The bloke is an absolute genius. To win silverware in his first season at Wire after all of these years that warrington have under-achieved is awesome.

I dont for one minute think that there is not a long way to go, BUT with Smith in charge i believe that we will get to be the big club that warrington should have been for many years but for various reasons have not been.

I know it's said a lot but now more than ever - in Smith we trust

Viva Tony.

What a bloke.

Cullen tried 5 or 6 years to do it, and failed.

Smithy tried 4 months, and suceeded.

What a coach!!!

Will be interesting to watch Boots n All this week. To see what is said by the pundits regarding our victory. Hope they give us the credit we deserve.

Be fair to cullen he made alot of this team saving us and then gradually improveing us and tony had given improved the desire, tactics and attitude of the players

But still what a coach

Coming out of the ground, I heard somebody say "They wouldn't have won that gane under Cullen"

I replied, "They wouldn't have won that game under Noble, Brown, Potter or any other 'good' coach kicking around in SL."

I meant it too, his preperation, his thought processes, he's a massively talented coach, best bit of business done by SJM by a mile.

What ever contract TS is on, tear it up & get him signed on a longer one!

If he can achieve this in 5 months, can you imagine what can happen in 5 years?

We need to somehow replicate that performance on a weekly basis (next year now) and it is essential we squeak into that eight play-off spot as we have the game to beat anyone in a knockout type of match.

it is highly unlikly we will make playoffs so when we dont i dont want anyone on here slagging the team off they have done me so proud this season it was always going to be difficult to get in playoffs after the start we had and smiths done very well to even give us a hope and to cap it all of he has won us a trophy he is awsome and whatever happends next 2 weeks this has been are best season in 35 years come on the wireeeeeeeeeeee

Spot on.

I was really worried about the bench before the game, but our Lord God got it spot on. That's why he gets the plaudits that he does!

Top coach, to make something out of this season considering the poor start is an amasing achievement.

I hope everyone here remembers how good winning the CC feels, because you're still going to have off-days even with Smith around.

The turnaround in players like Briers and Mathers (if you want a laugh, have a read at all those anti-Mathers threads on the Wigan boards) really shows how good a man-manager Smith is, despite some of the cobblers posted by some Leeds fans. He may not get it right with all players - some may not even like him very much - but he seems to get the best out of most of the players he has.

I'd expect that Smith would be looking at a couple more changes in squad before Wire are ready to really challenge for the GF. But even if you don't win anything for the next year or two, you've broken the trophy drought. As a Leeds fan I can empathise fully with how good a feeling that is.

Its been going on a while,Mathers scored a try at wembley yesterday and got a winners medal plopped round is neck,Do you think we are d bout what the wigan fans think most of the time there to busy comparing Feka to andy platt and sam tompkins to andy greg



Not got a clue..

Eddie Hemmings : [i"there were no games last weekend in the Engage Superleague but we have some massive fixtures this weekend as Warrington travel to Hull KR.
Warrington may be a little tired as they played in some game or other at the weekend,
but enough of that back to The Engage Superleague.........stevo how good is this years competition...?" [/iicon_frustrated.gif

Well, they must mention it somewhere considering I saw Angela Powers a few times with a Sky Sports microphone in her hand.

I see what you are saying though; Sky don't have the rights so they try and get round not discussing it.

He seems to be a great coach, so that just shows how far behind the players are at international level??

It WILL get mentioned especially having 2 Wire on the show

Humour bypass?

"[iStevo, we all know you are a mountain, and indeed a font of all things Rugby League, may we run the piece of VT where you smugly tipped Huddersfield to comfortably win that game at the weekend....you know there might be a few around here that think your other reputation as being a bit of an end of a bell, may be more accurate [/i"

Saw Stevo after the game in the Baker Street area.

Gave him a load of abuse/light-hearted banter. He took it quite well, especially the 'One Eddie Hemmings' chant

In League Express today, Stevo says that the Hull KR game is just as big a game as the CC Final.

Yep, especially if we harbour play off ambitions.

Well, he's off his head then isn't he.

It isn't.

It's a big game as it can open up the opportunity for us to compete to win another trophy, but to win it would be incredibly difficult. It'd be like winning the Challenge Cup by beating Hull KR Away, Leeds Away, Wigan Away, Saints at Wembley, you'd think "Crikey, that was a tough run", folk would moan about hot balls, fixes, and all that.

To try and do that, backing up every week, no way.

In reality, all it opens up is an extension to our season, probably for at best a fortnight. It saves you getting really into the X-Factor for a bit longer like.

Quite. I look like the forum misery guts now, but some folk are getting a bit carried away.

one word sums the man up imo


GOD