| FORUMS > The Virtual Terrace > The race for Old Trafford |
 |
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Club Captain | 366 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Mar 2017 | 8 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Jul 2020 | May 2020 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
"It's the refs fault again". Biggest moaning whingers in RL.: |
|
|
I do find it highly amusing fans of a club like Wakefield are going on about Stains being bottlers. You'd think they'd have more important things to worry about.
Like how a so-called 'established top five club' ended up dodging relegation by a narrow margin instead and had muppets on the pitch 'celebrating' it.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Chairman | 17139 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Dec 2001 | 23 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
755_1290430740.jpg
“At last, a real, Tory budget,” Daily Mail 24/9/22
"It may be that the honourable gentleman doesn't like mixing with his own side … but we on this side have a more convivial, fraternal spirit." Jacob Rees-Mogg 21/10/21
A member of the Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_755.jpg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Star | 17952 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Apr 2011 | 13 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
simpsons/simp006.gif
:simpsons/simp006.gif |
|
| Quote: NSW "Bit Cliche but I think this Wigan team is very different to the ones that have lost to saints earlier in the year. Got some experienced forwards back ( O’Loughlin, Greenwood, Flower) and Smithies, Partington and Bryne have improved massively and look like first teamers rather than kids just doing there best
Sam Powell injured is bad, no real back up hooker and he’s always good for 50 tackles a week.
I think Wigan have it in them to beat saints once but probably not twice in the next 3 weeks.'"
The previous posters have said it.
Wigan's defence looks the best of the remaining clubs in the comp plus, their mindset and nous when it comes to winning Grand Finals, a bit like Leeds of a few seasons ago - who just seemed to know how to win. |
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Star | 435 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| May 2010 | 14 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
| Quote: bewareshadows "You must have seen a different game.
Their defense was immense, you don't win finals with flashy rugby. There are very few spectacular tries scored in finals.
You need low errors, low missed tackles, low penalties. High completion rates and a good kicking game.
Add to that and intensity and energy and Wigan had that in spades.
What worries me is that Saints have coasted most of our games and when we last met Wigan their pack was full of youngsters.
How we react in a knock out game, when we are level pegging or behind after 40 minutes is what will test this saints team.
If we play percentages and look to apply pressure we will be OK. But recent knockout games seems to indicate we don't enjoy the arm wrestle and errors creep in all over the place from all our players.'"
Nope. I watched exactly the same game as you.
You might be crapping yourself, but even the Wigan fans on their site are talking about 'improvement needed' from their performance against Salford. It was decent but hardly terrified me. |
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Club Coach | 29679 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Nov 2004 | 20 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
10919_1322084665.jpg
:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_10919.jpg |
|
|
I don’t think the pack has enough go forward in it to beat Saints in a knock out game sadly. We can defend and defend and defend but there’s doing it against Salford and then doing it against Saints and with all due respect to Salford (who were great on Saturday), it’s going to ramp up a few notches on Friday. If we get pinned in our own half for the spells we did against Salford then Saints will put plenty more then 12 points on us.
Our kicking game will need to improve ten fold. It was as bad as I’ve seen in a play off game on Friday and we’ve probably lost Powell now and he’s been doing a lot of our kicking recently.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 8991 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Sep 2009 | 15 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
47035_1386433761.gif
We can be bold enough to make a stand and do battle for our views and beliefs. But we must strive to be mature enough not to resort to unnecessary personal attacks upon people with opposing views.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_47035.gif |
|
| Quote: RuddyScoosers "Nope. I watched exactly the same game as you.
You might be crapping yourself, but even the Wigan fans on their site are talking about 'improvement needed' from their performance against Salford. It was decent but hardly terrified me.'"
I don't do hyperbole, I take a more balanced view.
Wigan are not easy beats and saints are not invincible. As I said the test for saints will be how we react if it does not all go our way. Recent experience tends to suggest we like a way to keep it tight. |
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Club Captain | 373 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Nov 2018 | 6 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Sep 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
Since 1998 when the playoffs started has any team that finished top not made the final at 1st attempt?
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 2086 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| May 2007 | 17 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Sep 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
33622_1304362610.jpg
:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_33622.jpg |
|
| Quote: kaybenbull "Since 1998 when the playoffs started has any team that finished top not made the final at 1st attempt?'"
Leeds in 2004 springs to mind immediately for me.
Warrington didn’t make it at all in 2011 |
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Club Captain | 373 | |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Nov 2018 | 6 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Sep 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
Ok thanks I wasn't sure
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
