Unless the points difference changes from 26 we will go 10th.

That is a scary thought and one of the reasons I'm so irritated by people saying tonight (and the SL) doesn't matter as long as we're going to Wembley.

Getting to Wembley is fantastic and I'm thrilled but it doesn't make the SL any less important and I think the result of this game has shown that. Wigan are quite probably out of our reach in the table now and we're going to have to put in some big performances to be assured of a top 8 finish. It is totally unacceptable to finish outside the top 8. Not a single one of you can tell me honestly that you believe there are 8 teams better than us in the league and that is why we should be fighting every single week to make sure we're proving that. Not sitting back and resting on the fact we've made it to one final. I know none of us like to think it but what if we lose the final? Huddersfield are not a team to be taken lightly and it's quite possible that we won't be victorious. What then? When we've no Challenge Cup and playoff place?

A top 8 finish is vital for the club regardless of Wembley. If we want to be the cup-winning, successful side then we need to be able to focus on more than one competition at once, not sacrifice one in order to compete in the other.

Sadly we drop to 9th

Fck me sideways, finally a Warrington fan has realised this. You can't turn form on like a tap. If you lose at Wembley and don't get in the play-offs it isn't a successful season. Just look at Hull Fc last year to confirm that.

Like to think we will but cannot see us being in the top 8.Lets enjoy the wembley experience.

You do in Hull don't you?

for god nsake we are going to wembley its been a long time i was there in 74 been to long, enjoy we will win

the only 2 we need to win r harlequins and wakey imo, i for 1 feel 2nite didnt av much of an effect on the outcome of the top 8, we had a very weakened side out and next week they will be back hopefully and if/when we beat wakey we will leapfrog them back to the top 8, enjoy wembley for the first time in almost 20 years

Warrington are where they are due to their dreadful start to the season.
Under Smith they are better than the three sides just above them and it would be an absolute shame should they not make the play-offs.

You can't just assume we'll beat Wakey, they've been playing some good rugby this year. If we'd have won tonight then it would have taken the pressure off for next week and it wouldn't have been such a must-win game, which is something we could have done without the week before the final.

The fact is there are 2 trophies available, we are in the final of 1 of them, so let's not be too harsh on them.

It was always going to be difficult to win tonight, and I think it was the right decision to not take any risks over fitness. If anyone had an injury leave them out.

Our big focus now needs to be to go for the big wins over Wakey and Quins, which will hopefully see us into the 8.

If we finish 9th, then tbh, I would take that, a final appearance, especially after our poor start to the year is a positive result. Under Smith next year we need to get off to a good start, rather than the shocking first couple of months this year which has ultimately cost us in the SL, even if we make the 8.

If we dont make the top 8 our season will still be seen as a failure IMO even if we do win the challenge cup we had a good cup season but league wise we cannot be coming outside the top 8

I'm not trying to be harsh on the team, my posts are more aimed at the fans who are saying the league isn't important, which I don't agree with.

Nonsense.

If we win the Challenge Cup, it will be our most succesful season for decades.