The Saints lineup

Welsby; Ritson, Hurrell, Hopoate, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Roby, Lees, Royle, Batchelor, Bell

Subs: Lussick, Baxter, Delaney, Bruines

Dufty
Russell
Minikin
Ratchford
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Harrison
Walker
McGuire
Currie
Nicholson
Clark

Kasiano
Green
Thewlis
Mata’utia

I think them having 2 of their first choice props available and us having only 1 will be the deciding factor. I don't think we will make any ground again, but will be plucky on defeat. Saints will celebrate like they've won another world club challenge and make a massive deal out of them coming through adversity. The disciplinary panel have given them yet another massive boost banning 2 of our forwards for very little.

You really think their team is that much better than ours looking at both sides tonight. Funny how our fans think we will get beat and then you go look at Redvee and some of them expect to lose by 14-16 points.

Suprised Thewlis and Matautia are on the bench rather than Clark and Holroyd or Thomas.
Unless concerned about the high ball to Russell

I'm just being miserable because it's saints, it makes me feel sick when we are playing saints. I really don't like losing to them, it's better since we started beating them more regularly but I don't look forward to it. There have been far too many defeats and them being such gracious winners makes it worse.

As a Saints fan i'd be amazed if we won tonight

Saints will win simply because they need it more than us just to pull clear of the relegation zone and mid table safety

Saints will win simply because they need it more than us just to pull clear of the relegation zone and mid table safety

McGuire is an Origin prop, if Wire can’t beat that Saints side then you need to consider whether a GF appearance is realistic. Which two forwards have been unfairly suspended?

Philbin and Vaughan.

Who said anything about unfair? Don't make things up in your replies.

Is this game Saints v Wire, only asking because it seems they are talking about Wigan a lot.

Ok, what does ‘very little’ mean then?

Ok, what does ‘very little’ mean then?

New mandate all teams allowed to lay on at the ruck for all day against us.

Lol throw an intercept to fattest centre in the game.

Loads of offside and we can't get out our half AGAIN. It's like a repeat of Friday. Williams keeps trying to scoot round their middle, it's not working, it didn't work last week. It's gonna be a long night.

It's going to be a long night again, we can't make any ground and aren't able to dictate where the game is being played.

Slow mo at full speed that try

Ask your Mrs.

Sorry it was teed up beautifully.

It means that the bans were harsh and IMO more evidence of judiciary panel inconsistency. I don't think it's a coincidence that they're both banned against saints.

We look sluggish tonight.

Play the whistle for God's sake. Wilkin is killing me already.

Oh dear

Flat track bullies...?

This looks like 80-0 all over again. No spark, no intensity.