1998 was bigger, Wigan were expected to win the first grand final and we had lost against Sheffield at Wembley???? But I feel like I did when we played Stains in 2010, like we are underdogs and its a bonus just to get to the final.

A lot bigger for them looking at the giddiness on their board. Where are you sitting? Where are you drinking? What you wearing? Where are you eating? What colour boxers are you wearing? Where you parking? What time you getting in the ground? I guess their still relatively new to this being in finals lark!

Personally it's the final I've been dreading since they've been one of the top teams. A lot of my mates are Wire fans and if they won their first SL against us I'd never hear the end of it. They've had the better of us for years now as well and seem to be the team who know how to beat us. Would probably be my best day supporting Wigan if we beat them and the worst if we don't.

The game is nowhere near as big as 2010 for me, beating saints In a grand final for our first trophy in 8 years and their 5th grand final loss in a row? Doesn't get much better than that.

Couldn't have put it better myself............

Completely disagree Brian. Wigan v saints excitement has gone for me.

Wire home and away are the two best games and two best atmospheres of the year. It feels like more of
a rivalry. Wigan v saints has gone far too nice

I think that's because a lot of the Saints muppets - the likes of Saddened, Chairmaker, Rommel, Mugwump etc - who couldn't keep away from this board when they were great and we were crap, have now completely retreated into the bunker, leaving only the friendly knowledgeable fans, who are more interested in the game than in scoring cheap points. It becomes difficult to dislike a club when you're only exposed to the good guys.

If Saints get back up there, the usual suspects will rediscover their courage and reappear on here, and normal service will be resumed.

Agreed

Saints/Wigan might be the 'Derby', but Saints are a few notches below Wigan and Wire and have been for some time now.

Wigan/Wire is THE final. The best two teams in the league. Cannot bloody wait!

Warrington IMO are just noisy neighbours, the Man City of rugby league if you like. St Helens on the other hand have had a taste of what we've had and if I had the choice of which of the 2 I'd rather stick one over on it would be Saints every time. This is nowhere near as big as what the 2010 GF was, whilst Warrington games are always tasty affairs, the Saints games are always remembered far more no matter what kind of game it is, which one to you meant more or remember more? Warrington away in 2010 which was our first away win at the new Wire ground or Saints 2003 when we beat them with all the kids at Wigan? I know which one for me,and who I'd love to beat every time if we played the 2 regardless of where they are currently.

I think its the same importance as 2010. Both games the biggest game of the year for both clubs involved and whoever wins will be champions just as was the case in 2010.

In all honesty I am not confident if Warrington actually manage to turn up and play. They have some really big guys who always seem to strangle our attack and pin us in our own half. We will need to play a near perfect game and take every half chance we get to stand any chance of beating them which we have not managed for quite some time.

Wigan v saints will always be the big game, just because it's saints. Saying that though Saturday is massive. Does any one really want to listen to the dire fans crowing on about being champions all next year, and the other half is a dire fan so if we lose I'm movin out.

So let me get this right, some of you don't think Saturday is a big game?

Miles bigger than 2010. We were red hot favourites in 2010 and finished top. This one could genuinely go either way. It feels huge, i certainly wasnt this nervous in 2010.

crackers arent they

Ignore them. Everyone iv spoke to outside of this site is saying its the biggest final for many many years.

How big is Saturday....without a doubt it is the biggest game we will be playing this year...end of

Of course it's a big game, but it's not "the biggest" in my life time of watching Wigan like the OP says it's his.

It's a big game in the sense that it's a final, of course, but no bigger than other finals we've been in, and less so than some. 2010 GF was bigger, not just because it was Saints but because it ended an 8-year drought.

i do!and good luck with finding a new place to live!

Summed up perfectly. However, the potential entertainment on show from both teams is making my mouth water like no final I've ever attended before.

Hello everyone.

On many occasions we have been in finals where I thought either we had a clear edge (e.g. Saints Grand Final 2010) or our opponents did (e.g. Saints CC Final 2002), this is a close one to call so as well as it being the GF its special because of that. For me its similar to the 2001 GF against Bradford, that is probably the last final where we and our opponents were so close in ability (despite what happened).

It's a massive game, one that we've been looking forward to for years.

Still isn't the same for us as the great comeback of 2010. Of course it should be even bigger for the Warrington fans, they have the chance to put a cap on this great era for them, against a big local rival.

Its not even comparable to 2010 in my opinion. 2010 Everyone knew we was going to win deep down, we were clearly a better side than Saints and was head and shoulders above everyone all season. This one seriously is a toss of a coin job. The rivalry between us and Warrington in recent seasons has far more bitterness and dislike to it than we play Saints. Saints has become "the friendly derby" were everyone holds hands and tells eachother how well they played. There is no respect between Wigan and Warrington, there is a genuine dislike between the fans . Very similar I suppose to the Manchester derby, one team has dominated the sport for large periods but the other has crept up on them and become a major threat

Im dreading Saturday, it will be one of them "turn away when the other team have the ball" kind of games. Losing to Warrington would be utterly unbearable, we'd never hear the last of it. However, winning would be very, very sweet. To do the double and do it against these lot would be the perfect ending to a season were many wrote off Wigan before the season started.

exactly my thoughts, good post

Does anybody want to see Bridge and Atkins lifting that trophy? The thought sickens me, Sam you had better put in a performance this Saturday

Grand final is always MASSIVE. Wigan have alot less pressure as they are going for the double and warrington haven't claimed a championship for 58 years. I would say the game is bigger for warrington in that respect, for them to lose would be unbearable and they would have to wonder if they were ever going to claim another championship. Obviously it wouldn't be a bed of roses for wigan to lose either but they haven't had the time between drinks that warrington have.