Something to look forward to when the sport resumes.

Hardly, I'm fed up of playing that lot. 4 times a year for the last few years dilutes the excitement somewhat.

Boxing Day fixture returns

If things stay as they are until that fixture..Pies will still be without Flower and Greenwood.

Me to. It used to be a highlight fixture, a game you looked forward to. Now, it is very much ..... core blimey not them again. Obviously I will go but not with anything like the level of excitement and anticipation of years gone by.

The only Wigan fixture that gives me butterflies all week is Wigan away in the league. used to always be mid season when both teams were at full tilt.

even now its early in the season on a Thursday. I look forward to Saints more these days now that we can get one over on them fairly regularly.

How many times could we end up playing that lot this season all being well

Think it was 5 last season and 6 the previous.

We normally get them at home in the cup, something must have gone wrong with the draw!

I've just summoned up enough interest to actually check who we drew, and meh, it's all mint imperial for the time being.