I most certainly would, for a combination of reasons. Although Warrington beat Saints at Langtree park the reverse fixture showed that we can beat Wire also.

If we are not playing Catalans in the semi, then that means Catalan would more than likely be playing Wigan or Wire. Which would mean it could be possible to not have to play another derby if we got through to a final.

I think Catalan are a team that can turn it on and burn almost anyone on their day.

I've forgot the exact wins for Saints against wire since super League began , but it's
about 30 - 5 for Saints .
I just know we will turn you over again this Saturday , you just cannot get the
Saints monkey off your backs !
And yes , I would pick to play warrington in a club call !

....at the Saints fan doing an impression of a Liverpool fan, as he recalls the good old days!!

On a more relevant note, in the last four meetings, its 3-1 to Wire, and in the last 4 seasons, it presently stands Wire 3 trophies, Saints fook all, so if we are trying to indulge in some sort of psychological claptrap, then have that one!!...



Yes, Saints once had a top class team, which was often too good and powerful for Wire, but your present side is an absolute shadow of that side, so your statisitics are totally irrelevent to this Saturday.

How about this statistic !
Saints beat you at the H jones this year !!!

....Oh dear, you don't really get it, do you???...

Ah, but we where not even half the team form wise when you beat us at our place, and the points difference in that game wasn't massive.

NEVER WRITE OFF THE SAINTS... except for 2012, you can write them off for 2012.

No you don't get it






This "sub standard " Saints team beat you this season !

And will repeat this again this Saturday







You will NEVER be Champions







The Saints Hoo Doo will continue

How does it continue when it's gone?

Is that when you beat Saints at the HJ this season !

By this logic, I assume that when we beat Saints at Wilderspool in 2001, you considered that a 'hoodoo' and anticipated a collapse of the mighty Saints team and a Wire grand final victory?



Edit - to get on topic, I'm glad we have Saints. Obviously you can't write them off, same as anyone else in the top 5, but of those five teams Saints is the team I am happiest playing at the moment. I'd order the best to worst teams to choose from as:

1. Wakefield, 2. Hull FC, 3. Huddersfield, 4. Saints, 5. Catalans, 6. Wigan, 7. Leeds

Wigan and Leeds are close at the top two I would least like to play, but Leeds edge it for me - they were much closer to us at Wembley than Wigan were a few weeks ago.

Can't be bothered reading through or indeed searching at all, but somebody on our board mentioned Westwood will be missing for you. Is that right, what's he done?

I think it was a knee injury - hoping for him back for the later rounds

but he might miss out completely.

That's a real shame, one of the players from other clubs I really enjoying watching. Puts his heart and soul into every game.

and his knee, sadly.

Considering we have been so careful with rotation we could be without three first choice players on Saturday.

Smith OUT

You can never prevent injuries but hopefully the players that walk onto the pitch are fresh and ready to go with no players needing injections to play.

I blame the iPitch.

Well, this is also why we've been doing it, so now xe can slot replacements in, and be assured that they won't look out of place doing their duty. Tyke can cover for Benny, grix for Harrison.

The only worry is bridge back in for ratch. Now I thought he looked a bit better running on Sunday, but that's only a one off. Saints is another matter.

Well nobody has for a while. Where is Mathers when you need him?

Looking at both teams line ups and form over this season I would expect Wire to win by at least 16.........but as has been shown over the last few years, form goes out of the window in these pressure games. Class should tell in the end and that's why I would still expect a Wire win this week, albeit closer than many think. Saints have nowt to lose and so I'm hoping we play as we have done twice previously this season, once against you guys and the other against Leeds....repeat those performances and you never know!

It was a much better performance from Bridge, but he clearly still doesn't back himself to run at full pace, preferring to pass twice when he looked to be in a scoring position.

I thought the same but it was against some shocking defence; look at the two defenders stood up by Bridge for Woods try. Laughable.

I wore New Balance, pal. Proper jessiewear.

Well done Yed