Dont get me wrong, I accept that if Warrington play to their form as they can do, then Leeds will have to come up with the performance of the season to win it. But I'm an eternal optimist I'm afraid!!!!!
However, saying that if Wire do get to Old Trafford at our expense, I would love to see them win it because they have raised the bar big time, and have been the best side in the comp clearly this season. Their points for and against in the League Table is clear example of their superiority, and they would be deserving Champions.
(Still hope we do em next week though!!!!! )

Had a quick go at it but got bored - care to enlighten us?

Looks like the weather will be good for Friday. news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/ ... &region=uk

Looks like the weather will be good for Friday. news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/ ... &region=uk

This Leeds team isn't the greatest. Warrington are the better team, no doubts. But I'm affraid what you've just said is a load of bollox, dare I say very arrogant? If Leeds put in their best performance of the season and Warrington are only a little off the pace then we have a very good chance.

Warrington are clear and deserved favourites, but don't completely write Leeds off. There is a lot of big game experience in this set of players, a point made earlier in the season when in shocking form. Can Leeds win, yes. Will Leeds win, probably not, but don't be too surprised if they do.

They have already exceeded my low levels of expectation this season, just.

I have to agree with rhinoneil and batleyrhino above. One thing I have learned about this Leeds side is that they are at their most dangerous when everyone (bar the leeds fans) are writing them off. Warington would be well advised to remember this come next Friday evening!

The impression I get from here is that the Leeds fans were the first to write them off this season.

Warrington won't be nor will Tony Smith, neither will 99% of our fans

To be honest ( being a wire through and through this could and may come back and bite you on the backside )
you need to respect this leeds outfit if they play to there full potential and we become unstuck they will beat us.

But i am hopefull given the circumstances we may just be ok.

Good luck anyway to both teams

I did witness it and my first thought was "what a bunch of hypocrties". Another example of Keith Senior syndrome?

Anyway, the more important point is that the players have confidence at the moment; Wire and more importantly Tony Smith represent a further psychological barrier that may be one hurdle too far - if not it will be an epic away play off win to match those of 2005 and 2010.

This is a better pick for us. If we are to get into the Grand Final I would rather we played a Saints side haunted by the traumas of four consecutive losses at Old Trafford, than a Leeds team that is full of players who are familiar with winning. I fancy playing Leeds at the HJ now more than had they sneaked through in the other semi and having to play them in the final.

If Leeds beat us I can actually see them winning the GF particularly if it is against Saints. That would have to be the most bizarre story ever, if Leeds were to become champions this year, having played their worst rugby since the Dean Lance era for most of the season, but it's actually fairly close to being a reality now.

Could be a dangerous game ahead for us.

Bit like 2006. A team out of form and looking nothing like contenders going into the playoffs, comes up against Tony Smiths all conquering juggernaut of glory.