We need the spirit that we had when we beat them in the league, SW was in charge of the side that day and filled the team with a bulldog spirit. Rough and touch in defence and very clinical in attack. Lets hope for a dry day up in Leeds as i think that will work in Leeds advantage to drag us into a scrap.

We should have enough skill, power and momentum to take Leeds and win the game by 2 clear scores. What we dont want is to be dragged into a scrap that we ended up in last week against them.

ONE win = momentum? Really?

Chunky hugo makes a valid point. Saints were the bookies favourites to win the last 3 Grand Finals, but it is the team which turns up on the day that takes the honours.

No matter how good your previous season long performances were, they count for nothing, it is how you play that 80 minutes, and all 4 teams have shown the ability to raise their game.

We have risen to the occasion 4 times over the last 6 years..... you last won something in the previous Millenium!

2002 was in the previous millenium?

Your not having much luck on here today are you.

I just hope to see a clean, classic game, that is a testament to the talents of both sides and the sport in general. Leeds v Wigan encounters are always excellent affairs and I suspect this one will be no different. I'm quietly confident of a Wigan win.

I just hope that the antics in the media by Phil Clarke, the twitter brigade and Jamie Peacock doesn't serve to add to the mounting tensions between both sets of supporters and this bring the game into disrepute. With the ability to mix around the ground freely and with people no doubt drinking before the game, I have to admit I think there could be trouble. I sincerely hope not.

As for the match itself, Wigan just need to stay professional as they have done this season. If Leeds want to come out taking our heads off, starting fights, trying to wind us up - then let them. It will only serve to hurt them if we keep our discipline and they concede cheap field position/get a man sent to the sin bin. With Danny McGuire absent, Leeds will be missing some spark. Although their forward pack is depleted, they still managed to get on top of us last time round. We must therefore go with four props - Feka, Prescott, Coley, Fielden - as we did against Hull KR. Hopefully Deacon is fit so he can amend our atrocious kicking game.

I hope when everything is said and done, no matter what has been said in the last couple of weeks, Leeds & Wigan fans put their differences aside and enjoy an excellent game of Rugby League, which this fixture and the sport deserves.

I'm not holding out much hope for that, whoever's in the middle has got one hell of a job on their hands.

It's a shame that what could be an all time classic match will most probably have a nasty element rumbling all the way through it.

Looking like jjb will be back for them on sat

With his stupid burners, I wonder if anybody has told him he look's a knob.

I fancy us

Apologies. I had indeed forgotton about your CC win over Saints. I was referring to the major prize, the GF, and think I'm right though, that aside, it's been a long barren spell for yourselves.





It is a struggle when your Mods keep deleting my posts before reposting a suitably adjusted version!

But getting lots of bites....




You know you don't mean that!

Is anyone else getting fed up of all this Phil Clarke outrage and fans from both sides trying to take the moral high ground all of a sudden? I know I am. Unfortunately now that the media are trying to fan the flames it will be made into an issue in the build-up to the game. I think we will see a clean game FWIW.

The avatars from some of the Leeds fans are a bit embarrassing and just asking for egg on face if/when Leeds get turned over. I'd prefer them to be gloating after we've won 'when it matters' (two weeks ago didn't really count).

Well done that man.

TBH i want a bloodbath on Sat as i love a bit of biff!!

a win would be nice also..

Me too. I suspect many have refrained from posting on this forum for the last couple of weeks. We have a massive game ahead, with all the makings of a potential classic, and yet all we can prattle on about is some fatuous comments made in the media by Phil Clarke. It's ridiculous.



Well said. Not only is it embarrassing, it is also a little bit ironic.