Warrington or Wigan???

im not too bothered really, we have a very good record away at wigan and can see us winning again after lastnights performance.

if its away at warrington , which i think it will be on thursday night... then we have a great chance to get the monkey off our backs with them beating us recently, but we know we can do it...dont have to go too far back to when we knocked them out of the play offs with cudjoe running down the wing



picking us would also be a extra motivation





will be interesting as usually the team who picks say 'we will pick the lowest ranked team' garbage to make it look like they didnt have an option but cant say that this time

I dont care, to even get to the Grand Final we have to beat one of them, and then probably the other to win it so i have no preference, if we are to be the champions we will be good enough to beat either.

Really hoping for Wigan, so we can right what we did wrong last week. And I couldn't give a monkeys who we beat in the final.

Hmm, we are not in control so you have to accept whomever you get. Wire cannot pick Wigan and I expect them to have a choice of us or Leeds.

No question if Saints beat Leeds tonight they will be picked, they are a decent team but all the top 4 are better.

I do though believe that Wire will not pick us, I also think that our best chance of beating them is at the HJ if they were to pick us rather than at Old Trafford. That would fire our lads up but also put huge pressure on them.

I also believe Wire have a far greater likliehood of beating Leeds at the HJ than at Old Trafford and that will have been considered by Tony Smith. The target is not to get to Old Trafford but to get there and win. Can you really imagine Tony Smith giving any psycological advatage away?

I expect to be playing Wigan again, but quite fancy Wire, but don't think they are that stupid.

At the end of the day, to win the SL you have to win the semi and final, both will be hard, they are all good teams. To win these games it comes form that extra 1-2%, and it's what all the teams will try an achieve.

So to be honest it really doesn't matter to me, however if Wire pick us then it provides extra stimulation to an already highly motivated task, it might just give us that extra 1-2% on the day.

Glad PA saw fit to avoid clubcall after winning the LLS

I absolutely don't care.

Just so long as we play to our best it won't matter.

not bothered who we play, both wigan and wire are quality sides, but both are beatable ,bring it on i say.

Great masterplan from anderson winning the LLS then avoiding the clubcall

Exactly what i said last week

......we lulled em all into thinking we couldn't play in the play-offs

Wire won't select Leeds or Saints because of the history. Smith says he doesn't care but he'll pick us. 'Because he has to'

That'll give us the impetus we need.

Watch it be another sodding Thursday.

Wigan is who I want but just for selfish reasons as not sure a 3rd Thursday half day from work will go down too well.

If Saints win tonight I think I will get my wish

They won't pick Leeds so another Thursday night outing

Net resting Clubcall for a change.

Pick Leeds - a team they demolished a fortnight ago, who had an intense game last night, who have injuries but who have the bit between their teeth and a chance of payback..

Or

Pick Giants - a team they have a hoodoo over but who finished higher and had a relatively lighter session against FC.


I'd pick us.

After watching the match last night, if it was me choosing I'd certainly pick Lids. Yes it was a good close game last night but at the end of the day Saints attack wasn't exactly great and offered very little threat, and to be fair the Lids threat wasn't much better. No brainer for me, forget the "mind" games, Lids look very beatable and Wire have just battered them and to rub salt into the Lids wounds/ego's Lee Briers took the title of TMFMISL off Ryan (legend in his own lunchtime) Bailey after slapping that other well known coward Carl (please don't hurt me) Ablett










I really wish it was us who could choose to play them, but we threw that chance away last week.

I'd bet my backside in Manchester Wire would pick Leeds.

I'm not bothered who we get but I think wire will pick Leeds. They'd rather face Leeds at home than at OT. Leeds have just been in a tough game against a team who lacked any kind of creativity and who they should have beaten a lot more comfortably. They've got injury worries to two of their first choice back rowers, maguire looks crocked, Watkins took a knock and they have a day less to recover.
We just have to hope grix and taai are ok

And add to that we have a better record at old Trafford than Warrington


Another 18-0 would be perfect.

Both should be fit Jools per Paul Anderson in the examiner.

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l booked my flights and transfers 6 weeks ago, before l heard of this Thursday rubbish, so l am desperately hoping Wolves do the right thing and pick Rhinos, or l,m screwed.

I really wouldn't want to be in Wire's position. On the Wire Board one poster suggested they should toss a coin and I'd do this if I were them. I think it's a 50/50 which way they will go and a coin toss avoids them giving added motivation to whoever they chose and will help push the RFL to get rid of this awful gimic.

Having said that, I hope they pick us as I'll struggle to get to Wigan on Friday! I honestly think as long as we do ourselves justice we stand a great chance whoever we play.

Anyone fancy whipping up a 'we believe' banner?

You'll play wigan, Warrington will pick us.

Really hope you guys do a number on wigan, if leeds don't make it would love to see you get one over on warrington in the final, i'd love it!

how about a new concept, "Ref Call" where you pick who you want to ref your game

So who would you pick?

PBGiant