TS saying we will cope win or lose. Homecoming win or lose. Posts on here and Guardian just saying proud to be a Wire and to get there irrespective of result.

Surely there must be some, like me, who will be gutted if we lose? Got a horrible feeling that the Leeds' players and fans want it more.

I hate all this homecoming if we lose business. It creates the impression that we are a small time club savouring our once in a lifetime chance to get to Wembley and knowing that in reality, we have got no chance when we come up against the big boys.

I wonder if Wigan, Saints or Leeds would have a big homecoming for the beaten finalists? In fact would Hull? Maybe we are more a club like Huddersfield or Catalans, it's just nice to have the day out for the supporters.

After we won the Challenge Cup last year, the achievement of being a beaten finalist doesn't seem like a massive one any more. I will be very disappointed if we lose, because its so rare that you get the opportunity to get to a final. Who knows when we will get another chance? This is, if we are honest with ourselves, our chance of silverware this season, if we lose on Saturday then we won't make Old Trafford, not this year.

Believe.

It's the most important thing in the world.

win or lose , its a great achievement , and a home coming parade is our chance as fans to say well done , its been a great season and lets hope theres more to come . Lets not behave like stains fans and be dissappointed if we dont win anything , ive been watchin the wire long enough to appreciate any bit of success we get , come on the wire , we still love you

sally ive just re-read your thread , why if we lose on saturday will we not be at old trafford ?

I'll be glad if the players and TS are not as excited and nervous as I am come kick off time. TS plays everything down. I think he would have made a great chess player. You can't want to win as much as you want, but if you don't get your startegy right and play the right moves you've got no chance, irrespective of how much you want it. TS should, and will, be focusing on making the player believe the team has the game plan, and the ability to win. I also think that he shouldn't be building the team up to think that this game is the, be all and end all of the whole season. You can want it too much.

Me? I'll be bloody gutted if we lost , but will still go to the homecoming and will be proud of them.

it matters a lot to me,it's my little lads 7th birthday on saturday and a victory will make it truly a day to remember,if we lose it will tarnish my little best mates day and make the journey home feel slightly longer.
i know the boys won't let us down.

Me too, and its one of the reasons I'm not that excited this year. If anything I'm dreading going to Wembley with the anticipation that we'll lose.

Nothing will top last year. Unless we don't win it for another 36 years.

Very true.

Means everthing. The squad has put everything in to the cup run this year and so have the fans. I don't think there are any other teams who want this as badly as us and Leeds. I cannot call it though.

It matters.

Sunday has the potential to be a huge anti climax and I was around in 1975 so I believe I know what I am talking about.

Winners are grinners they say and never was a truer word spoken.

We can do this.

I think everyone will be gutted. Tony Smith is not going to come out and say if we lose we will feel destroyed and it will effect the rest of our season. This is not the only trophy we have a chance of winning so he will need to make sure the players are prepared to pick themselves up if we do not win on saturday and have a good play off campaign.

This is exactly why we have to think after Wembley and get away from past under achievement.

This is why T.S. was employed.

I think we will win,the fact Leeds are going to up for this game because they have not won it in 11 years.Could work in our favour,they will try too hard and maybe lose that bit of composer.Try throwing the ball around unnecerssy leading to mistakes.If we play like we our normal game not rush things we will win.

Interesting topic.

If we lose on Saturday, I will be crushed. However, as one of our dear departed posters on here once said*, it'll be like crapping your trousers (literally); really annoying, will ruin the rest of your day but after a while, you get over it. As I get older, and I'm only 32 (33 in two weeks) the defeats take less time to get over.

As for the homecoming, well, I'm determined to have a great weekend irrespective of the result. I expect the players will hate it but, if we do lose, we should remember it marks the end of a remarkable journey - back to back CC finals and one loss in the competition in two years. Granted, most teams have a maximum of two but it's still a great run. Win, lose or draw, I'm having an all dayer on Sunday and I'm going to enjoy it - the Leeds Rhinos aren't spoliing that.

Whilst we're on homecomings, I recall Saints were due one a couple of years ago after another GF loss but they couldn't because of a power failure. So it's not just the 'little' teams as the tongue in Sally's cheek would have us believe.

*Keithcun

Exactly. Not even thinking of losing, but if we do. I'd still rather get to Wembley and lose than not get there at all.

I was there in 1975, and can remember the awful journey home, husband drove all the way Wembley to Warrington and never spoke a word. Be prepared for total devastation, but it won't happen we will win. IN SMITH WE TRUST.

Means the world to me.

Last season was great but people tried to belittle it and compare us to the Eagles as a one off of course 12 months later we are going to finish at least 3rd and are back again to defend it, if we do it then it will stamp a mark in history about this team that no one can or will ever forget.

Now The Wire

I can't get my head around anyone who says things like, "I just hope it's a great game and rugby league is the winner", unless they don't support either of the teams involved.

If Leeds get two players wrongly sent off in the first ten minutes and we steam roller their eleven men 80-0 with everyone in the game outside of Warrington kicking off about what a disgrace it was, I'll go home happy with the Cup. If it's the greatest game of rugby league ever played and Leeds win by a point I'll go home gutted.

I want us to win. End of story.

TS mind games I think. Making out that we're just there to enjoy ourselves and take whatever comes. The reality amongst the coaching staff and players will be entirely different. It means everything to them and to us to keep hold of the cup and our desire has to match or beat Leeds' . Tony will have the guys ready come Saturday 2.30.

It means everything, but I'm not going to throw a hissy fit at the team if we lose, I know the lads'll take Leeds to the wire [excuse pun