GAME ON : Wigan Warriors v Castleford Tigers - 19:45:00

GENERAL CHAT ABOUT THE GAME, BUILD UP, THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS AND AFTERMATH BELOW.

4000+ Cas fans there tonight - absolutely fantastic, whatever the result.

Up to date we have sold 4300 for the north stand. It will be a wall of noise at 7.45pm.

Great effort, I will be there with the other half as she is a Cas fan (For all her sins) and I have to endure throughout



I have said for a long while that I think Cas will go on to win the Grand final this year and I am not about to change my mind now.

If the referee has a good control over the ruck area and the game as a whole then its a Cas win for me.

Top stuff!

Our away following last night clearly made a difference as we completely outnoised the whole home support and you could see it physically lifted our team.

Can’t choose a winner, I think Cas have got a cracking side but Wigan are the best team in the country on their own patch.

Could go either way!

i predict 22-10 to the pies, but i hope castleford win.

Wouldn’t rule Cas out but hard to look past a Wigan win with their playoff experience and home advantage. People say it’s a different Cas this year and they’ve learnt from last year but they really had a match of this significance to really test that theory. They may well have learnt from last year but we really don’t know that until tonight and as such you have to favour Wigan.

Looking forward to it, I can sit back, relax with a can of Kestrel and a bag of Oinks. I can smell a classic

So only way Wigan will win is by spoiling the Ruck and or the referee favours Wigan?
That's good to know - Get the excuses in early!



(PS - I said Cas were going about there business quietly and were dark horses for GF around June time so I know how good of a team they are)

I just think we'll have a touch too much for them tonight although a lot will depend how fit Flower/Lockers actually are (if they're both 85% plus and we can get 40+ mins out of each of them) I fancy us.

Think Wigan just have edge but it's a tough one to call.

100 tickets left in our stand if any neutrals fancy it. 4400 Cas fans will be loud.

I either see Wigan by 14+ or Cas by less than a score. Depends which Cas team turn up. Been unpredictable this year.

Apart from jockeying into the top 4 there is only real need to turn up for this week and next, just ask Warrington.

We will see if Cas have learnt that lesson tonight, so far this year it seems as if they may have. Even if you turn up its going to be tough though, Wigan are going to be on it for sure. Hopefully a good semi final and may the best team win.

I think Wigan will win but I would rather see Cas there to guarantee a new champion.

Wigan’s hunger to send some unbelievable players and a great coach out on a high verses a Cas side desperate to right some wrongs from last years Grand Final.

I can see an unbelievable game unfolding played at speed you don’t see often over here. I just hope we come out the right side of it.

Cas win easily.

Bold statement Willzay!

Works for me either way tbh.

I'm seeing Cas win too

Its iffy, but you kinda know what Wigan are gonna bring, whereas Cas are a bit rocks and diamonds.

The short version from me is, Cas's best game is better the Wigans, so its the team on the night thing..

Cas by 12

never mind cas by 12 it should be cas down to 12 already.
refs cop out again

This game is just set up nicely for a Liam Watts sending off.

For what? He hit him on his back and it bounced up!

Gildart awesome in defence that half.

Wigan defence is solid. Add to that how much we have dropped ball. Not sure how we break them down.

Cas have to go forward first and win some collisions they are just going side to side and Wigan are too smart for that. Maybe attacking the Cas end will help but it has to be a Cas score first or it looks like game over.