Though I appreciate it would be amusing for followers of Saints and Wigan if Wire were to be relegated, I'd suggest from a commercial perspective, the 2 clubs themselves would prefer Wire to remain in the league from a commercial point of view, ahead of Wakefield and, especially, Toulouse?

Also from just a general spectator point of view, surely a local derby is preferable to Toulouse rocking up on a Friday night with zero supporters and a dead atmosphere?

The Toulouse home game was Wigan's biggest home attendance of the season.

Why is it when saints play the bottom clubs they just win or get beat that is very strange

Really?... and from a gate receipts perspective?

It would only be for one season though, from a fans point of view they would have a bit of a break from seeing car windows smashed and away coaches being attacked. I wonder if they would stock up on brown envelopes to keep the expensive team in tact.

We’re the richest club in the league, they’ll shuffle the deck chairs to keep us up if needed.

The salary cap in the Championship is the same as in superleague. Which is why fans of clubs that don't have Warrington's cash shouldn't view relegation as an opportunity for a one year holiday to rebuild and be competitive.

Leigh and Fev won't be far off spending the salary cap (that's if they aren't at it already) between them they're stockpiling the best players outside superleague and Dan Fleming.

Though I think it'll be Toulouse that go down (their squad this season doesn't look at good as it did last year IMO).

Plus if the league ends up with a restructure winning the Championship next season won't mean anything.

Yes I know that bit, I was inferring the brown envelopes to stop the players leaving the sinking ship and being marooned on the rocks of the championship.

Thanks for the Stains obsession with Warrington, it’s good in this ever changing world that there are still some constants to hold on to.

St Helens are far richer than the wolfs and so are Leeds

Its not an obsession its pure Comedy Gold over quite a few years now keeping us entertained, biggest problem we might miss all that if you go downnnnnn. Dufty and Co will do well in the championship, too be honest I think I want Dire to stay up the lack of mickey taking for a season might be too much for us.

Stains holding the Champions trophty for +1000 days...............Dire last seen holding the Champions trophy 25000 days ago and still counting.

Not obsessed but you’ve got all the figures. Go figure


Where do you live mate?

Incorrect kidder.

We can use all types of facts and figures which reflects realism, at the end of the day is just irritating bragging rights.

If Dire eventually win the Superleague Title I will probably be the first on this forum to congratulate your team, in the meantime the banter goes on.

Where do you live mate?

If he's a proper Saints fan, then in a Warrington postcode.

Small town in Warrington & all that...

Exactly. They always go quiet when I ask that.

I've got not news for you most of St Helens as a Warrington postcode

Going by his location I would say Wigan, the only true enemies of Saints.

Almost correct, I don't live in a town, village or hamlet though.

So you don’t live in the economically deprived hell hole that is St Helens then? Shock.

St Helens is rugby league heaven, that’s all that matters.

Excellent. Why don’t you live there then?

I was a fell runner and St Helens is too flat, live in a country cottage in the hills. Dennis Betts was my nearest neighbour.

Of course