If he was called Konrad Currall, then he'd now be in the P&B

Weight Watchers were competing with Hoover for out main sponsorship and Hurrell was wanted for a "before" and "after" photo of a Rugby League player.

They lost interest when they realised that the "after" photo would be identical to the "before".

It’s not always that easy to replicate.
There are so many factors that contribute to a performance.
Had Lomax not stepped behind the line, which was almost without our doing, the score (although I don’t think the result) could have been significantly different.
Then you might reflect on the performance as a bar differently.

I’ve been watching us for years, and so often it has been “same old, same old”. This feels different. I’m not saying it will be a smooth road or a title is a given. just that they don’t seem as flakey. Using youngsters and non 1st team players rather than trying to shoe horn 1st choice players into a position is also a good sign.

Yep ... we've got a good feeling at the moment. We must be realistic though ... we'll get injuries, suspensions & play badly. We will not perform like that every week ... it doesn't happen and anyone who thinks we will has not been at the sharp end of sport. We'll lose & be panned it's modern day sport. Enjoy it while we can.

Suitable. Steve Price & KFP wanted to sign him to play as a prop.

Forgot KFP was still at the club what is he doing now?

When Chambers was appointed as Director of Rugby, I was a little bemused, but how wrong was I?

KFP has been successfully isolated from the players/playing aspect of the club, and the difference is unbelievable.

This does not surprise me at all

Totally agree that we won’t perform like this every week, on the other hand this performance came on the back of injuries/suspensions. I confess I wasn’t confident of a win let alone that performance, so I’m off to watch it again!

RD, I did state that I wanted us to do the things we did well against Saints, in our match against Leigh.
We can only control what we do, not the likes of Lomax.

I know what you mean but the "false dawn" of the 8 games of 2023 is still fresh in the memory.

I agree W71 but I never felt those 8 games truly reflected where we were, BUT I certainly didn’t expect us to fall off a cliff in the way we did!
It feels like our foundations are more solid this season (fingers etc crossed).

Only one way this season implodes and that is if Burgess left which, despite the best prayers of opposition fans, isn’t going to happen.

Funny how its gone with Burgess isnt it.... when he was appointed, there was a load on here up for lynching Moran.. who made the decision to appoint.... i cba going back to dig up the thread, but there were plenty of people with bad things to say about the appointment.... im pretty sure there were also people wanting Tony Smith back.

Thank god Holbrook turned us down!

Despite the aura and relationships with players I love the way he listens and doesn’t think he knows it all despite his standing in the game. Imagine if Currie had asked Powell if he could play loose forward or Max Wood asking him to go out on loan…..they’d probably have been shipped off permanently.

I think we all owe Mrs.Holbrook a huge debt of gratitude.

Just thinking, when was the last time stains knocked us out of a cup/playoff tie? Must be over 10 years now?

Last year in the playoffs, but even then they didn't win convincingly against a poor side.

Before that I think we have to go back a good while.

Challenge Cup.
We have had the hoodoo for the last 3 games

2024 Wire 31-8 Saints
2020 Wire 20 -18 Saints
2019 Wire 18-4 Saints (final)

But before that it was all one way.

2008 Wire 34-40 Saints
2007 Wire 14-25 Saints
2002 Wire 14 - 36 Saints
1998 Wire 22-35 Saints
1987 Wire 20-24 Saints
1977 Wire 8 -12 Saints
1976 Wire 12-13 Saints
1972 Wire 6-10 Saints
...

If we make it to Wembley and if Wigan make it too. We owe them big time for 89/90.

Didn't we knock Saints out away from home in 1993/94 in the Cup? That was my first year of watching. I'm pretty sure Steve Prescott had a nightmare on the wing for Saints.

Unless this was the Regal Trophy of course, it's easy to forget we used to have several competitions pre-SL.

We've knocked them out in a GF eliminator twice I think. Once at their place and once at the HJ

Regal Trophy

93/94 11/12/93 Wire 16 - 8 Saints

Who can forget the 95/96 Regal Trophy game vs Saints away. Wire 0 - 80 Saints.

It`s a very long time since we beat Wigan in ANY final.

I would guess that most posters on this forum have never seen us beat them in a final?

1980/81 Lancashire Cup Final was the last time that I recall us beating them, (When they were a second division team!!!)

Do any fans remember a later final victory over the Pies?

Didn't we knock them out twice at their place, 2012 (Waterhouse's two second half tries) and 2018 (Lineham's match winner) and at the HJ in 2016?

Correct. 2012 in the black and red kit.