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| Quote ="Durham Giant"The Hurt
Got home last night about 12 still struggling to handle the fact that we lost .
I kept reading the forums , the match reviews , post match interviews trying to find some solace. But there is none.
I really believed we would win yesterday . In the last two CC finals we played in I doubted we would win but for this one I had really built my self up. To lose like that when we were the better team really hurts.
How many times is the Lance Todd trophy winner from the losing side.
It was so sad to think that Jerry , Leroy and Bruno may end their careers without a CC win they so deserve.
I am left with so many IF’s.
If Fage was not injured we would have won.
If Russell’s hamstring did not limit him we would have won.
If Hill was not injured we would have won.
If Leutele had not misread that tackle we would have won .
If Smithies had been carded we would have won .
If Pryce had not got himself banned for 10 games to be in a better chance of being picked we would have won .
If Tui had his kicking boots on we would have won.
But IF’s don’t really count . We lost . Wigan won and that is all history will say .
The only thing that I can say is that I am proud of the team and the fans for giving 100%.
That commitment was phenomenal and the players were gutted after giving so much .
I cried at the end when McQueen came over at the end .
I would love to thank each player personally.
I would tell them to be professional and go onto to win the grand final .
Someday we will end that drought of silverware .'"
Imagine losing a grand final in the last second when u have been the better team throughout. Trust me, as Wigan fans we know what you are going through. But don’t get too downhearted as just like ourselves… your day will come. Keep the faith. | | |
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Quote ="hatty"Imagine losing a grand final in the last second when u have been the better team throughout. Trust me, as Wigan fans we know what you are going through. But don’t get too downhearted as just like ourselves… your day will come. Keep the ">faith.'"
I hope so, I really do.
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Quote ="hatty"Imagine losing a grand final in the last second when u have been the better team throughout. Trust me, as Wigan fans we know what you are going through. But don’t get too downhearted as just like ourselves… your day will come. Keep the ">faith.'"
I hope so, I really do.
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Quote ="hatty"Imagine losing a grand final in the last second when u have been the better team throughout. Trust me, as Wigan fans we know what you are going through. But don’t get too downhearted as just like ourselves… your day will come. Keep the ">faith.'"
The difference is you had already tasted victory many times before then, we have not.
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Quote ="hatty"Imagine losing a grand final in the last second when u have been the better team throughout. Trust me, as Wigan fans we know what you are going through. But don’t get too downhearted as just like ourselves… your day will come. Keep the ">faith.'"
The difference is you had already tasted victory many times before then, we have not.
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I've waited a long time to post having been lambasted for posting that without fages we would really struggle to win. Well we got Wigan on a bad day and still didn't quite win. With Fages we would 100% have won, and it really is so sad that we missed that chance to get silverware. As many neutral fans have pointed out running the ball on the 6th tackle in the last 15 mins was really so stupid. We basically tried not to lose instead of trying to win, we had great ball near their line and didn't even try to score or get another set, just tamely handed the ball over and let them attack us again and again and again. Even when we got the scare with Field being one step away from scoring we still persisted with allowing Wigan to be the only ones attacking while we only defended. I'm very sure Fages would have played it differently and his short kicking game would have got us points or at least repeat sets in those situations.
Still massively proud of the players who gave it 110% just such a shame that we didn't grab that silverware that was there for the taking, 30 years now watching Fartown and the wait continues.
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Quote ="Hangerman2"I've waited a long time to post having been lambasted for posting that without fages we would really struggle to win. Well we got Wigan on a bad day and still didn't quite win. With Fages we would 100% have won, and it really is so sad that we missed that chance to get silverware. As many neutral fans have pointed out running the ball on the 6th tackle in the last 15 mins was really so stupid. We basically tried not to lose instead of trying to win, we had great ball near their line and didn't even try to score or get another set, just tamely handed the ball over and let them attack us again and again and again. Even when we got the scare with Field being one step away from scoring we still persisted with allowing Wigan to be the only ones attacking while we only defended. I'm very sure Fages would have played it differently and his short kicking game would have got us points or at least repeat sets in those situations.
Still massively proud of the players who gave it 110% just such a shame that we didn't grab that silverware that was there for the taking, 30 years now watching Fartown and the wait ">continues.'"
I don’t agree that running the ball on the last was stupid. It was a tactical decision to play to our strengths and negate wigans, we were without our short range kicker in fages, and Russell was playing with a damaged hamstring, on a short pitch with a short in-goal. Giving away 7 tackle sets would have been even more stupid. and those neutral fans are indeed neutral, have seen nothing of us this year and so don’t know our team. It was the right tactical choice IMO.
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Quote ="Hangerman2"I've waited a long time to post having been lambasted for posting that without fages we would really struggle to win. Well we got Wigan on a bad day and still didn't quite win. With Fages we would 100% have won, and it really is so sad that we missed that chance to get silverware. As many neutral fans have pointed out running the ball on the 6th tackle in the last 15 mins was really so stupid. We basically tried not to lose instead of trying to win, we had great ball near their line and didn't even try to score or get another set, just tamely handed the ball over and let them attack us again and again and again. Even when we got the scare with Field being one step away from scoring we still persisted with allowing Wigan to be the only ones attacking while we only defended. I'm very sure Fages would have played it differently and his short kicking game would have got us points or at least repeat sets in those situations.
Still massively proud of the players who gave it 110% just such a shame that we didn't grab that silverware that was there for the taking, 30 years now watching Fartown and the wait ">continues.'"
I don’t agree that running the ball on the last was stupid. It was a tactical decision to play to our strengths and negate wigans, we were without our short range kicker in fages, and Russell was playing with a damaged hamstring, on a short pitch with a short in-goal. Giving away 7 tackle sets would have been even more stupid. and those neutral fans are indeed neutral, have seen nothing of us this year and so don’t know our team. It was the right tactical choice IMO.
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