It was always going to be Silverwood, he has been the Pies tame ref most of the season, they seemed to have had him for all there tough games this season and he lets them get away with murder.
Expect the All Wigan Wrestling Team to turn out and constant attacks on the knees with 2 up top and a third coming into the knees from the side from Micky Mac and Lockers, if he plays.
We just need him to be even handed for both sides.

Hope I'm wrong, Come on the Wire ! you can play them off the park if given a fair crack, keep the faith.

Best of a bad bunch

To be fair I think he will want a good display himself, with the World Cup just a round the corner

Silverwood is the only referee I've ever cursed at for giving us a penalty. He gave us back to back penalties on the 1st tackle against Saints at KR a few years back. Monghan (M) had them by the balls and Silverwood's penalties allowed Cunningham et all time to get their breath back and re-set their line. I don't think he's "bent", either in the sense of a homosexual slur or in that he is paid money to fix games, but I tend to enjoy games he is refereeing less than other referees. Referres are an influence on a game. But they don't decide who wins on their own. If we play to the same standard we did against Leeds, we'll win comfortably and there is nothing Wigan or Sliverwood can do about it.

One more thing - Silverpud is up there with "Stains", "Dire" and "Demics" as the most pathetic "comedy" nickname people can come up with. Can't we just call him a **** if we want to be mean?

Let us hope he ignores Charnley and Tomkins appealing for a penalty EVERY time they get tackled. They were pathetic against Leeds.

Also note Tomkins NEVER plays the ball correctly.

Spot on there Bobby. He will want to ref the WC final and all eyes will be on him WC wise. We always seem to have a good game with him, pretty even across boths sides.

The RL world will be watching two great sides at the pinnacle of the sport in Europe, the officials should be playing a bit part whilst in total control.

In order for him to referee the World Cup final, he will need a good performance in the World Cup, not in the Grand Final. Another poster said that Silverwood will want to have a good game because the World Cup is round the corner; I don't think that will matter one iota.

He will already be a shoe-in for a World Cup place along with Phil Bentham and Thierry Alibert.