Personally really pleased that this game is on Sunday, i hate having to rush home from work on Friday to make a game.

Really confident about getting the 2 points.

Saints are still a very dangerous team but if we can keep the penalty count to a minimum then i think we will be fine.

Must say I'm feeling pretty confident. Hopefully Lockers will be ok and it's nothing more than a little tweak. A lot will depend on who Saints have back, but with dry weather predicted I don't think we'll suffer from lack of points scored.

I'm guessing we'll be the bookies favorites for this game, surely it'll be quite a while since we've gone into a game against Saints as favorites even at home.

Has Ganson been announced as ref yet?

Don't tempt fate.

Just had a look and there are 4405 seats shown as available.

So we already have over 20k turning up for this match, with a week to go.

As to Friday/Sunday - Don't care too much. Friday is a little easier (although more rushed), but with the foozeball on at the same time, Sky were never going to go head-to-head so Sunday is a good alternative.

Either way, I'm nervous about this one, but marginally more confident than I have been in previous years.

I still think we'll lose, but that's just the eternal pessimist in me.

Please let it be Ganson.

It's about time we had a decent ref.

Getting fed up with seeing the guys that simply aren't good enough (Silverwood, Bentham, Thaler, Alibert, etc.)

Wouldn't mind Alibert personally. At least he's crap for both sides.

We have won 7 from 7 with him in charge.

Would've much rather this was Friday night in terms of atmosphere, but I can understand the reasons for moving it - unfortunately, it looks as though the attendance would've taken a hit either way.

Still, really looking forward to this one. Holidays mean that I'll miss the next two after Saints (Quins and Catalans away - not sure what category that puts me in?) so I'm hoping it'll be a good send-off that'll mean we're still convincingly top by the time I'm back for the Salford game.

Win this one and I can't see us not finishing in the top two. Nervy that we might blow it, but confident we'll take them by twelve to sixteen on yesterday's showing.

Need to go pick up some tickets for people this week too - would've gone last week but held off after seeing the new booking system - makes it much easier to judge how close to selling out it is!

Its derby week and Im sure as the week progresses we will be more and more up for it.

On the game I think wigan will win it and go 8 clear of saints. There seems to be alot of injuries around Saints at the minute and they are playing hookers at half back. I think for saints to stand any chance of winning they need to get eastmond back but I do not know how likely that is.

Time for Big Stu and Coley to get one over their front row because as we know that is where saints are dangerous with Graham and Cunningham. Get graham of his game similar to good friday very early.

We've got a major dilemma on the wing. Pryce or Goulding? Both have their pros and cons but Id probably go with goulding in this one. Just because of the wigan passion he will bring to the game.

It would also be nice to have O'Carroll back to provide us with some more mobility off the bench.

wigan to win by 10-14 points!

Im nervous



But come on Wigan, a double over Saints in Madges first season would be one hell of an achievement considering Noble rarely beat them when he was here



Come on Wigan.

I'm bringing all the newbies that I brought to the good Friday derby, don't want to see their 100% record go out the window! Wigan 24 St Helens 22 Last minute try from Karl Pryce to shut his critics up once and for all

Think you're assuming that Saints will sell out the North stand which may not happen this time around.

I'd sooner have Ganson than Silverwood or Bentham.

First of all, he'd be wary of favouring Saints too much, even if they deserve it, for fear of being called biased.

Secondly, he's a no-nonsense type who wouldn't be picking on one team, whoever they were, just because he knows Cummings doesn't like them.

Ah, sorry.

I was assuming that they already had, as it is shown as 0 seats available.

I guess that you just can't buy seats in that stand from our ticket office then.

As long it is not Bentham we should be OK

Come on people.....its Wigan v Saints they could play it at 3am on a Sunday morning and I would be excited!!!
When was the last time we beat them twice in a season? How good would that feel definately wont be thinking oh dear I wish we had beaten them on a Fridayicon_wink.gif
Interesting to see what team will be picked - Goulding or Pryce, Roberts or Richards at FB or will it be Phelps, will Feka play and if he does play will he play more than ten minutes, fingers crossed Lockers fit.
How many more sleeps????????? COME ON WIGAN!!!

Its been a while since i've been so confident in putting one over this shower

True, with the likes of Gidley, Pryce, Eastmond, Graham, Cunningham, Roby, Puletua . . . . we'll be walkovers, no doubt.

So why have you only sold 2,000 then?

I'm pretty sure we have sold more than that at KR when we have known we were going to get tonked!

I'm only playing.


I fully expect that end to be more or less full come Sunday.


If Wigan were playing Stains at Tiddlywinks I'd want to watch it!

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309 2004 Super League 4 June 2004 Wigan 30 St Helens 14
310 2004 Super League 20 Aug 2004 Wigan 27 St Helens 18
311 2004 SL Play Off 25 Sept 2004 Wigan 18 St Helens 1

do you mean the attendance?!