Regarding losing to Wakefield - the only surprise is that anyone is still surprised anymore. If it was a one-off, you could perhaps find mitigation. However, those of us who have watched Wire for a long time know the score only too well. You can see performances like this coming from a mile off, sadly. The red flags are so large you could see them from space. Whenever we are involved in big games, we just seem to have no resilience either side of them, so reaching a cup final usually means having to suffer three or four dismal league defeats before and/or afterwards. It is a depressing cycle that just keeps on recurring, throughout the years, regardless of personnel.

I think if Wigan had a tough semi in the heat a week before heading to Wakefield (no mugs) and went there without Field, French, O'Neill, Nsemba, Smith and Marshall - they'd probably get a caning as well. I just don't believe yesterday is worth getting hot and bothered about - especially as a few of those lining up yesterday are playing with injuries as we've got no choice at the minute (admittedly woeful recruitment has added to the problems)

So you're saying we'll beat Hull KR next week? Duckie, please tell me, what drugs are you on this week?

Fair point. Taken in isolation you could make that case, but we have the 2 losses again Wakefield, the Hull home game all following that car crash in Vegas. I think it's reasonable to be questioning the intent and ability. 

Of all of those losses it is the Wakefield game at home that will stick in my craw for a long time especially if that result and abject performance affect us getting into a play off position shocking...

Vegas was maybe ill advised or ill managed and the loss at Wakefield away I'm minded to agree with ratticusfinch, tricky opponents week off versus sapping semi final. 

Yep and the Hull game?  We started terribly if you remember.