They look mighty impressive and I'm sure they will score a couple more before the hooter. Their forwards are all big and skillful, their outside backs in another class to ours. They have been superb tonight, despite being aided by Menzies best efforts to help them. The King and Atkins partnership seems to be developing, King at centre with Atkins on the wing is the way to go there.

It will be mighty interesting to see if Harry does any thinking this week about the opposition or whether we just go in blindfolded and go through the motions like we did against Hull.

Hurrah!

The ransom has been paid and the real Saddened returns to the fold.

Welcome back, pal.

you worried yet lads ?

Very. Warrington by a decent margin

The only thing thats worrying me, is wether Pryce will be fit or not as he picked up a knock, but i'm sure he will. I don't think Warrington weren't particulary impressive tonight, they did OK, but Bradford tired very quickly and were pretty poor second half, lost a lot of ball.

Not really. At least, not based on what I saw of Warrington. Apart from King, who is like a different man this season, everyone looks pretty much the same as last season. Bradford did their level best to give you that game with their unforced errors and dumb play from a certain 35 year old. Not to mention Orford missing simple (for a kicker) kicks and doing virtually nothing creatively.

However, the way Saints are playing means that unless a miracle occurs where our defence is concerned, you have every chance of beating us this time out.

Nah,not worried,we'll step up.

Not on your one leg you'll not.

The amount of tackling Bradford did in the first half took it's toll. I hope you knock seven bells out of each other next week.

Went to the game today and stood in the Away end with a few other Saints

At 10-8 I said to the lads "Bulls have gone here out on their feet"

Few minutes later tries were being run in with ease.

When the defensive line was up quick and in Wires faces they didn't seem to have a clue but when given time and space they were deadly.

Still good enough

It totally depends on the 17 we manage to field.

If it's a similar side to the one that finished Friday's game, I expect a win for Warrington by a couple of scores.

If we get most of our regulars back, then I think Saints will shade it.

Either way, I hope it's a cracker of a derby. I can't wait.

we'll win with a last minute drop goal from super kyle

we didn't play well in first half- partly down to bradfords defense. as you say, bradford seemed tired in the second half and
our backs got a bit more space. whatever team you field next week, like normal you'll be on fire. there's been a
a good few games in the past 2/3 years when i've thought we should have a chance of winning but everytime you
seem pull something from the ashes. next week will be brilliant, win lose or draw. it'll be a packed house
full of proper rl lancastrains. i have to say though, i'd love it if we won.

If this happens, I am giving up RL, joining a monastery and take a life long vow of silence.

Saddened! says the same thing everytime.

Whole team has changed its alot more attacking now and our goal line defence is top notch.

All the players are stepping up and offloading.

King, Mona's and Wood have been playing out off there skins this season and the others aint been bad either.

Matt King now looking like the same King who gave NRL teams and Queensland nightmares.

yes. very.

I know i*m not from the heartland of Rugby League but 1 thing i have learned from this Great Game of ours is that i would never ever write Saints off.

(c) C Joynt 2002

I think oldham is pretty much slap bang in the middle of the heartlands

i second this! i don't think i can cope with another drop goal in the last few minutes. when sean long went to hull, i thought yes, no more drop goals, but then i realised that it will be kyle eastmond. it will be the same game as always, warrington will be winning the majority of the game, all the wire fans get really hyped up thinking we are going to win, (last few minutes) drop goal gets kicked! saints win!
gonna be devastating if saints screw us over AGAIN!
gonna be an absolute brilliant game, and still cant believe it isnt going on sky. maybe bbc should hold the game?! it is going to be a game which is not to be missed.

I don't expect them to because I think they'll raise their game but if Wire play at the same level next week as they did tonight you'll win without question. I still can't believe we manged to lose to that Bradord side last week! They really are very very average especially with ball in hand. They tried pretty hard tonight but alot of the time with Bradford it really doesn't matter what the forwards or halfbacks produce beacuse the outside backs simply aren't good enough to do anything on the back of it.

The Bradord 1-5 is unbelievably poor.

Let's get this into perspective. They beat a Bradford side that didn't make the play offs last season and have only (arguably) improved in the scrum half department, whilst losing players like Morrison and an excellent goal-kicker in order to do so. Wigan threw the game away last week, it was more to do with Wigan's errors tham Bradford's excellent play.

Bradford will struggle again this season as I have said before, despite what Stevo thinks. One player doesn't make a team. So let's not try and turn them into a yardstick, we did a similar job on them away from home.