Quote: Exeter Rhino "I don't think 'the S' are as convincing as FlexWheeler is trying to present them (I suppose it is a lower-risk tactic than bigging up the club that you actually support) - they were wobbling even before the Easter results.
As a Leeds fan there is a big concern that Leeds don't seem to be able to handle the favourites tag very well when it comes to big games, especially in the Challenge Cup, but also in the play-offs when they went out with a whimper after finishing 3rd last year. I think secretly most Leeds fans do fancy them to win some silverware this year, but are wary of appearing silly by making such predictions on a messageboard (FlexWheeler included). At this stage they look every bit as good for the double as Saints - but of course a lot can happen over the course of a season, such is the unpredictability of sport.
Whether or not Leeds actually are favourites to beat Saints at this stage of the season is a pretty subjective question. Anyone who claims otherwise is deluded or has an agenda, however veiled they try to make it seem.'"
I fancy wigan as much as saints, but I can hardly start another thread ''this wigan team......''.
When you see a trophy winning team like wigan quietly going about their business, and then turning it on for the big games, it spells danger for everyone else. Beat leeds in a couple of weeks, win the game in hand they are top, despite (by their own fans admission probably) hardly hitting their straps.
That reaks of trophy winning material for this season.