Wigan Warriors 6 - 12 Wakefield





That's why.



There was no performance from that side. I ranted all week along with many others about Noble's team selection and as the saying goes I hate to say I told you so.



Richie Mathers is a waste of space. We don't have a fullback. Never have last season and yet we extend his contract, shocking in the friendlies and yet Noble still plays him. He will most likely play next week.



The decision to have 1 hooker in Mark Riddell proved a sh*t one. In one substitution we have to change our stand off, scrum half, hooker and loose forward. 4 most pivital positions. Tomkins moves to lock, lockers move to stand off, Smith moves to scrum half and Leuluai moves to hooker. Ridiculous when we have Michael McIlorum who can play there or bring Sam Tomkins into the frame but once again Noble refuses to play local talent.



Mark Riddell looked unfit and didn't impact himself in the game at all.



Tim Smith looked very good at times just the team doesn't know what he's doing. There's no communication. He looks a liability in defense though.



Our attack is no different to last season. Predictable, that's what Wigan are. Paleaasina drives and Gareth Hock offloads are all we can offer. People criticise Hock for his "daft" offloads. There not daft, there made to look daft because no-one reads them.



We don't have a rugby league brain in that squad. Brad Drew orchestrated everything Wakefield did and has a real rugby brain on him. Cracking little player. We don't have one throughout our squad.



Our mistake has been that Trent Barrett carried us for 2 season. How IL could criticse that man I don't know. It shows our chairman knows sod all about rugby.



Brian Noble is not the man to take us forward. I got ripped for saying it before a ball was kicked and I will get ripped for saying it after just one game. But you just watch, call me mystic meg but we'll win bugger all under Noble.

leave him alone he`s doing a great job....5 year extension

Noble out already on GMR???? Pathetic Wigan, just pathetic,, how you call us I dont know, its the 1st round FFS

You wire fans are ones to talk. Paul Cullen out every five minutes. Jimmy Lowes will be next.

The plot has been lost in round one...

We gave him longer than 1st round though...

Wait a min, what's this oh just your dummy.

Leave me to much on my humble pie and be gone.

And where did that get you?

who left early today...bet there was loads...fickle gits

Pot calling kettle.....

I dont doubt noble with a record like his you cant but at times some of the decisions he makes are strange



Today we looked like lost puppys no one had a clue what the other was doing, so the question is wtf have we been doing in the off season?

and just sold your hooker to warrington to bring in a far better player riddell who today had a blinder ,been telling you wigan fans on hear for the last 6 weeks this riddell is a holiday signing at least mick showed some balls when he played .ps better squad this year at wigan.were

In fairness there wasn't. Most stayed till the end to vent there anger at the players.

What record?? he took over an ailing Bradford side that was successful for previous 2 coaches who built the side up, won the SL with them but when the signs didnt look good & the team needed rebuilding and sides caught them up, he was offski. Look at Bradford now, nowhere near the likes of Sts & leeds - still

Was the best player on the field by a country mile, beat Wigan on his own today.

1st Round.

















Quality.

fair play then fella...gone r the years when the stadium emptied like a bomb alert

If we keep playing like that it will start again.

If you were in the same situation I'm sure you would do the same.

I hope were not going to get this all season pathetic, it's the first round yes we underperformed and looked a bit clueless but give the guys more than a game to prove themselves for god sake.

The team selection was predictable and worked as well as expected.



It looks like Noble would rather move our 7 to 9, 6 to 7, 13 to 6 and a second rower to loose forward then just play McIlorum or Tomkins from the bench and the reason is.............................because they aren't foreign and they aren't over the age of 25.



I've backed Noble to the hilt but he's dropped a right Boll*ck today and it's a mistake i see him repeating time and again.

Take off your cherry and white tinted speccies.



This judgement isn't just based on this game. It's from his whole time being here as Wigan coach. The guy has not got a clue.



Did you see anything different from last year? Considering Noble has said this is the best squad he's had since he's been here.



Did you see any attacking rugby league? As promised by Noble at the fans forum.



Can you offer a counter argument to my first post?

Sam tomkins needs to play on friday

I think most people found his team selections strange and it has come back to prove correct, however after such an abject performance it is difficult to believe a different team would have produced a different result.







He deserved a chance, he has had that, im certain he wont play next week.







Agreed, we need 2 hookers in the squad, I dont see how Noble can be accused of refusing to play local talent though, we need to go longer into the season before that can be judged.







I disagree, he was full of effort in defence, Roberts was much more of a liability.







Changing the key positions so many times today was never going to see us do anything different. TBH we tried many more things in attack early on, but when they didnt work, we reverted to type.







Drew was immense today, as was Dimetriu (sp), Wakefield will be nowhere near the bottom if they keep them fit.







He did which is to our detrement now, noone needed to try now Trent was here, we now need leaders to emerge.







He has taken us forward though, this season is a big year for him however, but to call for his head after one game is madness.