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| As long as we put the effort in I'll be happy.
I think the best two clubs (playing wise) are contesting it. Saints deserved favourites and been strong all year. Salford only losing one game narrowly in the last eleven and peaking at the right end of the season.
I think if both teams play their best it will be very close. If either team has an off day they will almost certainly lose.
I know Salford are getting a lot of press this week, which will suit Saints I dare say, but you can't understate our story this season. Smallest squad. Smallest cap. Team of everyone else's cast-offs. Including Hastings, with a smattering of homegrown talent. On paper, Saints should walk it and they might. While a lot of other clubs like Saints, Wigan, Wire, and Leeds have expectation, Salford reaching the GF has massive financial repercussions for a club that struggles by searching for coins down the back of the sofa most of the time. Win or lose, the club will benefit massively from the financial aspect, and more importantly gain a little more respect from its peers.
While on the face of it it seems like we've massively over performed this season, but over the last few seasons, barring a poor year last year, in the last four seasons we've finished fourth, third, and would have finished in the play-offs in 2016 if it wasn't for the points deduction. The signs have been there that we are knocking on the door, it's just that our experience in play-off RL was limited and it showed the last time we were their. Watson has learnt from that and corrected it this season, that's the difference.
It may just be a one-off freak season for us, but I'd put money on us making the play-offs again next season now we've got a taste for it.
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| Quote: Moe syslak "That Salford team would NOT beat a Shaun Wane coached Wigan team in a grand final and you know it!'"
Why not? This Salford side has a more attractive and better brand of rugby than anything Wigan served up under Shaun 'knock people out' Wane for starters.
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| Quote: RuddyScoosers "Why not? This Salford side has a more attractive and better brand of rugby than anything Wigan served up under Shaun 'knock people out' Wane for starters.'"
Because winning finals isn't about playing a better brand of rugby. If it was, wire wouldve won 2 grand finals against Wigan and saints would've won this years cup final.
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| Quote: SaleSlim "I'm pretty sure that you (and a few other trolls) mentioned during last season's middle 8's that Hastings only looked good because he was playing against Championship/lower SL teams.
So I'd keep your botty waffle to yourself if I was you chief as you just continue to make yourself look a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
Where did I say that about Hastings? Please provide a quote from RLFANS or else you should keep your "botty waffle" to yourself.
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| Quote: The Ghost of '99 "Hetherington isn't the Leeds chairman. Caddick isn't insecure enough to feel the need to come out and trash talk referees, and he lets people who know what they are doing run the club rather than interfering in an area he doesn't have any expertise in.'"
Oh dear...
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| Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "Where did I say that about Hastings? Please provide a quote from RLFANS or else you should keep your "botty waffle" to yourself.'"
Seems as though I can't search for previous posts if I'm using my phone (which I currently am) so bear with me princess and I'll try and dig it out for you over the next couple of days.
Bit like your mate Stephanie you do like to set yourself up for a massive fall so more than willing to give you a little push on this occasion.
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