The weather could just help save our bacon tonight. It should hinder Tomkins and gellings one handed offload game. Bowen can be shaky under the high ball too so we could play that to our advantage if Gaz can get his bombs in dangerous area. I feel if our forwards get on top we may sneak by. Of course all these points apply just as well to Wigan beating us too. I'm dreading the combination of Harrison and Rain.

Quote ="WireWireWire"The weather could just help save our bacon tonight. It should hinder Tomkins and gellings one handed offload game. Bowen can be shaky under the high ball too so we could play that to our advantage if Gaz can get his bombs in dangerous area. I feel if our forwards get on top we may sneak by. Of course all these points apply just as well to Wigan beating us too. I'm dreading the combination of Harrison and Rain.'" Forecast is to dry up by kick off time. www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... 1435795200

Quote ="WireWireWire"The weather could just help save our bacon tonight. It should hinder Tomkins and gellings one handed offload game. Bowen can be shaky under the high ball too so we could play that to our advantage if Gaz can get his bombs in dangerous area. I feel if our forwards get on top we may sneak by. Of course all these points apply just as well to Wigan beating us too. I'm dreading the combination of Harrison and Rain.'" Forecast is to dry up by kick off time. www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... 1435795200

Shucks. The ground will still be drenched at least. Hoping its a little too greasy for Tomkins and the rest of the globetrotters.

It's tipped it down for most of the afternoon, doesn't look like its going anywhere either. A Shaun McCrae Knock-on-a-thon is on the cards!

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Ratch 3/4

This is going quite a bit better than I had anticipated...

As good a 40 min performance we have put in Al season. Hope to Christ we can keep it up. Good and bad of Atkins and what a player that Sam Wilde looks like.

Enjoying this...come on Wire - don't let it slip !

Watching us it's simple really, we need that intensity and the rest will take care of itself, we've done that 3 times this season and each time we've come out on top. Constant pressure. Do that for the next 3 weeks and we're good. Shout out to Dwyer and Wilde, both immense, everyone was though to be honest. Atkins still had a few wobbly moments but overall solid.

Wonder what injuries we picked up. Maybe George King and Matty Russell.

The longer we have Hill Clark and Sims on the field, the better we'll be. Clark was outstanding tonight, and showed a bit of a nasty streak too, didn't back down. Great showing!

Nows only the start though...

great performance...just need that intensity for the rest of the season....and some luck with injuries!

Not knocking Clarke but Dwyer adds just as much to the team also

Ashton Sims was immense. Really starting to warm to him. All Wigan had was Matty smiths kicking game. Myler stood up to be counted tonight. If anybody questions where ratchford's best position us......let tonight be the answer.

Brad Dwyer was immense....absolutely immense...

his pick up and pass for Atkins try was stunning....a different awareness and pace to anyone in the league....

Thanks Leigh...

Oh and Matty Smith......ladies and Gentleman .......that is a poor halfback...

Clarke had a great game tonight, his defence was simply amazing. He seemed to be involved in every tackle. Dwyer looked very dangerous when he came on. A real gutsy display tonight. The players should be really proud of that.

Also thoughts Westwood had a stormer. Loads of great displays... Special mention to ormsby who gets through so much work with the ball. He really takes pressure off the forwards and does a lot of the hard yards.

Congratulations on your complete dominance of a team supposedly the most aggressive (=dirty) in SL.

Great win for you.

Am eating a bit of humble pie.Did not see that coming although with us being so unpredictable I knew we was capable on the day.Good job I was short of funds as I might well have had a bet on the pies -8 on the handicap but why oh why can't we play with that intensity every match?

Me too. Happy to as well.

Top draw.

Didn't think we were brilliant, Wigan were really poor. Doesn't make me any less happy with that though, excellent. George King putting Tautai on his booty, bootyful.

Much better intensity and with our backs against the wall for form, injuries, top 8, underdogs for the game...that intensity was essential and won us the game.

Still not a great kicking game, some really poor last play execution (caught on the ball four times on the last tackle) especially in the second half. And we got a bit too caught up in the niggle later in the second half which wasted the end of some sets.

But so much better!

We were by no means the finished article but that sort of intensity will win most super league matches this season. Big believer in seeing a young players potential in his first carry...take a bow Sam wilde..super Ben elect. Well done wire...chuffed.

Thought Brad Dwyer looked a hell of a prospect, any relation to Bernard?

I don't know but he looks like a small Paul Wood!

No relation, amazingly as he looks a tad like him.

He's no relation , saints ex academy player Connor is Bernard's son, last seen at Barrow