Felt that Wigan matched rovers physically for the full eighty minutes, which is what is probably required for anyone else hoping to take them down. Teams need to somehow stay in the fight with them, which isn't easy to do.


Once the game entered the last twenty minutes with the result still in the balance, it became a simple choice of who took their chances, and Wigan did.


Thought it was interesting that as the game slipped away from them, rovers lost their shape and started chasing the scoreboard rather than trusting the systems which have served them well so far, although the injury disruptions probably didn't help their cause.


The nagging doubt for rovers now is that when the key games arrive Wigan will always find that extra gear to swing things their way, which they've had a habit of doing down the years.


Think this puts a little extra pressure on rovers for next week, they won't want to be losing two weeks in a row, killing the momentum they've built up in these early weeks. Whether we can match the physicality Wigan showed tonight remains a major doubt though.

Squawking Jack is my pet hate but Thaler always has, and always will be, a giant BELL.

Fair play to the Wakey pack. Stood up this half.

Quality not the best but a decent watch that one. 

Just get chance to watch Dogs v Bunnies in the morning.
60/70,000 crowd expected.
Crazy attendance for a regular round game.

Lewis Dodd to get his debut against the undefeated doggies