Sad End and N.S, I think I believed that bull before Wigan picked Leeds than what is falling from your fingertips.

We'll see this weekend how much Saints want to be in the GF (players and fans alike) and I'd wager they will want it A LOT!

Of course you will see a professional approach from Saints, I just think Wire will have that little bit extra intensity and desperation that will get you through. Is it not reasonable to assume Wire will want it that bit more on Saturday?

Saddo you seem to of changed your tune from writing the Saints off.

Guess most Saints fans will be confident of a repeat of last time even more so being at home, I my doubts though that Saints can defend that well all game along with us bombing chances again.

I'm absolutely bricking it to be honest, and I'll admit right now that I'll be devastated if we lose. I find it bizarre that any Saints fan would feel anything other than 100% confident of victory, as recent history shows it isn't the semi final that they have a problem with, and although "the hoodoo" might technically be over I still think last weekend shows we're still twitchier against them than against anyone else.

I would find it bizarre how any Saints fan could have any confidence of victory at all... You more or less match us in the forwards and are light years beyond what we are capable of in the backs. We have no halves, no 3/4s, no kicking game, no matchwinning players and the most tedious, 1-dimensional and predicatable tactics imaginable. You have one of the best coaches in the country and we have Rush. Unless our forwards can keep the ball in your 40 for the whole game we're knackered. Our only realistic chance of winning basically comes down to us relying on you blowing it in a big playoff game yet again, and while you have a gratifyingly consistent habit of doing just that it hardly constitutes the basis for confidence in our team...

We cannot, for one second, think about any of the following things at all this week:
"The Grand Final"
The Super League trophy
Old Trafford
Wigan
Leeds Rhinos

...we need to concentrate on one thing and one thing only; BEATING SAINTS!

Had we beaten Saints at home and had this weekend off I would be far from confident simply because I doubt that we would be capable of beating Saints in the playoffs twice (with Leeds they are the masters of playoff rugby). I do feel confident that over two games we have a good chance of winning one and losing one, and if that is to happen I would far rather it be this way round.

I never thought we'd beat Saints twice.


Also Saddened; if we lose on Sat it will be nothing in comparison to you GF defeats to our confidence. We've been favourites and not reached the final just once before and that was last year where we lost with the last kick of the game.

And NS; coming on here and calling us graceless tells me a lot more about you than our fanbase.

find it laughable that a placcy scouser can call our fans graceless,when they have o levels in being graceless.as for the game itself it should be a cracker and the bookies are making wire favs but only just..saints are getting a 2 point start on the h,cap

My nerves are almost shot to pieces already. If Roby gets the space he will run riot .... again. If we are on our game and not overcome with nerves I see us reaching our first GF. Looking forward to it immensely. Come on the Wire !!!!

Saints fans setting themselves up with a nice get out clause....total BS

We are slight favourites with the bookies...so what. Everything in history both short and long term points to a likely Saints win...For Wire to win will be a massive achievement...massive ....end of.