Re: 2014 Squad : Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:19 pm  

Still don't see the attraction with Addy

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 5:33 am  

roger daly wrote:

Still don't see the attraction with Addy

Must have missed a few games this season then?

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:48 am  

roger daly wrote:

Still don't see the attraction with Addy

Not Addycted, then:

[Bulliac]

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:07 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Not Addycted, then:

Don't want to encourage you,..... but I quite like that!!

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:23 am  

The player I'm looking forward to most for next year is Carvell.

IMHO ever since we lost Oli Elima from our pack we've lacked a bit of, for lack of a better word, mongrel. Someone who's going to come in and knock a couple of opposition heads together when either their pack is on top or things get nasty. It pains me to say it, but Ryan Bailey is really, really good at it, and I think we've missed it. It doesn't have to be someone dirty, just someone who can step up and bully the opposition. I reckon GC will give us this.

Roll on 2014

[Bullseye]

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:12 am  

I agree. Even nowadays a pack needs some nastiness. The days of Fairbank and Skerrett are long gone (unfortunately!) but we do lack an animal, even one by today's standards.

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:26 am  

Bullseye wrote:

I agree. Even nowadays a pack needs some nastiness. The days of Fairbank and Skerrett are long gone (unfortunately!) but we do lack an animal, even one by today's standards.

That will be the days when shouts of "Kelvin's going to get you" rang round Odsal and opposing players would be well and truely "concreted" - afraid in the modern game a mild dissing tends to be as far as it goes - or a good twitter rant once the opponents are long gone.

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:38 am  

Wigan played 6 props last night.

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:46 am  

M@islebugs wrote:

Wigan played 6 props last night.

A good tactic I thought, considering the weather. It was never gonna be a flashy game in those conditions, so having more power and fresh props up the middle was gonna be key. My money's on them for the trophy.

Re: 2014 Squad : Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:58 am  

Bullseye wrote:

I agree. Even nowadays a pack needs some nastiness. The days of Fairbank and Skerrett are long gone (unfortunately!) but we do lack an animal, even one by today's standards.

Spot on.

Karl is one of my favourite players of all time and I would say every pack needs someone like him.Hard as nails and never took a backward step.
One of the Wigan forwards that impressed me last night was Ben Flower who ran straight and hard.I think he has a future.