Think Most Rovers fans where born in 1997.

Most came away disappointed when they couldn't find the car boot sale.

We were knocked out by the winners you were knocked out by the winners. Irrelevant really.

I think the NRL would have always wanted our best players if they'd have been financially viable, the change is that it is now an option. Obviously it's great that we're producing such players, but a consequence of losing so many of them combined with the lack of imports is having an impact on the quality of teams ATM.

It's not necessarily a bad thing. If the clubs react in the correct way it should be good for our sport by driving them to produce more players, a short-term pain, long-term gain situation. Unfortunately, the fact that they've quickly started crying and we're going back to 12 teams suggests that we're not going to see that, though.

Thicker than even most on here expected.

Grammar police.

Go to bed now you lost.

Lost, Didn't realise this was a competition.

Mmm, Sadbasteeno disappears, and then Easty appears on forum

If only the clubs would have done this when SL was created .

Don't even try associating me with that suicidal maniac.

Aside from the £200k we made from gate receipts and merchandise.

Only 3 of the wigan squad were younger than 20 but you crack on

The point was that you couldn't see that Wembley is better than no Wembley.
Nothing to do with grammar bless you.
It's worth roughly half a lost season's brewery/catering deal just for getting there.
You're thick because you can't understand this.
Rest your brain and go to sleep.

but if you take the two draws and the one game lost by one point and add a conversion to Hull in each of those it would look much better. If ifs and ands were pots and pans (whatever that means)...

I think we're about right in the league.

On the positive side, we've had several unfortunate serious, long term injuries this season and last which has meant we have blooded lots of young players - something we were crying out for under the previous regime. Our team tonight was very inexperienced in SL terms and Wigan (whilst young) was made up of players with not much less SL experience.

It's easy to point out the negatives (with everything in life) but look how many young players are finding their feet in our team now as regulars - Shaul, Crooks (injured), Lineham (injured), Arundel (injured), Bowden.. you know I'm bored of listing them...

We won a game tonight that would certainly have been lost in previous years. I'm not sure we'll get much further this year but the experience the younger players is getting will stand us in good stead next year. Lineham staked his place, Crooks his... can Shaul do the same? etc etc.

Of course I could see that getting to Wembley was much much better. I'm jealous as . I'd have rather gone to the game and lost and to say we got there then to have never have gotten there at all.

This thread was light hearted banter on my part..

I'm with you 100% there

Good on you.
You wasted my time well done

So do we. So does Wane!

apologies - I was confusing it with Yawn

Im sure he does petal

Any club usually retains more for losing. No winning bonuses to pay

Is it wrong that I really enjoyed the game? Jesus, Wigan have got some incredible talent in their ranks, great to watch. Was slightly jaded experience and superior fitness vs well-drilled and talented youthful exuberance. Really exciting game.

Credit to DJ and his composure. Also thought Watts was great tonight. Usual handling and penalty disappointments, but better in attack than last week. Well done to them for sticking at it when 14 points down, could have tossed it in. Fun night.

The average age of the Wigan team was 21 ours was 22, we had a different team out as well due to injury. Add to that the effect of last Saturday on the entire squad and then fighting back from being 14 down.

No one is going to give us any credit for that, all they see is a depleted Wigan ripped off with a dodgy ref and even worse timekeeper.

Two point on the table

In what way are we heading backwards ?

Gentle has delivered a cup final, wins against the Top 4 sides, youngsters coming through and if we win next week an improvement on the League table. We also won our first play off game in a long while too, in what way are we going backwards ?

Ok the attack is not the best but for the most part this season we have defended very well, progress may not be as quick to other peoples liking but it is being made. Wigan had an average age of 21 out there tonight and we had one at 23 (if my maths serving me correctly) which doesn't define that we had a god given right to go there and win. Gentle may not be the coach that takes us to the dizzy heights but to claim he is taking us backwards at an alarming rate is complete and utter BS.