Petty? You seemed to be very convinced that this was a meaningless game. I'm just suprised you have taken a ticket that a proper fan could have had.

*sigh* OK, I'll bite, much against my better judgement....

Don't get me wrong - I love my Saints and would watch them in any number of friendlies if I could. Meaningless, tedious trudge of a league season or not, I'd still be a season ticket holder if I lived within a reasonable range to be able to make most games comfortably. It's just the enormous hassle of hacking through M1/M6 rushour traffic on a Friday afternoon/evening combined with the pointlessness of the ultimate result of most of the games that mean I just can't in any way justify the cost and stress of trying to get to them. If there were more games on a Sunday I'd go to more. If there were more games on a Friday that actually mattered I'd make the effort to go to even more still. But there aren't, and I don't.

And for me ALL games against Wigan matter - the result on GF might mean the square root of bugger all as far as any trophy shakeup is concerned, but winning against the pies always matters whether it be in a friendly or a World Cup Final. I can get excited about playing Wigan in a futile league game with a result of no importance - I can't get excited about playing Salford, Catalans or Hull KR in such a game.

...and MK are at Preston NE the day after so we're up making a weekend of it

"Casual fan"? Listen, palat all[/i. If anyone on this board can give me one single good reason why that's a worthwhile endeavour, beyond the pathetic "you're not a real fan" c**p that you numpties only seem capable of, then I'll be there every week in a shot.

I am sick and tired of coming out of grounds after results that would once have made me overjoyed or angry and being able to feel nothing but ennui instead. I can see no point in putting myself out for occasions that I can feel hardly any emotional attachment to nor investment in. I want nothing more than to be able to see my team on a regular basis and feel anticipation/excitement/etc. at the outcome of the game, but the RL completely robs me of that now.

If you're happy ploughing through the soulless 27 game debacle then good on you. I'm not. I envy your continued ability to get excited at us throwing away a hard fought win against a good side early in the season, even when the loss actually means nothing and counts for nothing. I wish I had rose-tinted glasses like yours that let me get worked up about such games as well the way I once used to. But I don't. Deal with it.

So NS, what happens if Saints draw Wigan in the first round proper of the Challenge Cup at Langtree screwfix.
Would you class that as an important game?

Each of the clubs season ticket holder is entitled to one free ticket. Could be fun if it happens.

What's with the Screwfix reference? I thought you of all people would see having LP as a dedicated RL facility a positive for the sport? Aren't you too old to be using the trolling techniques of a 9 year old?

We know the ground is not big enough, but will the cladding be finished in time for Good Friday ?

Why is the ground not big enough dearest? How big was Knowsley Road? How often will we sell out 18,500 tickets in order to make the extra few million making it bigger would have cost?

In truth it will only potentially sell out twice, Warrington and Wigan. It's simply not worth going for a 28,000 capacity that we would probably need for just those two games.

As for the cladding, it was gonig to be, but I've asked Eammon for it to be left off the East stand so the Goons can get wet.

What I don't understand is why there is a 'Saints game ticket request' thread on the Wigan forum with people saying they'll pay above the odds, when Saints are still selling tickets on the internet for the game?

Anyone with a bit of loose change could potentially buy a job lot and sell them for mucho profito to Goons who were too dumb to realise they were on sale.

Forget that, it appears the free ticket for the first round has been scrapped this year.

It's no different to the Saints reference to Goons, stade de crust or the piedome, lighten up.

The use of Trailer Park or Standish with Langtree Park, Stains etc. I can understand all of these being used but Screwfix??? That is just very poor, although from you I really don't know why I'm suprised.

Eh? Of course I would you silly little troll... The result of Challenge Cup games are all important as their result matters as far as trophy wins are concerned [iby the very definition of what they bleedin' well are[/i... Do try to keep up...