Pretty excited already but saints will be a hard team to beat. they are however nervous i reckon with lots of kidology about injuries and illness. they will still have a team of internationals out there on Sunday.

To win we will have to play better than we have all season. 100% for 80 minutes. No silly penalties and no unforced errors.

Lets make semi final day Claret and Gold day.

This promises to be a real cracker.

A lot of Saints fans I know are backing you to beat us and win the cup, which for yourselves and the good of RL would be grand, however, we do have a record to chase.

A proper physical game is on the cards, and I really can't wait!

I'd say that pretty much sums up what we have to do. Really looking forward to this - we're due a win after 2004 Semi and 2006 final!

Saints certainly won,t be nervous about the game but will respect any team that has reached a semi final.
I reckon to beat us you will have to play your best game of the season as you mentioned for the full 80 mins, because saints will carry on playng up to that last second.

As long as we give them a game, unlike 2004, then i will be happy.
We, as a club are in a far better position than then when we went into that semi as a very inexperienced club when it came to big games etc - the players we had hadn't much experience of the big games either and Saints just blew us away.
This time we are up there and seen as geniune challengers - i cannot wait !!

Set to be a cracker.

The injuries aren't kidology - we'd not send a weakened team out against Wigan just to lull our semi final opponents into a false sense of security - those Millward days are well gone!

Should be a real brutal affair, and I really hope that this semi produces the eventual Cup winners.

Huddersfield are massive favourites in my mind. Good form, superb defensively, big forwards. All the things Saints are lacking at the moment.

Cant wait for Graham Vs Crabtree............ & Mason & Griff & Jacko! That should be fantastic! I love our forwards atm, i really do hope Griff and Jacko dont leave at the end of the year, big and British, what more could we want?

hope everybody has a great day out.. and may the best team win

if not st helens

a classic in the making this one.
How's your injury situation?

cut my hand this morning but should be the match

Raleigh will miss the match through injury. No injury news from Friday as yet.

I hear Scott Moore may get a mysterious illness on the morning of the match

orders from above???

God? Not another bandwagon supporter. Mind you I did think that Eastmond's skid under the sticks was unusually long.

Same could be said of Gilmour



Moore didn't show against Hull and may be one of three hookers playing.

I imagine Moore will be playing his heart out as a nod to the saints caoch, board and supporters as why KC's time to retire is here.

Although KC did say on SLS that he wants to win another 2 CCups. Is that a sign?

What, he wants 2 more years?

i going to sundays game and i just wanted to no that time to set off i am goin by car from huddersfield i went to warrington for the last semi but can't remember what time i set off thanks

All the best to you guys for sunday.
I will be cheering you on.

He hasn't won one this year yet so that would be one of them...

You're not being facetious are you?

Both Semi's are too tough to call for me...

The most important one though - Saints are a bit hot and cold, Giants are extremely solid and still shooting a little under the Hemmings/Stephenson Radar

Our much higher big game experience will count for a lot Cunningham, Wellens, Pryce, Gilmour have played in dozens of huge games before even the younger list Graham, Roby, Wilkin, Gardner have played in 4 or 5 CC Semi Finals together. But as long as Coach Brown keeps the Giants feet on the ground i can see it being a modern classic.

Hudds is the one forward pack i don't see us being able to get on top of like we can the others and our distinct lack of pace in the backs maybe exposed, i still expect Saints to win but i'm by no means confident - it certainly won't be as one sided as 2004

One thing, if our run does have to come to an end this year then i'm infinitely happier we are playing the Giants than either of the others and will happily support you all the way!

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oh goody