To be fair I think most Wigan fans agree that the side selected was more than capable of winning the game and were beaten by a hungrier side on the day. I don't see any value in discussing who didn't play, once the 34 players have been selected that's it game on, Widnes came away with the spoils today and that's that.

The video ref thread is currently cracking me up. As if they only lost the game due to dodgy decisions the video referee would have picked up. You'd think they were scrapping around the bottom the way some of their fans behave sometimes.

indeed. Sour grapes never tasted so good

You've buggered up my ' franchising doesnt work ' argument

No ones saying widnes won becaues wigan rested players. They may well have won even if wigan had played full strength.



The issue is wigan rested players presumably because they thought the game would be an easy win. Theres no need for widness fan to get uppity. We're on your side here.

20/1 when I checked before the game kicked off! I didn't bet on unfortunately, but was confident enough to take the 34+ start giving to Widnes.

Wigan losing 2 points is all well and good, but it won't make a difference to them. They will still be top 4 at the end of the season.



It makes a huge difference at the other end of the table though. Widnes got 2 points today that no one expected them to get, and probably wouldn't have got if Wigan had played their full team. Just a few weeks ago at Cas, Wigan played a full team and set their intentions out from the start and ran riot. Today they rested several key players and were turned over. It's just bloody frustrating.

Castelford bent over though



They bent over and took a right good pounding. Then the week after played like their lives depended on it against leeds (kel suprise!) Maybe if they'd played with the same intensity wigan wouldn't have won even with a full strength team.



So I can see how it's frustrating, if the team bends over one week and then goes all out the next.



But that's got nothing to do with wigans team selection.

Not sure if they got fined - it was the game where Long and Gleeson were caught betting against St Helens, though.



Leeds were fined once back in the nineties for fielding an under-strength team before their Challenge Cup final, but I'm still not sure what the actual RFL ruling is...

Only beat what's in front of you.



Wigan had five players out, Widnes had six out.



We deserved our win regardless of whatever any numpty says.

Well, there's no arguing with that, at least!

Pipe down.



Wigan chose to field a weakened team because presumably they thought widnes would be easy pickings.



That's the issue.



Wigan disrespected you. No ones saying you didn't deserve to win, you had more first teamers out, but that was inforced, not by choice.



People are on your side here.