Gonna be one hell of a game

Both looked poor imo !

At least we don't have to play Wire

Although you can "never rule Stains out", I wont be losing much sleep about facing them, next week.

better team to face.

Got to say we look the most likely to reach the Grand final, on that performance. Should be a good playoff season.

Next week means very little. Neither side will want to put it all on show as they will want to save it for the third round, which could easily end up being a repeat fixture. Both sides have proved they can win at the other's ground this season so home advantage isn't really that big of a deal.

Not impressed with either team tonight, bring em on !

Probably the only team I wouldn't like in a 'meaningful' game. Although I think we're over it, I dread Saints in any fixture.

If the Wire that won the Challenge Cup, beat Wigan at home and did Saints like a kipper at their place, turns up in the play offs, then its a foregone conclusion - Nobody will get within 12 points of us, if that happens.

We have the best side, we just have to perform to that best standard.

Every word, correct

See what happens come Saturday.

One thing is for sure: everyone is expecting a wire win, Saints can just stroll up and play with very little pressure or expectation.

Defensively we look good, but not sure we have it in us to score points.

yea right...whatever.

Someone is due a dry-Bumming of us anyway!!!!!!

Control Roby you stop Saints.

Is he running the line again?

At least it will mean a decent crowd & decent atmosphere

This.

Time was that this would strike fear into the heart of any Warrington supporter, and more importantly every Warrington player.

Happily those days are long gone, besides a few jessies like Roddy B and Dropkick Murphy, whose choice of trainer in the lead-up to the game will be a hot topic.

We played within ourselves and still rinsed the one-dimensional Saints at Langtree Park, and I expect us to do it again next week.

Gotta agree with Mr. Murphy and Roddy B on this one. Although i think we'll win next sat i don't want to be playing saints in the semi final that matters. Forget about league positions, i would rather face wigan any day of the week, even at their place. Besides that challenge cup tie(minus briers and morley) i can't remember the last time we lost to them. Aren't saints the only team to win at the HJ this season?

Cant wait for this as a neutral.

Exactly what I'm talking about above.

You keep ramping up that expectation and let's see how your players cope with it, as from past experience, they haven't coped well with it at all in a play-off situation.

You're right, the current Saints side could teach us a lot about turning it on in the play-offs, plenty of Grand Final experience.

To be honest, I'd be surprised to learn that Briers, Morley and co read my contributions on here and think: 'ooh, we're under pressure now.'

If the weather is like this I'll be in Havaiana's.



Fully agreed. If we win next week and Wigan lose thus giving us Clubcall I would pick anyone besides Saints in week three - even if it is Wigan.

I don't care if that makes it look like I'm running scared of Saints - I'm on an internet forum, not the Warrington training ground, so it doesn't matter if I'm scared or not - they are masters of getting to the Grand Final and masters of beating Warrington. Yes the "hoodoo" might be over, but they're still the only team to beat us on our own ground this year.

I'm not saying Wigan, Leeds, or even Catalans would be easy - Wigan finished top for a reason, Leeds have an outstanding play off record including the ultimate heartbreak for us last year, and Catalans beat us once away and gave us a very tough game at home this season. All would be tough opponents, but I'd choose any of them - or indeed anyone else if they were to make it through - before Saints all day long.

Yes agreed, Saints are the only ones I'm really worried about.

Big Benny Westwood is a big miss.

Our record in the playoffs is very poor.

The challenge cup final and subsequent celebrations take alot out of the team mentally.

Therefore im going for a Warrington win.