Anyway when are the squad announcements due?

Usually no longer than 48 hours before KO that the squads are submitted to the RFL....

Hope Salford wallop that arrogant scousers..just to see a certain bunch visit our site who have really shown there selves how arrogant they really are..but can't see it...one bet if hills Ladbrokes etc is a certainty..saints will win the penalty count...again

St Helens?? Scousers??? hahaha...now that's funny.

Biggest wools going you clown.

I see it has taken a Warrington fan to throw some vitriolic sentences together, into what has otherwise been a respectful debate between saints and Salford fans, plus others.

Looks like we may get a dry final. Good news if you are on the front rows.

Looks like tickets are selling really well, from both sides. Will be a great atmosphere I think.

Hopefully a sea of red (and white)

IMO if Salford can manage the first 15-20 minutes and not get blown away by a strong starting Saints side then there really will be a match on. If Saints get on a roll early there could be a blow out scoreline.
I'm hoping for a proper old fashioned ding dong battle

I can't see a blow out.

Finals rarely have heavy scores on one side or another

This is how I see it as well. If Saints score early on then they’ll win comfortably enough with a 2 to 3 try margin. If Salford get through the early stages without conceding, or score early on themselves, then it’ll go down to the latter stages. I think Saints should be too good for Salford and I think the step up in quality from playing a pretty dreadful Wigan side to a very good Saints side will be too much. Saints by 10. Would be great if we see a higher attendance than last year and hopefully a couple thousand of the Salford part timers turn up more regularly next year. I think it could be just the final Super League needs.

When Saints first met us back in February at the AJBell they were comfortable winners, beating us by 22. When we played them again at their place, a conversion in the last minute gave them the victory. Apart from London, I think we are the only other side to put thirty or more points on Saints, and the only side to do it at the totally wicked stadium. Open to corrections if my memory doesn't serve me right.

While I realise that previous form and indeed the rest of the season up until this point count for very little, I think that there will be no fear from Salfords point of view, and no complacency from Saints point of view. Hopefully making for a great game.