The squads are going to be critical for this one.

We can put Fielden, Cross and Farrell in, giving 3 players a week off before the semi and still field a strong team vs Hull.

Saturday at Wire please RFL.

21st Birthday + Wigan semi final = Messy.

Should be an terrific game.

Interesting to note that you've got Leon Pryce back. However seeing as he tends to go missing when the going get's tough I'm not to concerned. But in the rare case that he does rear his ugly head I'm sure a Coley or Lima special to the knee's will take care of him.



I must say I'm reasonably confident going into this game. If only because of the fact that everything good that Saints do comes from quick play of the ball's, and we're as I'm sure you well know are the masters of slowing it down.

Sunday will be a write off!

Lima











He's soft as $hit with a hard man image.

I would imagine our semi will be viewed as the game of the weekend so it will go on the Saturday. I too hope for the HJ, if they can stand it, because we don't want the place looking empty and Saints fans have been terrible this season in turning up for any match, regardless of price or anything really. Saints -v- Wigan at Wire just might attract enough Saints support to actually give the lads some vocal back up during the match.

All Sunday's should be a write off, that's what Sunday is for, stay in bed until dinner to get over ya hangover.

Agreed - especially for someone who doesn't drink all that much...




Should be a great game as we head into it with probably the fittest squad we've had all year. Bring it on!

Don't tempt fate with our injury record we still have to play before the semi which has potential for more injuries.

I thought that myself after i'd clicked submit.

Hopefully, we'll get through next week okay!

I don't know where this supposed "hard man image" comes from. What he actually is, is a real grafter. Who drives the ball in time after time even if he's been smashed, and puts in tackle after tackle vary rarely missing any. He's the perfect addition to our frontrow taking into consideration the way Wigan play.

He's a real pro who suffered an indifferent start to the season but over the past few months has turned into the player we all wanted.

By the way how's Perry getting on for you guy's?

I was referring to a post which makes point that pryce goes missing when it gets tough as coley and Lima will rough us up.

Perry is injured mate, how's big stu doing?

If you want it to be played at a football stadium the DW would be ideal.

That post was made in jest as indicated by the wink. I was referring to Coley and Lima tackling Pryce around the knee area if he was causing us problems. A la Coley yesterday on Solomona and Lima, well on a few already this season. I certainly wasn't insinuating that their "hard men" because their clearly not. But they are damn good props for us never the less.



Should play against Hull FC this Friday I would have thought. He is fit we just haven't had any under 20's game recently to play him in.

Fair enough, I may have not read it proper.

Best I've seen Lima play for you lot on Saturday against warrington.

Quote ="Grego"Personally i think its about time wire upped their capacity as its not really fair on the teams in the semi final having to go to a small time tinpot stadium. Maybe when salfords is built that could be an option for the future?'" www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/a ... Page1.html There you go.

Quote ="Grego"Personally i think its about time wire upped their capacity as its not really fair on the teams in the semi final having to go to a small time tinpot stadium. Maybe when salfords is built that could be an option for the future?'" www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/a ... Page1.html There you go.

Ditto. In a game where the forwards had to be at their best, he really showed up.

Just hope he does it again in 2 weeks time

I dont think Lima will have it all his own way against jammer, TP and lms.

Lima has been playing like that for a couple of months now.

A real grafter.

True, but he won't be playing them on his own!

We know that, he'll have coley, mossop etc with him obviously.

Do you think you will risk gaz hock in such a big game? He looked a little off the pace against Warrington.

No. After yesterday I don't think we'll see Hock near a big game again this season. Looked well off the pace and I can see him being used in the Salford/Crusaders games etc to give members of the pack a rest between the big games coming up.

I hope not.

He was the only change from the 17 against yourselves in June, and I don't know if he picked up a knock, but he wasn't at the races.

I'd imagine it'd be Farrell v Hock for the 17th place, with no other changes subject to injury/Lima's Tuesday night trip to Leeds...

It should be at The HJ, no point in dragging everyone over to Yorkshire.

Its a pity they didnt give vouchers out at the game today for priority for the semi. It was a pityful turnout for a cup quarter final. Having said that HKR brought nowhere near 2000.

Ah, thats good news. I would hate to see the place going unused on challenge cup weekends



In all seriousness though, whilst the HJ is probably a bit under capacity for a game of this size i would much rather the revenue going to a rl club than stage these matches at football only stadiums regardless of whether we could get more people in. I would be very surprised if the wigan v saints match isn't held there.