Ideal - Win LLS

Beat Pies or Stains to win GF

Likely - Win LLS

Happy with - Doubling over Pies and Stains in Superleague, and being there to watch each and every minute

After winning LLS & GF, Matt King to change his mind and re-sign for another 3 years.

This depends on where you are coming from.

If you take Wire's last twenty years, then finishing even second in SL and not progressing in the play-offs would be a pretty decent season.

Having won a trophy two years running, then from the standpoint of that new benchmark, and given where we are with one game and the play-offs to go, then we need to win either the LLS or the GF for us to say 'success' in 2011.

From the standpoint of Wire's status with other SL clubs, and especially other SL club supporters, many will ( incorrectly ) continue to write Wire off as a 'small club' unless and until we win the GF. The fact that we play very attractive rugby, have a big average home attendance and can beat every other team in SL means nothing to these gainsayers who would like to keep Wire in the 'also-rans' club. For me, therefore, winning the GF is the goal. If we can manage to win the GF the club gets past that stage and no-one can write us off anymore. As alluded to by Sally C, success is cyclical, and we should not demand or even expect that we will win GFs of CCs every year. For the health of the game the trophies need to be shared around, anyway. Winning silverware every three-four years, whilst being consistent top four finishers, is the mark of a 'successful' club.

When it comes to the coaching future, I think TS will stick around longer at Wire than he did at Leeds. Whilst he's been here the entire club has come on in leaps and bounds, and, despite TS's preference for a new challenge, I bet he'd like to be around when the majority of the SL squad is made up of the current under 20s and under 18s who have progressed so well under his management team. That truly would be a 'Tony Smith' Wire team. I also agree with Sally C that given our financial strength ( even before you consider owner Simon Moran's resources ) we should not 'implode' as did the Bulls or the Comics, but should be able to remain a significant side for many years to come.

Funny how the importance of the LLS increased in inverse proportion as it decreased in Wigan this week!
Let's be honest I don't think our 2 "non-LLS winning" GF wins are viewed any less than our other 2 and I doubt Saints take much comfort out of winning 2 LLS but losing the last 4 GFs. TBH we managed to win both GFs after taking the LLS so it meant nothing to me. Perhaps if Saints or Bradford had won either of those GFs I might feel differently but I doubt it. The SL Trophy is the Holy Grail at the beginning of the season for me. Anyway if it can't be us I wouldn't mind seeing Smithy claim it again! Good Luck!

I agree that winning the Grand Final is more important than winning the League Leader's Shield, but from a Warrington point of view, to see us top the table would be a first for many of us and would be an achievement of which we could rightly feel proud.

From a play off point of view I believe there are three teams that can win the Grand Final, and if we win tonight then we'll have the opportunity to avoid both of the others until we get there.

For both those reasons tonight is huge for us.