Rugby League is probably the most unsentimental sport on the planet. We happily change seasons, rules, uproot teams, and add names like Wildcats after the word Trinity - not to mention in the case, changing the name of grounds to GPW Recruitment Stadium.

Logic says Saints should go for Wire or Huddersfield as they are clearly their best chance of making the Grand Final. However Leeds are two from two against Wigan when it counted this year. Do Saints really fancy their chances against Leeds in the Grand Final after the last three years?

Massive game against a side theve already lost to ay home this season or massive game against a side they haven't lost to at home for god knows how many years (sorry Huddersfield i think you will lose i would love you to prove me wrong though!)

Either way the semis are going to be amazing weekend, for the sides that are left there are two tough games left whoever plays

Don't think you can ever write Leeds off but with Danny Maguire missing along with Jamie Peacock and Jones Buchanan, they pose less of a threat. So I'd say, yes saints will definitely fancy their chances against Leeds. Who Saints actually pick out of Wigan, Wire/Hudd is the interesting one. Should they pick Wigan and Wigan win, then bragging rights ref the last game at Knowsley Rd stay with Wigan forever, however if they don't then they've potentially got Wigan at Old Trafford, when I'm sure they would rather face either Wire/Hudd or Leeds.

I'd say on balance, Saints will pick Wigan and may the best side win.

I can see what you are saying mate but after 3 consecutive Grand Final defeats I don't think we can take the risk of playing the best side left in the competition (other than us )when we can choose (on paper) an easier tie. I've seen enough brilliant memories at KR to last me a lifetime so I can just about forego one more, even though it would as you quite rightly point out, top the lot to see Saints beat Wigan in the last ever game.

Seeing Keiron lift the trophy at OT would mean more to me in sentimental value than winning the last match at KR against Wigan. We have to look at the bigger picture here which is stopping ourselves becoming perennial bridesmaids.

If Saints aren't worried about facing Leeds at Old Trafford again then the choice is simple. They take Wire or Huddersfield and let Leeds beat Wigan, again. The only reason to pick Wigan would be if they want Wire to knock out Leeds and give them an easy ride at Old Trafford.

Dosn't matter as the Final will be Wigan V Warrington!

Saints are picking Wigan. You can quote me on that!

Hope you didn't put money on it.

Saints will pick Huddersfield.

If they picked Wigan and lost then the fans would be pretty peed off I imagine. Common sense dictates that they'll pick the lowest placed team left.

They won't pick Wigan.
Even if Wire had beat Huddersfield tonight they would still have not picked Wigan.
The Saints chairman has said he would pick the lowest ranked team which is Huddersfield.

No it won't, Warrington are out.

Club call is proving pointless already.

Might as well just be highest ranked team winning in first round of play offs plays lowest rank team in Semi-final.

It is a nonsense.