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I thought after Leigh rinsed Catalans when we struggled to put them away, Wigan would be a very difficult fixture. However, that was just embarrassing as we looked to have thrown in the towel with our poor tackling effort. I did the same, and switched off after Wigan's 7th unanswered try. I cannot remember the last time I did that. |
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I thought after Leigh rinsed Catalans when we struggled to put them away, Wigan would be a very difficult fixture. However, that was just embarrassing as we looked to have thrown in the towel with our poor tackling effort. I did the same, and switched off after Wigan's 7th unanswered try. I cannot remember the last time I did that. | |
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karetaker: On that would be interesting to know when both teams arrive back in UK According to WG the Warrington side flew out from Vegas on Sunday morning which would mean the Virgin flight via JFK to MAN which landed at 7am today. No doubt some Facebook imbeciles were at T2 to give them a heroes reception. |
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karetaker: On that would be interesting to know when both teams arrive back in UK According to WG the Warrington side flew out from Vegas on Sunday morning which would mean the Virgin flight via JFK to MAN which landed at 7am today. No doubt some Facebook imbeciles were at T2 to give them a heroes reception. | |
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Smiffy27: Yes we can't have any illusions about the task ahead. Reality is though that according to the league rankings (at the end of last year) & betting odds we are thought of as the second/third/fourth best team ... at least. I have my doubts though that sheer hard work & an extra player or two can bridge the gap. But of course ... you never know and we have all been wrong many times before and that's why we keep watching & supporting. In the next game v Wigan the score starts at 0-0 and we might get that early lead. Yeah I was trying to put a positive spin on it. We should have recruited better over the last 2 years to give Sam half a chance. 2024 Zane Musgrove Lachlan Fitzgibbon Sam Powell Rodrick Tai Brad Dwyer Wes Bruines Luke Yates 2025 Oli Leyland Dan Russell Alfie Johnson |
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Smiffy27: Yes we can't have any illusions about the task ahead. Reality is though that according to the league rankings (at the end of last year) & betting odds we are thought of as the second/third/fourth best team ... at least. I have my doubts though that sheer hard work & an extra player or two can bridge the gap. But of course ... you never know and we have all been wrong many times before and that's why we keep watching & supporting. In the next game v Wigan the score starts at 0-0 and we might get that early lead. Yeah I was trying to put a positive spin on it. We should have recruited better over the last 2 years to give Sam half a chance. 2024 Zane Musgrove Lachlan Fitzgibbon Sam Powell Rodrick Tai Brad Dwyer Wes Bruines Luke Yates 2025 Oli Leyland Dan Russell Alfie Johnson | |
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Smiffy27: I think it was one of the most disappointing game that we've been in for years. At the start of a season when there tends to be optimism we have been blown away. At one point I thought they might get over 60 points. The shadow of Wigan will hang over us. If we want silverware we will need to beat them and I'm afraid that looks unlikely.
Agreed. What worries me the most is not just the game in isolation, but the damage it could do to us psychologically in the longer term. On the evidence I have seen so far this season, we not only appear to be a long way behind Wigan, but also inferior to Hull KR, Saints and Leigh. I would currently put us in the bracket of teams that will finish somewhere between fifth and ninth. Of course, it's still early days and we have scope to improve greatly over the coming months. In my heart, though, I feel it's unlikely that we will be serious challengers this season, and we are going to need some impressive recruitment for 2026 and beyond. Wigan are hugely impressive and are going to set the benchmark for the foreseeable future, so our owners and management need to ask themselves the question - are we seriously up for the challenge of trying to match and surpass them? |
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Smiffy27: I think it was one of the most disappointing game that we've been in for years. At the start of a season when there tends to be optimism we have been blown away. At one point I thought they might get over 60 points. The shadow of Wigan will hang over us. If we want silverware we will need to beat them and I'm afraid that looks unlikely.
Agreed. What worries me the most is not just the game in isolation, but the damage it could do to us psychologically in the longer term. On the evidence I have seen so far this season, we not only appear to be a long way behind Wigan, but also inferior to Hull KR, Saints and Leigh. I would currently put us in the bracket of teams that will finish somewhere between fifth and ninth. Of course, it's still early days and we have scope to improve greatly over the coming months. In my heart, though, I feel it's unlikely that we will be serious challengers this season, and we are going to need some impressive recruitment for 2026 and beyond. Wigan are hugely impressive and are going to set the benchmark for the foreseeable future, so our owners and management need to ask themselves the question - are we seriously up for the challenge of trying to match and surpass them? | |
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Wires71: Smiffy27: Yes we can't have any illusions about the task ahead. Reality is though that according to the league rankings (at the end of last year) & betting odds we are thought of as the second/third/fourth best team ... at least. I have my doubts though that sheer hard work & an extra player or two can bridge the gap. But of course ... you never know and we have all been wrong many times before and that's why we keep watching & supporting. In the next game v Wigan the score starts at 0-0 and we might get that early lead.
Yeah I was trying to put a positive spin on it. We should have recruited better over the last 2 years to give Sam half a chance. 2024 Zane Musgrove Lachlan Fitzgibbon Sam Powell Rodrick Tai Brad Dwyer Wes Bruines Luke Yates 2025 Oli Leyland Dan Russell Alfie Johnson I think we've had this conversation before but the stats (at the moment) suggest that we are the 3rd best club. So compared to other teams (apart from Wigan) we can't have done too badly. Unless of course we have over achieved with what we've got. |
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Wires71: Smiffy27: Yes we can't have any illusions about the task ahead. Reality is though that according to the league rankings (at the end of last year) & betting odds we are thought of as the second/third/fourth best team ... at least. I have my doubts though that sheer hard work & an extra player or two can bridge the gap. But of course ... you never know and we have all been wrong many times before and that's why we keep watching & supporting. In the next game v Wigan the score starts at 0-0 and we might get that early lead.
Yeah I was trying to put a positive spin on it. We should have recruited better over the last 2 years to give Sam half a chance. 2024 Zane Musgrove Lachlan Fitzgibbon Sam Powell Rodrick Tai Brad Dwyer Wes Bruines Luke Yates 2025 Oli Leyland Dan Russell Alfie Johnson I think we've had this conversation before but the stats (at the moment) suggest that we are the 3rd best club. So compared to other teams (apart from Wigan) we can't have done too badly. Unless of course we have over achieved with what we've got. | |
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The Speculator: Agreed. What worries me the most is not just the game in isolation, but the damage it could do to us psychologically in the longer term. On the evidence I have seen so far this season, we not only appear to be a long way behind Wigan, but also inferior to Hull KR, Saints and Leigh. I would currently put us in the bracket of teams that will finish somewhere between fifth and ninth. Of course, it's still early days and we have scope to improve greatly over the coming months. In my heart, though, I feel it's unlikely that we will be serious challengers this season, and we are going to need some impressive recruitment for 2026 and beyond. Wigan are hugely impressive and are going to set the benchmark for the foreseeable future, so our owners and management need to ask themselves the question - are we seriously up for the challenge of trying to match and surpass them? Yes it's clearly more than a "blip" Sam Burgess: We’ve got to learn from it – like anything, we’ll review it with a neutral mind and try and be better for our fans and for everyone involved. That’s our duty – to be better as a group and we’ve continuously been doing that. Today was a little blip. I realise he has got to be positive and can't say publicly what we all fear to be true. |
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The Speculator: Agreed. What worries me the most is not just the game in isolation, but the damage it could do to us psychologically in the longer term. On the evidence I have seen so far this season, we not only appear to be a long way behind Wigan, but also inferior to Hull KR, Saints and Leigh. I would currently put us in the bracket of teams that will finish somewhere between fifth and ninth. Of course, it's still early days and we have scope to improve greatly over the coming months. In my heart, though, I feel it's unlikely that we will be serious challengers this season, and we are going to need some impressive recruitment for 2026 and beyond. Wigan are hugely impressive and are going to set the benchmark for the foreseeable future, so our owners and management need to ask themselves the question - are we seriously up for the challenge of trying to match and surpass them? Yes it's clearly more than a "blip" Sam Burgess: We’ve got to learn from it – like anything, we’ll review it with a neutral mind and try and be better for our fans and for everyone involved. That’s our duty – to be better as a group and we’ve continuously been doing that. Today was a little blip. I realise he has got to be positive and can't say publicly what we all fear to be true. | |
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