Everyone had near enough a great game...i knew we could beat them once but can we do that 2 more times?

Well done Gaskell getting man of the match.

Well done Saints, was a pleasure to watch you beat them Pie - eaters!! My personal man of the match was Mr Lomax, outstanding game he had.

Plenty to work on for sure, but whatever happens from here on in, Saints were top drawer today. We should have confidence going into a new season that we are capable of beating the "best"

I think partly our 'worse' discipline contributed to us getting the result. Far too often, we've threw ourselves of the tackled man, tackled to stop progress rather than to hurt the man and generally played Saintly.

Today, we were mongrels. Roughing them up, slowing down play, hands in the tackle. Yes, we get pinged a few more times, but we weren't bullied and that's the first time this year I can say that following a derby.

Get into 'em in the same way in two weeks time.

It was no purist performance! but those players in the those Saints colours gave body and soul until the final whistle, you could ask no more and at the end they looked weary! and need that week off.

Now it is up to you "Die Hards" in the semi final get off your backsides and get to Widnes, make it a sell out and show them players you are willing to do the same give everything! they deserve it.

it does rather congested around those exits

Great performance and it looked like it was on from the first minutes because Wigoon looked like they thought they only had to turn up to win. Not having a week off will push them too much. Even if they manage to beat Catalans (no guarantee) and us they surely won't have enough in the tank to beat Wire. It takes a lot out of you and we know that because we've been through it in a number of recent seasons. I would not write off Wigoon but it's a huge challenge for them now.

I think we're done for. We look absolutely shattered at present, and because of that we're doing uncharacteristic things in attack and defense. That was a very tired Wigan side out there today IMO. And I don't have much faith on us progressing further. I'd much rather we bow out next week than somehow limp to the GF only to get belted by Wire.

tired or susssed out.. maybe both? A thread on cherry and white which I posted on susgests that because of the halfback pairing you run with your too prediictable when Rat is shutdown or maybe has an offday. As I said on there it's not hard to work out how wigan play but shutting the Rat down is far easier on paper than on a a rugby field

Just to open a can of worms.....................Sureley you mean 1 to 16

I think they had gone well before then.



Actually, I didn't hear much of the chanting idiots during the game either?

Just a quick message to say well played today, totally deserved the win and enjoy the week off.

What a wonderful performance and what a wonderful match. The ice cream in the sunshine afterwards was wonderful too.

It would do after the final whistle!!




Congrats! Better team on the day! More aggresive, controlled the tackle moved the ball well and wanted it more!

Not sure we will be playing in 2 weeks should we get through I think Wire will be picking us!

well played Saints the score flattered Wigan ! Saints where at least 20 points better. mind you the ref was trying every thing in the book to keep said GOONS in the game.

Excellent alllround performance from Saints.

We do better against them at the DW than at home thesedays. Our record at Wigan has been excellent for quite a few years now.

Wigan looked shot but they are a quality side so wouldn't rule them out.

You bullied us today in the forwards, they set you a platform and you took advantage of it. Coupled with some uncharacteristic errors from us and some excellent defence you were always onto a winner, fair play. The best team won on the day

excellent performance by saints... its always nice to see a team that tries to play rugby, instead of trying to spoil it coming out on top.

But yet their excellent defence helped win them the game

Interesting point that, the Cats game will be physical and if looking tired now I cant see it getting a great deal better after that game. Dire might pull a suprise and pick you

Should we beat Cats has you say we will have put alot into it! Leeds I think will beat Hudds who like ourselves look to have to many players not 100%, and they will be the fresher of the 2 teams after not really having much into yesterdays game!!

Would prob be the hardest club call yet I think!

Disagree, Wigan look fooooked yet Leeds minus the WCC have played the same amount of games look invigorated, a 2nd wind if you must.

To be fair to Wigan, Leeds have hardly been playing at the same intensity as them this season!

Having most of our squad back fit also makes a difference, especially Peacock and to a lesser degree McGuire (who hasn't hit the form he was in last season). We've also had enough time now to cope with the losses of Senior, Burgess and Cross (LOL) mid-season.

If you would seriously consider picking Wigoon over Leeds in the club call you're mad. Leeds have played just one less game than Wigoon but haven't been exposed because, well basically, since the semi-finals they've had Harlequins (A) which they flunked, Wakefield (H) and Huddersfield (A) before yesterday's game with Hull. That's hardly a testing run. Against similar opposition Wigoon have ran riot i.e. Bradford and Crusaders. Had Leeds had to play Warrington in a similar situation i.e. a meaningful match I doubt we'd be sat here typing away the suggestion. Also Wire have put forty past Leeds both home and away.

I'm not writing Leeds off but I do not see sufficient logic for picking the current reigning champions especially when the logic seems to be based around Wigoon losing one game, yesterday's. If they beat Catalans on Sunday it will either be a blow out or a heroic performance. Now picture that. If the reigning champions pull out a champion like performance (and both of those scenarios would be viewed as such) which coach in their right mind would want to upset the apple cart and pick the champions when he knows they're capable of such. Champion teams are not called so because they won more games than anybody else over the course of the season, it's because of how they won. A champion team can pull off miracles and I have seen this Wigoon team do it more than any other in this year's competition. Of course they're not invulnerable, however why would you put yourself in that position? Why would you want to play a team with that kind of ability before you had to? I know if Saints had the club call I'd be picking the other team.

However, if Sam Tomkins isn't playing I'd consider it lol.