On a great season, will finish top of the league now and well deserved. We've just come up short in a few close games but they've been the best.

agreed and well said

shame a wigan fan was first to respond, doubt he would have if we had won and the thread was towards us.

let hope wire fans can say well done to the team that has clearly been the best over the 23 games so far

congratulations to wigan. i'm sure they will lock the premiership up.
we'll see you in the grand final..

we lost on purpose so we can lose to saints next week end up 3rd in the playoffs so we get one more go at beating saints at knowley road

Told you so WhERES YOUR MYLER GONE sorry cant help with lotto numbers..

i don't get it :S

I said catalan would win on Thread Titled WIRE BIG FOUR CHOKERS you asked for the lotto numbers theres always next week chin up.

Wow, well done.

What do you want, a medal?

I don't think it's over yet - another twist and turn I think.

I'm sure we'll find a way to manage to do it ourselves, we want to really make them suffer.

To be honest I couldn't see us overtaking Wigan after their win last night. We have to make up three points (due to their superior points difference) and we are running out of games.

Wigan have two make or break games in the run-in, last night was one of them, which they won.

Good on the OP. Shows that some Wire fans have a bit of class after all...



Seriously though, a Wigan v Wire GF would be good for the game I think, the SL era has been dominated by Stains, Leeds and Bradford and it be good not just for our two clubs but for RL as a whole.

well done wigan but wire 4 ever

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And let not forget that at present we also have the prospect of the top 3 sides being from the right (as in "correct"icon_wink.gif side of the pennine

and also the possibility



of an all North WEST CC final.

As previously stated, congratulations to Wigan on an excellent season and coming top (can't see them losing it now). Congratulations also to the Wire also as going from 10th last season to 2nd the next is no mean feat.

One thing I do find really disappointing is that the team coming top of the league only get a league leaders shield which isn't seen as anything special and isn't really classed as the acheivement it really is. It's still possible for us to win both of the main trophies of the season which in fairness could only mean playing winning 8 games - 3 to win the Grand Final, which is the supposedly the pinacle of the game - surely this isn't as great an achievement as finishing top of the league!

I'd happily take second now as would every Wire fan. As said, you don't win nothing for finishing first apart from the Catherine Wheel. I'm not sure if there is any difference to be honest, only if the first team progresses they will get the "club call" because they're the highest rank.

Yes we choked big time at the DW Stadium. Balloon.

Quite frankly I would rather Warrington entered the GF as underdogs, we wear the expectation better.

Agreed Mark. Pressure is on Wigan now if they win the Catherine Wheel. Winning it, would mean nothing if they didn't go on to win the Grand Final, nobody remebers the hubcap winners, only the Grand Final winners.

This has been debated countless times here. Please remember that for at least 80% of the history of top-flight RL the champions have been decided by a play-off of one form or another. A straight wendyball-like league placing contest has only been run occasionally for a few seasons before a knock-out decider has returned.

If it was wigan v warrington in the final i dont think either team would be an underdog, and i hope it happens as i can see it being the best final yet. also a much needed change from the usual saints and leeds final

Why the congratulations,is not over yet.

Can I have some of that stuff you are taking?

Even as a usually pessimistic Wigan supporter i'd say it's over to be honest. It's not just the 4 point gap but the fact that the points difference makes it 5 really. We need to win 2 games to wrap it up and I honestly can't see us losing 3 games out of the last 4 after losing only 4 out of the previous 23.

It means little to be fair though and the plays offs look like shaping up to be the best in a very long time. I honestly can't split any of Wigan, Wire, Saints or Leeds and to call the winners or even finalists is almost impossible.

It should be fun