The Wire Untangled

The Wire Untangled is back in its regular format this week, with Mike Parsons and Gareth Dunning back to rejoin Matt Turner to look back at another successful week for Warrington Wolves.Castleford Tigers were hammered 72-6 in Round Five to maintain their winning start, so the chaps discuss whether or not they feel The Wire are ahead of where they were expected to be by this stage.Also, has Sam Burgess given himself something of a dilemma in the halves? We discuss whether or not veteran Marc Sneyd is drafted back into the side to face Leeds Rhinos in place of impressive teenager Ewan Irwin, who has shone in the past two games.And with Sunday's trip to Headingley set to provide Burgess' boys with their toughest test yet, are we about to find out where the Class of 2026 is really at?Subscribe to The Wire Untangled on your preferred podcast platform to make sure you never miss an episode, while you can listen 24 hours before public release via a Warrington Guardian digital subscription.Head to warringtonguardian.co.uk/subscribe to find out more

Our Warrington Wolves reporter's post-match thoughts after watching The Wire run riot against Castleford Tigers

In our first interview special episode of "The Wire Untangled," our Warrington Wolves reporter Matt Turner is joined by the club's chief executive Karl Fitzpatrick.In this special extended episode, Karl takes us through his journey through his playing career before going into great detail about his 15 years at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, nearly 10 of which have been spent in his current role.We talk about the highs, the lows and how he sees the future of both the club and the game as a whole in nearly 90 minutes of chat.Subscribe to The Wire Untangled on your preferred podcast platform to make sure you never miss an episode!

Matt, Mike and Gareth are back to look back over Warrington Wolves' high-scoring victory at York Knights, more specifically the defensive issues that saw them concede 30 points in two spurts. What is causing them, and what needs to be done to fix them?And as The Wire continue to start 2026 brightly, their Super League campaign takes a break as their focus switches to the Challenge Cup and a fourth-round clash with Goole Vikings.Does Sam Burgess ring the changes, or will he stick with his strongest side as he did against Sheffield in the previous round?All of that and more is discussed in this week's episode of "The Wire Untangled" - your weekly Warrington Wolves podcast brought to you by the Warrington GuardianGet early access to each week's episode with a Warrington Guardian digital subscription - visit warringtonguardian.co.uk/subscribe for more info and to sign up.

Our Warrington Wolves reporter's post-match thoughts following the highly entertaining Round Four victory at York Knights

The trio is back together as Mike Parsons returns to join Matt Turner and Gareth Dunning for the latest episode of our Warrington Wolves podcast.This week, we review the Round Three victory over Wakefield Trinity and discuss some of the positive selection headaches it has left head coach Sam Burgess with.The chaps also discuss whether or not an encouraging start to the campaign has lifted any of the pressure on Burgess following a dismal 2025 before looking ahead to The Wire's first away game of the season against York Knights on Friday night.Get yourself access to each week's episode 24 hours before public release with a Warrington Guardian digital subscription - visit warringtonguardian.co.uk/subscribe for more information.You can also subscribe to "The Wire Untangled" on your preferred podcast platform to make sure you never miss an episode.

The immediate post-match thoughts of our Warrington Wolves reporter and host of "The Wire Untangled" podcast Matt Turner following The Wire's 27-16 win over Wakefield Trinity in Super League Round Three

Matt Turner and Gareth Dunning are back to look ahead to Warrington Wolves' upcoming clash against Wakefield Trinity as The Wire return from a week off.And with no first-team game to review, we look at a flying start to the season for the club's Reserves side and ask just how the club can best manage their burgeoning stocks of young talent this year.And it's predictions time again - the absent Mike Parsons has sent his in and for once, we're all in harmony with how we think Saturday will go!"The Wire Untangled" is available on all popular podcast platforms - make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on your chosen platform.For early access to each week's episode via the Warrington Guardian website, visit warringtonguardian.co.uk/subscribe

Matt, Mike and Gareth are back to unpick a perfect start to the new Super League campaign for Warrington Wolves, who beat St Helens 24-14 in Round One at a sold-out Halliwell Jones Stadium.The chaps discuss the unsung heroes from an excellent team display and whether or not the game's new rules around the ruck will suit Sam Burgess' side better than most as well as revisiting their predictions for the game - which is bad news for one of us!"The Wire Untangled" is available on all popular podcast platforms - make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on your chosen platform.For early access to each week's episode via the Warrington Guardian website, visit warringtonguardian.co.uk/subscribe

The thoughts of our Warrington Wolves reporter Matt Turner on The Wire's Round One victory over St Helens

Matt, Mike and Gareth are back to discuss Warrington Wolves' Challenge Cup win over Sheffield Eagles, whether or not recent criticism of skipper George Williams is fair and look ahead to the blockbuster Super League Round One clash with neighbours St Helens, including our score predictions."The Wire Untangled" is available on all popular podcast platforms - make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on your chosen platform.

Our Warrington Wolves reporter Matt Turner gives his post-match thoughts on The Wire's Challenge Cup victory over Sheffield Eagles at The Halliwell Jones Stadium

Sports reporter Matt Turner brings us his thoughts on Warrington Wolves' 16-12 pre-season victory over Leigh Leopards in "The Debrief"

Introducing our first full episode of 'The Wire Untangled' - our brand-new Warrington Wolves podcast!Here, our Warrington Wolves reporter Matt Turner, sports editor Mike Parsons and editor-in-chief Gareth Dunning discusses The Wire's new signings, the Challenge Cup draw and what they want to see from the pre-season friendly against Leigh Leopards.And then, Mike and Gareth pick their Wire 'dream teams' from 30 years of Super League

A short glimpse of what we'll be offering in our brand new Warrington Wolves podcast "The Wire Untangled," brought to you by the Warrington Guardian