportunity for Chan, Hill, Forber, Makin etc.
If we had a good run between now and then we should still be able to get out Thompson, Byrne, Ellis, Dupree, Mago and Hill in the middle and Nsemba will hopefully be back to help out Faz and Isa. The depth is crazy to be fair. If pretty much any other side had 8/9 forwards ruled out, as we may have out on Friday (Havard, Eseh, Nsemba, Walters, Leeming, Cooper, Ellis, Thompson and Byrne) I don't think they'd think they had a chance of competing against most other sides.
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:55 pm
Jason65
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MadDogg wrote:Good Friday looks like being very tricky for Wigan with most players out until April and May - we'll get injury news on Cooper and Leeming this week but I'd be very surprised if they were available for the Saints game. Getting points against lesser teams in the meantime should be very doable though and provides a good opportunity for Chan, Hill, Forber, Makin etc.
Can we not include Saints in the lesser team category as they have Jack Sh*t in their cabinet,Leigh have more
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:20 pm
Smalls
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NickyKiss wrote:If we had a good run between now and then we should still be able to get out Thompson, Byrne, Ellis, Dupree, Mago and Hill in the middle and Nsemba will hopefully be back to help out Faz and Isa. The depth is crazy to be fair. If pretty much any other side had 8/9 forwards ruled out, as we may have out on Friday (Havard, Eseh, Nsemba, Walters, Leeming, Cooper, Ellis, Thompson and Byrne) I don't think they'd think they had a chance of competing against most other sides.
Can’t see a Wigan win Good Friday as it will take a while to get up to speed again as always seems to be the case for teams after a WCC win. If we would have lost it’s a different story. In terms of injuries we know Walters & Havard are defo out of that fixture but not heard about anyone else so could still be quite strong.
wearethewire wrote:expect nothing, anything more is better
Wires71 wrote:And there is the Warrington motto in a nutshell. No wonder we were dog dirt for 20 years
madoggy wrote:hope saints win it, if wigan dont win another league title for 100 years they would still have more than everyone
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:22 am
MattyB
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It's pointless trying to work out if we will win on Good Friday when the game is over a month away. Especially when you take into consideration:
Players coming back from injury, future injuries, future bans, form going into the game. That's just us. Same goes for Saints, lots can happen in four weeks. (A fortnight ago we only had Havard and Junior on the injury list).
WIGAN RLFC - SL ERA
WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONS 2017 & 2024
SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1998, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023 & 2024
CHALLENGE CUP FINAL WINNERS 2002, 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2024
LEAGUE LEADERS CHAMPIONS 2010, 2012, 2020, 2023 & 2024
ACADEMY GRAND FINAL WINNERS 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2024
WOMEN’S GRAND FINAL WINNERS 2018
BEST SUPPORTED CLUB OF THE YEAR 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2024
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:23 am
MattyB
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That said, if we can grab a win against Huddersfield at home at the weekend then that goes a long way to getting back on the SL track, assuming no further losses to players.
WIGAN RLFC - SL ERA
WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONS 2017 & 2024
SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1998, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023 & 2024
CHALLENGE CUP FINAL WINNERS 2002, 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2024
LEAGUE LEADERS CHAMPIONS 2010, 2012, 2020, 2023 & 2024
ACADEMY GRAND FINAL WINNERS 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2024
WOMEN’S GRAND FINAL WINNERS 2018
BEST SUPPORTED CLUB OF THE YEAR 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2024
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:55 am
apollosghost
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Stu M wrote:Home section officially sold out. Given that Wigan will sell their allocation this is another sell out.
Let's hope that both sides have the star names available and no injuries/bans preventing us watching the best. Should be a cracker.
Brilliant news with a month to go, I just hope we don't get drawn against each other in the cup the week before, IMO it'll just take something away from GF, probably jinxed it now and guaranteed that does happen
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:02 am
NSW
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Stu M wrote:Home section officially sold out. Given that Wigan will sell their allocation this is another sell out.
Let's hope that both sides have the star names available and no injuries/bans preventing us watching the best. Should be a cracker.
Get the red carpet ready for the world champs
The fan drop off across the sports seems a thing of the past, love that games are selling out way in advance, well done to saints!
RICHARDS IS SUPERMAN!!!!
Wire_91 wrote:its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are
Post subject: Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:14 pm
NickyKiss
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Should be a great day. Saints will be after blood on the back of us (and Leigh) clearing out their trophy cabinet. The game won’t have much of a bearing on the season as a whole but it should be some game and some atmosphere.
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