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They've started banging on about beating us on saturday as well.





They may well do, but they aint giving us a chance in hell.

We will have 13 men on the pitch at the start of the semi bursting every gut to try and get to the final.

We always play better when we have no chance

I still think we can beat wire with the team we have minus those injured, and I suppose there's always the chance that the injured could return in time.

Its just like a big long DEJA VU with them lot

A few wins and there melbourne storm

Injuries heal faster than expected sometimes. i'm confident 1-2 will be back before then.

i love an underdog wigan side because it always causes us to raise our game.

if we get to the semi with the kids playing there will be no pressure on them and that could be extremely dangerous for wire.

Don't we (Bradford) know it after the playoffs a couple of years back!

TBH I think our side should still be favourites to go through - some of the young lads who will play have been devastating in the reserves.

Given our inability to sell out our allocation yet, it sounds like most people knew this already.

4 weeks to go to the semi and a lot of water is still to go under the bridge...

The mind games are starting to crank up...

I hope the Dire dont beat the Stains on Saturday they will think best in the world AGAIN

Hardly fair is it, i think every wire fan wants a win n saturday

lets be right, we're still better than dire even with 4 missing!

People just set themselves up.

I'll say it before any Wire troll does - Look at the league table and the last result between the 2 clubs.

Wire are the masters of self-destruction. Friday is their best chance of beating Stains for years and they'll still screw it up.

We will see wont we, the tony smith revolution, its not cullen or lowes my friend



Smith knows how to beat saints

In the words of Kevin Keegan

I would LOVE it if we beat them

Not only because we would get to Wembley but just to laugh at Wire fans for years to come

Pressure is on Warrington for sure.

People really do now expect them to win.

Certainly there is little pressure on Wigan.

It's nearly 20 years since Warrington have been in a final! Let them have their day I say.
If they want to believe they are a big club then let them.

Fools the lot of em.

It'll be reet, Morley, Carvell and the Andersons are all due their annual injuries.

To be honest, you can't blame them for feeling confident.

O'Loughlin is a massive blow.

Smith or McIlorum is manageable but both causes us problems.

With Hock gone, Hansen is a pretty big loss.

What a massive game this is for both clubs, both have been massive underachievers, in Wigan's case in recent years, and in Wire's case since the formation of the Northern Union....



Lockers will be a serious loss if he is injured. He's been superb this season, easily the best LF in the comp. McIlorum too will be a big loss as of course will Hock.

Even more important though will be which Wigan team turns up; we are such a Jekyll and Hyde team this year. We are totally inconsistent, a bit Wire-esque almost...



It looks like a great semi-final in prospect. The fact that Wire's fans are overconfident is good news. Let's hope that complacency creeps into the Wire team too.

wouldn't it be nice if two full strength sides played - it was a great advert for the game and the best team(on the day) won !!

Injuries are part and parcel of the game and lets face it, theres still a few weeks away yet until the semi and owt can happen yet. As much as I want my team to beat yours in the semi, I for one will not mention your injuries as unlike some of my other "colleagues" it is very unsportmanlike to dwell on other teams injuries.

Cant wait for the day, may the best team win and then go on & win the cup!

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 119970.stm Were not even playing dire according to the pathetic BBC!!! What a joke!

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 119970.stm Were not even playing dire according to the pathetic BBC!!! What a joke!