Have to admit from the third min onwards Wigan went out of their way to take the game to us. Credit where it's due if they can show that same kind of fire for the rest of the season then there is no reason why they should not be challenging for at least ninth spot











Only kidding. Show that same kind of fire and you have fith place locked up

you dont deserve to be in superleague with your "fans"

It's not down to "who deserves it " it's down to points at the end of the game and 19 - 12 is a winning margin even if it was a win by 1 point .... now sod off back to whatever yorkshire hovel you came from

Great performance by Wigan, great result for Saints.

For the first time in a while i thinks saint were lucky to get the points onight, wigans mistakes in the last play cost them a couple of tries, well done pieyaters

I always thought that when it was level at 6-6, they looked the more likely to score. Wigan failed to take their chances tonight and it cost them.

The worry for them is they put everything into that match and will have nothing left for catalans, who are finally playing well and come away from easter without anything.

I can't be doing with all this praise.

Great game of rugby.
Saints defence again was superb.

Well refereed.
We probably deserved something from the game, but I've no complaints. I would have given the Hock try after watching the replay as it looks as though the Saints player pulled Hocks arm up, but then I wouldn't have given Ainscoughs try.

O'Loughlin was outstanding tonight and should have got the m.om. (who got it)

Bed time, taxi at 4:15 Perpignan here we come.

We weren't quite good enough in the end but it's a point to build from.

Aslong as we keep giving the likes of Ainscough and Tomkins a go i'm happy to be patient as a quality side must be around the corner somewhere.

If we had a leader like Cunningham tonight we'd have taken the points imo. He was sensational in his second spell and turned the game. I don't want to slate our skipper as i thought he was probably the man of the match but his influenece on the side isn't that of Cunningham.

The sheer professionalisim of Saints is something our guys must learn from but overall that was a great game and hopefully we'll see more of the same in the coming months.

I thought the highlight of the night was when Stevo said "Both teams must be shattered after their tough Cup Games last week".
Barrow???

They ran Wigan close on Sunday, only 12 points in it.

only because wigan were holding back, they rested 3 players for the batly game

It shouldn't have been but the game against Barrow was a real tough contest.

7 tries to 3 mised 6 kicks say no more

I thought Saints had their worst game of the season, including the Hull KR game, besides a 10 minute spell in the second half. This is understandable considering the bruiser on Sunday, so credit for pulling through in the end

I wouldn't call a team that had that many sets on an opponents line with only 2 tries to show for it 'superb', but hey opinions are like holes in backsides.

I thought we were shocking, and did our best to help Wigan win the game.

I thought Wigan were all huff and puff and shown very little creativity.

Any team worthy of a top five place would have beaten us with a bit to spare tonight.

Great game of rugby, great banter with fans, great crowd, no trouble.

The best derby in RL is back

I agree although our goal line defence was very good IMO.

Only three days in between game days and Wigan still can't get within 2 scores of us.With fresh players coming back also things don't bode well for them.

Top six if they improve a bit.

Actually, I reckon it could at least be called 'rather good'. The reason they didn't make it across the tryline more often is simply because our defence is outstanding (except for Gardner, who really MUST stop deserting his post - every team in SL will latch on to that habit and aim for him)

Wigan were very good I thought. Ainscough and Roberts caused us a few problems bringing the ball out, and Hock was a handful. Most of all though their line speed was very good and they took us off guard a little with their intensity I think.

I was impressed by our grit though. We looked a little tired and put ourselves under a lot of pressure with mistakes and poor decisions, but when we did so we rallied. That spell in which we defended 20 odd consecutive tackles in our own half was a fantastic display of spirit and organisation.

all i say is thank the lord the derby is back! that is rugby league out of the top draw tonight!

both teams where fantastic! some fantastic youth on display in sam, shaun and kyle!

rugby league is looking up in lancashire!

Played crap and still beat them at their own ground (Well football ground)..Had Thaler spotted the forward pass to Bobby Davro on the wing we would of only conceeded 1 try....Not bad when you can perform for 20 mins and beat your local rivals

your son had an alright game as well

We scored 20 points against them !!

For the fan who thinks it was a great derby tonight with no trouble go have a read at the post about the poor Wigan fella getting jumped by 2 Stains supporters whilst with his little boy !! WOW Brave lads those 2 !

You were no way 12 points better than Barrow on Sunday and you know it ! Every fan I spoke to after the game said you were lucky to scrape through - against 16 part timers and a fella who had just arrived in the Country from Oz !