Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:32 pm  

If things don't work out for Burgess ,Sam Allardyce might be available .

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:56 pm  

glow wrote:

You are right about our numbers, like yours should have been white.

Don’t think we ran out of steam, Leigh changed all our first choice pack at about 30 minutes just before you scored. As far as I could tell we played the second half with just Hardaker, Moylan and Lam, from our first choice 13. I was a bit surprised that none of our starting pack came back on as this is our only warm up game.

I was there as a neutral, when Mulhern/Asiata/Ipape/Amone were on Wires pack was no match (although missing their best forward in Vaughan).

Positive for Wire was some of the young lads who played the second half looked handy and not too far off SL level.

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:38 pm  

Mr Snoodle wrote:

Seriously though, if we're 8 games in and there's still no visible difference to last season then no amount of fresh coaching blood will change things, be it Sam Burgess or Wayne Bennett.

In this case, we shut down Warrington Wolves Inc. lay everyone off, and finally put the old culture to bed. Then Middleton and Moran swap places again and we reopen as Warrington Wire XL Bullys Inc., recruiting an entire new playing roster, coaching structure and club management. We invite investment from Sicilian Mafia types to ensure the playing staff are 'incentivised' in the severest possible sense to give a return on said investment.

That would be my pitch should I apply for KFP's position when it becomes available.

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:18 pm  

Mr Snoodle wrote:

Seriously though, if we're 8 games in and there's still no visible difference to last season then no amount of fresh coaching blood will change things, be it Sam Burgess or Wayne Bennett.

Exactly. It will mean we have not be changing the personnel/things we should be changing.

Who/what are the ever presents ?

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:20 pm  

Smiffy27 wrote:

Can't sack 'em all & start again as we know that doesn't work.

No but we could avoid offering recent contracts of 5 years worth of salary cap to pack members that keep getting bested. Just a thought.

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:41 am  

Can’t read too much in that game due the changes made by both teams.. Leigh looked fit and quick with plenty of back up runners.. Wite looked slow and disinterested.. the young lads who played second half a few of them have to be knocking on for a few games this season..

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:06 pm  

Bobby Digital wrote:

the young lads who played second half a few of them have to be knocking on for a few games this season..

Taking a leaf straight out of the senior players' book then

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:47 pm  

From what I have heard the pre season game was anything but encouraging for Wire but all will be revealed in the Cats game. Then we can move on from the "it's just a friendly" defence to "time to gel".

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:34 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

From what I have heard the pre season game was anything but encouraging for Wire but all will be revealed in the Cats game. Then we can move on from the "it's just a friendly" defence to "time to gel".

As long as we don’t get the dreaded “We’ve trained well all week”, or “I know what kind of a team I’ve got here”

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:44 pm  

Talking of "time to gel" I understand Leigh's new half back tore us a new one? Is that correct?