What Pryce misses in defence he makes up for a whole lot in attack

should be a cracker I just hope it doesn't rain and put the spolis on

Can you just imagine the type of reaction we would get if that does happen.
We get crucified for tackling the legs, what will the anti Wigan brigade come up with if we targeted a (perceived) weak link (heaven forbid).

Why do Wigan fans think the whole world is against them? For Christ sake, it's not the 80s!

Any team with any brains concentrates on shutting down The Big Red Machine. They'd be foolish not to.

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Of course they do but that usually involves the defence pushing up quicker and getting more men into the tackle so he can't build up steam or play a short pass. I'm presuming in this case they mean putting more impact into the tackle itself if the big stroppy scouser is playing with an injury.

What's so special about Graham having a bulging disc?

Everything about FGB is bulging.....his belly.....petted lip.....piggy eyes! One more thing bulging is hardly going to make a great difference, now is it?

Wigan will throw everything they've got at your front row tomorrow as it's your greatest strength. The starting 3 are that good though they could come out the other side of it and that usually doesn't happen.

If your front row manages to create space for the rest of the side you'll win a close one IMO.

The problem tend to come when Graham and Puletua are spelled after taking on the initial onslaught, that's when we fall off the pace. Clough being back will help immensely with that(if he's fit).

That's what happened at the DW but then your bench is much better now then it was that day. We really struggled to contain your starting pack that day but your bench let you down.

Saying that we were playing awful at that time and look like last years side again now.

Our better form and your returning players should ensure this is as close as Good Friday and it really could go either way. I don't have the best feeling about this one though.

Your missus was very impressed with another of his bulges by all accounts.

Not for me. The problem is that Wigoon are much more effective at tackling the player and turning him onto his back. If we could do that to them or alternatively improve our own ability to speed up the PTB then we can build on that. If we let them control the ruck (because we are significantly less effective at turning the player on his back and have been for a few years now) like they did in the last match, and have been doing against most teams recently, we're going to be up against it.

Having Leon playing should help us to get on the front foot a bit more often as would having some pace at full back when returning kicks.

I personally think our defense is the key. Wigan's success and gameplan is 90% defense and 10% confusion in attack by overloading one side of the pitch. In the game at Widnes they spent so much energy getting good line speed, dominating in the tackle, lying on and wrestling and then we gifted them the first three or four tries through absolute idiocy from the likes of Wello.

If we can keep it tight and not concede the usual tries off kicks we're in with a chance. We'll never out muscle them in the pack as they will always get 3 or 4 into the tackle and we don't play that way.

We also need to be really, really dirty, sly and cheat as much as possible.

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I didn't mean specifically against Wigan, I feel its noticable how our performance over the 80 minutes tends to go up and down of late. Clough's return should help this.

Wigan control the ruck well. On top of that, they've have a more urgent line speed. When they can couple the two together the oppo can't get any movement going without seriously taking the ball to them going forward. We are capable of giving to to them with the ball, but we've got to turn up with a big game mentality and take the oppotunity to punish them in the tackle when its our turn. Steel in defence and balls in attack is what we need to remeber to take with us (or what we forgot last time).

The arguement isn't about where on the body the tackle is initiated, it's the technique that's in question... I have seen some tackles this year that would cause permanent injury, and every club has been guilty of it this term, not just Wigan, but it's a bit coincidental that your lads from Melbourne have been up with the committee more than any of your other players

Quote ="St_Cunningham_no9"The arguement isn't about where on the body the tackle is initiated, it's the technique that's in question... I have seen some tackles this year that would cause permanent injury, and every club has been guilty of it this term, not just Wigan, but it's a bit coincidental that =#FF0000your lads from Melbourne have been up with the committee more than any of your other players'" No they haven't www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary?pl ... rch=search

Quote ="St_Cunningham_no9"The arguement isn't about where on the body the tackle is initiated, it's the technique that's in question... I have seen some tackles this year that would cause permanent injury, and every club has been guilty of it this term, not just Wigan, but it's a bit coincidental that =#FF0000your lads from Melbourne have been up with the committee more than any of your other players'" No they haven't www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary?pl ... rch=search

Interesting that Wigan have had 50 referrals to the committee while us Saints have had just 27. That PROVES they are immoral, intending to injure the opposition and evil.

More interesting is that the most referred player from either side is Scott Moore.

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"No they haven't www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary?pl ... rch=search'" Doh! Them pesky facts getting in the way of a Wigan bashing!!

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"No they haven't www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary?pl ... rch=search'" Doh! Them pesky facts getting in the way of a Wigan bashing!!

Just been txt saints team for Saturday. Someone that was expected to play looks to be out!

As per the other thread, forward or back mate?

Please say back!

Not saying but it's a very strong 17

Good good, that'll do for me

It's excellent news. It means we've signed 4 new players.