Yeh .. just thought a nice positive post in support of our team was what we needed.

Obviously it probably won't be quite that easy...

In a way they're irrelevant but also can't help looking at them and saying the key is whether Saints have learnt some lessons defensively for this weeks game compared to those two previous meetings. Especially Luke Walsh, missed 6 tackles at Headingley and had a 'mare and his missed tackles numbers over the last several games don't make for good reading. If he's still defending on Saints' left side on Friday then the target for us is to get Watkins against him and hope he's on song and has a field day against Walsh.

Just had a look back at the stats for the league games. 48 missed tackles for Saints at Langtree Park, 46 missed tackles at Headingley.....those numbers need to come down massively.

It's a shame, but the kick off day and time has killed any chance of a decent crowd. Obviously Saints fans won't be affected on their 7 mile "trek", but too many people have suffered the nightmare of Friday nights across the M62 and will instead just flick the TV on button in a few days time. It's OK for me I'm self employed, I'll just lose a few hours pay and set off before the bedlam commences, picking up my old fella from Whinmoor en route. It's not that easy for some other people, and the RFL don't give a sh** about spectator welfare, so the one's that travel will just have to shout twice as loud

like you i'm also self employed but i'll leave at 1 and still book a full day in

Can you pay on the door?

The club has put some of the past semi finals against Saints on youtube, including substantial highlights of the 2003 epic, where the legend of Sir Kevin really started to gain pace.

I'm sure you'll be able to, they may even pay you to go in.

Best game of all time, golden point can go fudge itself

Right up there with the best game I've ever seen live that one!

3,298 Tickets Sold.

Ouch!

I don't blame supporters for refusing to make the Friday night trek over the M62. It will make the RFL think twice at abusing the goodwill of the loyal fans. The needs and safety of the travelling fans are totally ignored by the powers that be. The 3,298 of us will have to shout and cheer five times as much to make up for the missing supporters.

I agree.
End of the day it's only down the Road for Saints Supporters. Yes, they've still got to go through rush hour Traffic but it will be nowhere near as bad as us.

Like you say we will just have to get behind them a bit more!

is that from the leeds end or in total? If its the latter thats horrendous albeit predictable. It was madness making the best supported club in the comp travel across the m62 on a friday night

Leeds End!