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| Quote ="Damo-Leeds"Correct me if I’m wrong but was 2006 the last time someone won both the challenge cup and the super league in the form of St Helens?
Since then Saints have won the challenge cup in 07,08 and appeared in the grand final only to fall to Leeds. I think them two years have created the myth more than ever that a good challenge cup run hinders your grand final chances.
Leeds have helped that myth further by having a bad challenge cup run as well. Wigan are the same this year in terms of the cup run and looking to win the championship.
It’ll be interesting to see if this years challenge cup winners can go on to win the super league grand final as 3 of the 4 semi finalist have a chance of doing so.
Either way if Leeds don’t retain the championship this year it’ll be for the good of the game but I just can’t see it. My theory on Wigan is you’ve improved you’re league form but come play off time there’s a good chance you’ll be exposed as the third best team in the country once again.
Good luck and I hope I get proven wrong
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Believe me damo
leeds are a long way behind saints and warrington on my fear list.
give me you men anyday of the week in the GF
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| Quote ="wigan_knight"leeds are a long way behind saints and warrington on my fear list.'"
Want to see my lists?
Leeds deserve to be below them two when it comes to fear because its 2010 not 2009. I’m not going to make excuses for the way Leeds have performed this year in the league but you’ve got to admire our challenge cup run.
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| Quote ="Damo-Leeds"Correct me if I’m wrong but was 2006 the last time someone won both the challenge cup and the super league in the form of St Helens?
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That's right BUT Saints were top and clear top going into that 2006 cup final. Thats a huge difference to this year where they are third and still having to battle for a home game, just like Warrington whilst Leeds are fighting for fourth. They didn't have to sweat on the league position that August.
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| Having a nice relaxing break in sharks bay T'egypt, thanks for asking.
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| I honestly hang my head in shame at some of the pathetic posts by so called wire fans. OP you are a door handle.
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| Quote ="LovesToSpooge"I'll be watching both semi's. I may be a Wigan fan, but first and foremost I'm a Rugby League fan so I'm looking forward to both games hoping there crackers.
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| Quote ="Bilko"To be honest it's not. Not for me anyway. If we were 2nd in the table I would be but being 6 points clear and seeing your play off rivals still sweating on not only league but cup as well could work out to be a huge blessing for us in terms of the league. We won't know though till 8pm on October 2nd,'"
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I was totally gutted when we went out of the cup. Now ive come to think of it as a blessing in disguise, as the break has come just at the right time. Although given the chance id still rather be in a CC semi anyday.
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| Quote ="shambawangy"Agreed,
I was totally gutted when we went out of the cup. Now ive come to think of it as a blessing in disguise, as the break has come just at the right time. Although given the chance id still rather be in a CC semi anyday.'"
Agreed x 2.
But ateotd, we lost to Leeds at Headingley. Wire haven't had a game that hard in this years comp, or last years. Luck of the draw innit.
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| Quote ="Deano G"Oh dear. The gloating has started a little early in Direland - the assumption clearly being that the Wolfs will be progressing to Wembley. How massively disrespectful to the Catalans and how typical of the misplaced arrogance of the Wolfs. Just when you thought Leeds had the stupidest fans in SL title sewn up, up pops the OP to put Dire fans right back in contention for the award for conspicuous muppetry.
At least with Saints fans (I can't believe I'm about to type this, but really Whino and Dire fans have driven me to this!) you get a reasonable quality of trolling and general banter (especially following the departure of my old sparring partner Badwanger from the scene
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So if we are fortunate enough to make it to the GF I hope we meet Saints there rather than Leeds or Warrington - let's face it, if we ended up playing either of Leeds or Wire the idiocy of their fans means that this board would be clogged up with muppet posts in the run up to the final.
They do say you should judge a man by the quality of his enemies. On that basis I think we should stick with the old enemy St Helens and just ignore the idiots from Warrington and Leeds. (Feels odd complimenting Saints fans, but I guess really I'm saying they're not as thick as Dire or Whino fans, so its not that much of a compliment!!).'"
For goodness sake, no we do not think Sunday is a given win, but as for your comment "reasonable quality of trolling and general banter" you have been done up like a kipper... I am a Wire fan and am as nervous ablout Sunday as any match so ignore the ones looking for the bite!
Enjoy being top of the league! (I know I would!)
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| I'll be watching extended in-depth analysis of Wire's previous trophy winning seasons.
Reet, that's 9:00 until five past on Saturday sorted. As for the rest of the weekend, I'll be decorating and looking forward to seeing something shiny at the Pie Dome next weekend.
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| Quote ="Bilko"That's right BUT Saints were top and clear top going into that 2006 cup final. Thats a huge difference to this year where they are third and still having to battle for a home game, just like Warrington whilst Leeds are fighting for fourth. They didn't have to sweat on the league position that August.'"
You seem to have an unhealthy outlook on whenever teams sweat or not
I still insist that the difference this year compared to other years is Wigan’s league form. Come the play off’s you’ll be as good as they come just have you always have been when in the play offs in recent years. Last year in particular you went better than three teams above you in the table (Huddersfield, Hull KR &Wakefield). However Catalan Dragons had a more remarkable play off run in 2009.
But the past few years have seen you not doing so well in the league as your doing this year. Come play off time who knows what will happen?
Less of this mystic meg stuff anyways of what’s going to happen. We’re like a pair of squabbling Psychics chancing our arm on who’ll be grand final winners. Either way it'll be intresting
Finally I’d just like to thank you for the rugbyleagueontv website you run
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| ill be in california having a great time. have fun in widnes
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| I am really looking forward to both games and hope they are both nail biters, not really bothered who wins in either semi but feel on Sunday I will have to do what the Wire fans did with us the other year and support the frogs but really not fussed either way and just looking forward to watching two titanic scraps.
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| camping at a scooter rally in Buxton, last year I had to travel over to Widnes from there for the semi whereas this weekend I'll just be able to keep drinking right through safe in the knowledge I'm not missing any significant sporting action.
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| Quote ="Pemps"Going slightly off topic. Catalonia only borders France so the Catalan Dragons team isn't actually in Catalonia at all is it?'"
Too early on a Saturday morning to expalin it all, but what is now known as Pyrenees-Orientales was part of Catalonia until the Spanish and the French divvied up Catalonia in 1659 after the war between the two states. Although officially part of France many working class people continued with their lives and after around 350 years of French rule the Catalan culture and identity is still alive and well in North Catalonia.
That will explain the Catalan flags, Catalan food and the people who still speak Catalan in and around Perpignan/Perpinya.
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| Quote ="coccium red"Having a nice relaxing break in sharks bay T'egypt, thanks for asking.'"
Just got back from there... beautiful place!!
Hope we meet again in the play offs,iv tried to get my head around how it all works but fell into some mental black hole.
Maybe OT??
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| What will I be doing?
The same thing I do every night, Pinky—try to take over the world!
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| Is that going to be at the ground?
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| Cant get photo up but its a Catalan flag that i got just for Wembley
This will go up outside this afternoon got it at Wembley when they played Saints
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| Quote ="Wire_85"Is that going to be at the ground?
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| Any Wiganers going to the game today ?
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