I always thought when we lost to them it would feel alot worse than it did. I was expecting a tirade of abuse and gloating from the Wire lot but it only came from a few people. I too felt relief last night that the run was ended. I'm just glad it didn't end at KR, I think that will always play on the Wire fans mind, even if they try and convince us otherwise.

Are we now talking about the 1 game winning streak ??

Thanks to Keith Swiftcorn for the stats on that winning streak.

SAINTS v WARRINGTON
Last 44 meetings – Saints 41, Draw 2, Warrington 1, since Sep 1995
Last 23 meetings at Knowsley Road – Saints 23, Draw 0, Warrington 0, since Jan 1994
Average Score in Last 23 meetings at KR – Saints 44 Warrington 16
All Meetings at Halliwell Jones Stadium – Saints 11, Draw 0, Warrington 0
Amount of Games Unbeaten – 29 Games, since Apr 2001
Winning Streak – 22 games, since Jun 2003
Last 30 seasons – Saints finished highest in League 29 times, Warrington finished highest 1 time
Consecutive seasons finished highest in the League – 17, since 1993-94
Trophies Won in Last 20 seasons – Saints 20, Warrington 2

Are you sure you're not a Wigan fan? Phil Clarke in disguise.

You know, it's a fact during this year's Super League that McClennan has been able to post those facts more than any other poster and when you are able to post those facts more than your opponents you are going to put yourself into a very good chance of success. It's what makes McClennan such a tough poster.

Anyone feel a mild sense of relief? We now don't have to go into the Warrington games with any big records to uphold and the players will no longer have to carry the burden of the record on their backs? We are now free to lose to Warrington whenever and wherever we like.

...And there was me thinking that the present was more important than the past, how wrong can one person be.

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

Yup.


If we lack attacking ideas and defensive commitment in the way we did last night then I am sure we will freely indulge the losing instinct!

Teams that have played their entire history in the top flight - Warrington,....er there isn't anybody else (including saints!)

The Saints hoodoo has really got to me over the past couple of years.
To beat Saints was one of my three targets for the season, with the other two being getting to Wembley and Old Trafford.

Taking the win at face value it is two points, but to us fans it was far more than that.

To the team in terms of confidence and belief the win could be unmeasurable.
We had beaten every team in the past two season with the exception of Saints and I am sure to our players this was in the back of their minds, knowing that no matter how well they did there was a team we couldn't beat.

Thats the next target Although it is only 2 points this win will give us lots of confidence that will benefit us next time we play you in a more important game.

Just for sayings sake ..... when were we not in the "top flight" ?

the fact the matter is that for so long we (Wire) have never been able to beat Saints........there have been so many "nearly" matches and (as we all have been) to be on the end of last gasp wins by drop-goals, bombs and so forth is absolutely gutting.....so arguably to win the other night has to be an achievement and permit some goading (politely and in good jest of course)

at the end of the day, as Brian McDermott himself once said it (really) is only two points; fans pay good money to have high emotions, players get paid only for the two points each game

KEEP THE FAITH .......... c'mon The Wire