Looking forward to the game. Just hope we (Hull) get some players back. It'll be close, especially after last years shambles. If I remember right we won the year before against your youth team that you put out. A great night out over the big hill.

I think it will be a easy win for you guys, you have nothing to worry about

Two tense sides I'd have thought.



Hopefully we can use that tension and desperation like Cas did last week against us.

Not sure why a few people keep putting Gildart in their teams. If preseason has shown one thing, it's he's not ready for SL.

He was terrorised at Leigh.



Is he not playing at Workington? He looks like a lad at that stage where a full season playing at that level would be best for him.

Interesting to see how both teams react to last week's respective disasters.

I think it will be a Wigan win which will be a relief if nothing else.

The real test will come the following week when we play Leeds at their place.

A convincing win against Hull could do a world of good prior to a trip to Headingly.

The Leigh centre I think he played against was Tom Armstrong a big strapping 6ft-3in 15and an half stone centre, an ex Saints junior who was released.



It is in the press that HKR and Cas have been watching Armstrong this last few weeks.

I don't think wholesale changes would particularly help:



FB 1 Bowen

RW 2 Charnley

RC 3 Gelling

LC 4 Sarginson

LW 22 Manfredi

SO 6 Williams

SH 7 Smith

P 17 Clubb

H 9 McIlorum

P 23 Mossop

SR 11 Joel

SR 12 Liam

LF 14 Bateman



S 24 Tautai

S 26 Logan

S 28 Sutton

S 31 Connor



More important is the way we play. Read the riot act to Smith, Joel and Liam - no penalties! Inside needs to push better to enable the wingers to slide. Charnley had a howler last week but I don't think a player who has proved himself many times over should be dropped for one bad game

It was Greg Worthington on that side..Armstrong was on the other.

I agree with most of your post except I'm not sure he did have a howler.



He was isolated and Carney got past him for two tries. Josh scored two of his own so he was about even.



I'm not sure that anyone in the league could have stopped Carney in that mood.



Josh is a great player who is suffering because the rest of the team is. Other than Ryan Hall and Carney (on his day when his discipline is good) I'm not sure there are too many better wingers around.



I think Josh is the least of our worries.

He was at fault for two more tries as well, one through dropping a kick and one from a missed tackle which resulted in a walk-in after one pass. Any player who is at fault for four tries has had a howler in my book. Having said that I agree he will bounce back and isn't really a major concern going forward.

Hampshire

Charnley Gelling Sarge Burgess

Powell Smith

Mossop Williams Crosby

Tomkins Bateman

McM

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Faz Clubb Patrick/Sutton Tautai



This is method to the madness of this team.

I think often teams suffer when interchanges are made, even though the interchanges can play as many minutes as the starter. Considering this I'd like to try a 'starter' on the bench, bring Faz on with Sutton (for example) will keep the team strong after an interchange.



I've gone 'big' on the bench, I feel Wigan's pack has been dominated and unable to set the platform, they need to be dominate in defence and attack to get the team into the right field position for them to put on their structures through the backs.



Lets start to win the arm-wrestle, allow the pack to get us into good field position then play a smart kicking game, which Powell, Smith and Williams all have (having all 3 on the field offers more kicking options at all times, back to basics with a low error count squeezing the life out of teams.

Interestingly I'm starting McM at 13, I believe he tackles as hard as anyone and can share the dummy half duties with Williams allowing for a strong bench.



Hampshire or Bowen was a difficult choice, but in this team I'd want blistering pace from the back, Hampshire offers that.



Yes Burgess has had some howlers, but I want to see his confidence developed so we get the winger back who was fantastic last year.