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.

Good point.

I don't.

But if it's at Huddersfield we should complain. Effing stupid. Might as well play it in Barcelona.

Bolton is a far more appropriate location, or Goodison or even Anfield if they want to show some ambition.

Because there are two teams in the game playing at a neutral venue. Ticket allocation should be split in half (once all corporate and RFL allocation is removed) and if one side fails to sell their allocation the remaining tickets go back to the RFL to sell as neutral tickets (and they can be held accountable for any resulting issues that may occur by selling ticket to say Saint's end to a Wigan fan). You can't just give one team the immediate advantage of having a larger crowd based on the possibility that the other side might not be able to sell their allocation because their league attendances have been less all season in a different competition! If that were the case, so it lets just play at the DW and give you a head start based on you having a better points difference!?

Hock is bound to be of the pace when he has had no speed for the last 2 years.

I totally agree with you mate. We have the same issue up here in the football every time it is an old firm team playing against a smaller provincial club in a cup final. The old firm say that they average 40-50k each week in comparison to say 5-6k for the smaller team. They always argue that they should get more tickets.

What they fail to realise is that it is a national occassion at a neutral venue and the crowd if possible should be 50/50 if both teams can sell out. If one team cannot sell their 50% allocation the tickets can then be given over to the other team.

This is just another example of arrogant claptrap from fans of a more well supported club trying to hijack a national competition and turn it into a home match !

I cant really say I am particularly surprised this coming from Wigan fans as this is par for the course.

Perhaps if Wigan ever played Brisbane in the world challenge cup and got a paltry allocation of tickets based on average home attendance Rogues would see this in a different light !

Because Wigan couldn't sell out their allocation at Widnes for the last cup semi final they played in.



Whereas Wigan packed out Widnes when they had to play an elimination play-off "home" game there. Oh hang on,they didn't, they got 6k odd too.

I'm happy with the draw. I'd rather be battling Wigoon for a Wembley appearance than trying to plug the leaks at Wembley where we'd be a lot more exposed to their kicks and big game pressure. How many semis in a row is it? 11? That's some achievement in this day and age.

I do think, without stating the bleeding obvious, that we need to survive next week without any more injuries if we are going to compete, particualrly to Roby, Pryce and the props. If any of these are crocked, I don't think we will stand a chance, but with them on the park, we should be competing

TM has insinuated he'll be resting Cas players this weekend - I'd be inclined to give Roby/TP/Wilkin/Meli/Graham/Lomax a rest if we can.

Are Clough/Wheeler due back this weekend?