100% Warrior wrote:Quality NRL players? Riddell an Roberts (who both may I add have question marks over thier heads by some fans). England Internationals are Lockers, Hock, Fielden(Not so much him but he's there and there abouts).

Yes we have some good players and one/two quality players, but you cannot say that we have a better squad than most other SL clubs.

Leeds, Sts, Wire, Huds are all before Wigan IMO. Probably even more clubs than that.

I agree that maybe Noble's tenure may come to an end at the end of the season or if results carry on, actually in the season, but when he asks for players and IL doesn't strive to sign them, can we really pin the blame on Noble?

DaveO wrote:Well Noble earned a Brownie point by dropping Coley. Can he earn another by playing Ainscough if Phelps is injured with a hamstring?

It would be ironic if injuries and suspensions delivered us a side selected as many of us would like e.g.

Riddell injured forces TL and McIllorum to be the hookers so we get Sam T in the team at 6 and Smith at 7.

Mathers suspended means we get Roberts or Richards at full back.

Phelps out puts Ainscough on the wing.

But seriously everyone was banging on about the depth of the squad so injuries to those players ought not to be a problem.

Dave

Morning Glory wrote:Not an Evertonian by any chance Dave?

AFewPintsLater... wrote:I only wish is that Noble isn't available on Friday. Congratulations to Matthew Elliot on building a great side at Bradford though.

Bolton_Warrior wrote:I am not sure I agree with Nobby when he said our composure matched our effort towards the end.

Imo it was in the last quarter of the game our composure was lacking.

DaveO wrote:No. If I had to declare an allegiance to a soccer team on here it's Man City!

Dave