WWste wrote:This might just be the best Wigan squad on paper ive seen since I started watching. Which was the early 2000. I know we haven’t kicked off yet but the buzz about this squad including the young lads is great. Even though we won last year I was more excited for the coming season before this last season ended
The other one the comes to mind is 2011 and that shows that a squad on paper doesn't necessarily translate,
Gleeson left as the season started, Fielden basically never played, Madges announcement that he was leaving disrupted things.
They did win the cup, which seemed like the priority at the time. But a squad that looked like it could/should have won the lot crashed out of the playoffs with two losses to a saints team on the decline.
The level of competition then was a lot higher and I'm still excited about this team, it's just going back to back or winning doubles and trebles is pretty rare.