In some ways yes, it does lose its importance if there's 5/6 a year, but if we have to play 1 team that much, i'd like it to always to be wigan.
Remember the debacle at widnes last year and how by the play offs we had their number, it will happen again sooner (Sunday) or later (when it actually matters)

"IT ALWAYS MATTERS TO US!"

Rock 'n' Roll...

O Loughlin wouldn't have said it if he was in our position.

There are too many derbies and like Carlos says, playing them twice with the chance in the cup is plenty for me.

As much as I enjoy the Derby there are too many. A few years ago, it was always unfair to be playing a game that Wigan would most likely lose, now it's the other way around but the imbalance in the league is stupid.

I would much rather see the weekend as a 7s or 9s tournament, but one where a decent chunk of the squads must come from outside of the first team. Make it a cup weekend, randomly drawn and maybe get some of the upper teams form the Championship involved.

At least it would be different and would stop the "play everyone twice, except the derby which is three times, oh, the non-derby games like Catalan and whoever".

Suggested this on the VT the other day.

Need to bin the weekend off all together, it distorts the league table. It should be the first of three England v Exiles games. It's embarassing watching us against Widnes. We have 8 players missing and it's a training session.

It wouldn't have been had you been playing any of the other top 4 though...

If you want to talk records, look at the whole picture since the start of derby matches ( not just SL) Saint won't catch us in wins in yours, or my life-time!!!

Rock 'n' Roll..