By JOHN DAVIDSON
MATTY Peet says being in big games and grand finals is the bare minimum at Wigan.
The Warriors take on Catalans Dragons in the Super League grand final this weekend. Peet is in his second year at the helm as coach of the club, and won the Challenge Cup last year.
This season Peet’s men have won the League Leader’s Shield and are now battling to add a grand final trophy.
The expectation of success is strong at a club that has won 22 league titles in its history.
“For me, at Wigan just being in big games is a bare minimum,” Peet told rugbyleaguehub.com Long Reads.
“A necessity. It’s an awful feeling when you don’t get there, and I’m sure that’s the same for other coaches.
“But being at this club you don’t want to make a habit of it. It comes with the job.
“Being at this club you expect to get to big games and you win the occasional trophy. We don’t shy away from it.”
Wigan owner and chairman Ian Lenegan is stepping down next month, after 16 years in charge.
Businessman Mike Danson will assume control.
Peet paid credit to Lenegan’s ownership and leadership of Wigan.
“What Ian’s done is in his 16 years is return to the club to, not just winning, but the culture is probably back to what it was originally,” he said.
“Built on hard work, attention to detail, a good appetite for learning and developing, supporting one another. It’s really built on some old school values that go back to the town.
“Ian’s led the club with those values in his heart.”
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