Neck injury. He seems to be okay and is sat down watching the game from the dugout.

Oh yes we have.

Warringtons key strength is the first 20 minutes of a game where they come out and their intensity and aggression is far greater than the opposition, who consequently get battered.

All the wigan need to do is match their intensity through our defence. I actually believe that there is some serious fragility to warringtons defence that tends to show after some consistent pressure, particularly on their goal line.

I think Wigan should win, my only previous concern was our pack vs wires bit now its equal if not better than theirs so they're unlikely to steamroll us as they couldve done earlier this year. Both teams will be up for it and I just think wire will break under the pressure before wigan will.

The wire fans that I speak to are of the same opinion as me. It could go either way. The softener for the loser is that the minor premiership would tip in their favour.

Have been confident since the draw that with a fit side we would beat them.

Still am.

I actually can't call this. I agree with whoever wins the game on Saturday will win the cup and whoever loses will win the League Shield.

I really hope the Weather stays away so I can watch 2 brilliant teams give everything.

But a Wire win for me

Player for player we match and even beat wire, but it just seems every time we seem to put in a crap performance against them. I dont know what it is. If we lost but played brilliantly I wouldnt mind, its when we dont turn up and dont even give them a game that bugs me. Please, lets turn up.

Wow, a decent thread with no Wigan v Wire bitching/dick measuring!! May the best side win and it should be a cracker, wouldnt like to predict a winner could go either way. But IMO Wire have to be slight favourites with home advantage. We have only won there once!

One set of fans will have the bragging rights for a month or so, but i think this season could be a case of he who laughs last.

I'm sorry, but I don't buy into all this "well, if we lose the cup game, it makes us favourites for the hub cap" nonsense.

So the winners will have to play 1 more game (possibly 2, if they win the semi), so what, they are all full time athletes, who can cope. Stains seemed to manage, a few years ago, when they did the treble (hub-cap included).

Surely, winning is a nice habit to have, and I know what I'd rather be doing, come half six on Saturday night. Enjoying a celebratory after match drink, and looking forward to further CC success (and a good tilt at the GF), rather than drowning my sorrows, and convincing myself that we are now slight favs to win the hub-cap.
I'm sorry, but all this losing one makes us favourites for the other, is just cod psychology.

Back on thread, I'm (quietly) confident we (Wire) will win. I just feel we have that winning mentality now.
If we go in with 4 fit props, we should have the edge to enable MonaghanM and Briers to make their marks on the game, and let our 3/4 line run free.

Looking forward to it. Come on Wire.

www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/2 ... he-Wolves/? Gary Schofield talking sense shocker

www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/2 ... he-Wolves/? Gary Schofield talking sense shocker

Should be a belting game cant wait for this one!!
Amos Roberts scored a cracking try against Wires last year whats he up to these days looked a very good player??

Yes of course he is just because he tips Wigan, there isn't a single scrap of insight in that whole article.

Funny when people only talk sense when they tip your own team to win, but are talking crap when they go against your team, we have the same on our board.

"Skipper Sean O’Loughlin is a Man of Steel contender"
More like nonsense

I really don't know who will win this one.

Close call, if we play to our best we will win, cut out any soft penalties, I know one thing Wigan will be ready, just listening to Finchy in the South Stand Bar after Friday night's game.
Can't wait should be a cracking atmosphere.

Lockers is a cracking player, nothing flash in a way that mortar is nothing flash when you look at a house.

Don't we??



Should be a cracking game, though.



Well put.

You'll find out shortly just how good Lockers is.

yes that cut out pass he did to myler was fantastic, must have cut out a couple of players at least which gave myler a easy try

this is why the RFL should take the challenge cup off BBC. Massive game and they dump it for bloody horse racing. cant believe people watch that crap!

saturday is gonna be tough, such an even game. Very excited though, atmosphere in wigan end gonna be crazy

I'd rather play them now than 3 months ago, I've gone from a 'we ain't got a hope in hell' to 'IF we play the way we can...'

who ever wins this game has got to be favourites to win the cup and I just can't see Wire giving that up too easily - they have been awesome this year and no one can argue, but then again the table don't lie so we must have been better

No you don't
Sam or Brett, Long term there is only one answer but based on this season again there is only one answer.
Josh or Joel. 2 nil to the Wire
Pat or Matt, Pat is a great kicker but sorry.......3 nil
George or Ryan, difficult but George has been playing well so 3 - 1
The other centre spot , don't know who you will play buy either way he won't be as good as Bridge 4 -1
Tommy L or Myler, close but I will give it to Richie but only just, 5 - 1 (bit of a lead here guys)
Finch or Lee, Finch is coming good but 6 - 1
Your two Starting Props whoever you choose against Moz and Carvell makes it 8 -1 to the Wire.
Ryan against Benny W, Benny is a winner (and you know it) 9-1
Hock vs Louis perhaps 9-2
Lockers Vs Grix, Simon has been great this year but clearly Lockers 9 -3
Oops I have forgotten Mclorram sp Vs Monas







10 -3

As regard the subs, both have injuries so difficult to compare.

Coaches, Smith has be wonderful for us and is building a world class team. But Madge came over from the other side of the world and turned a team of no marks into a great GF winning team, to do that in year is a fantastic achievement. So 10 -4 (but this is closer than a mouses whisker)

Jesus, with your team full of all stars how are you only second in the league?!