100% Warrior wrote:But starting badly doesn't necessarily mean the season's a write-off. Saints traditionally (or in the past few seasons at least) start the season off badly and they seem to kick on after game 6-7.

wigan pie man wrote:yer right mate....you only win things in OCTOBER ...so its ok to have zero points in october according to that philosophical pearl of wisdom. ....or NOBLISM as its now known.

stusavage wrote:Nobby and Forshaw will have a plan with the rest of the backroom team (which we have far too many of) of when the team should be in peak performance, hopefully this will be coming into the playoffs? This is usually called peaking or tapering.

As with most athletes and teams a plan will be drawn up. Wigan have been one game away from the GF in the last two years. I think this is probably down to a poor finishing place rather than peaking at the right time.

Seeing us at Leeds we have been the walking wounded in 2007 and tired in 2008. I havent totally given up hope of us doing the same this year but possibly Nobby should get a bit smarter about our finishing place!!

This will require more wins in the league fixtures. It is alright peaking at the right stage of the season but Saints and Leeds rise for 90-95% of their games throughout the season hence finishing 1st or 2nd with only one team winning it from 3rd previously.

As simpe as it sounds we need to rise for every game and win more league games (especially at home) instead of making do with finishing outside the top three or four and having it all to do. I am not taking anything away from our efforts in previous seasons but winning SL outside of the top three at the moment seems impossible.

XBrettKennyX wrote:I am geniunely shocked by the poll results.


Play well all year and fail to hit form in the playoffs means you get NOTHING out of the season.

That to me is unacceptable, but clearly it is acceptable to the majority on here. You live and learn.


*shrugs*