Looking on the bright side (someone has to

), yesterdays result means there will c30,000 people in Warrington who anticipated spending about £100 each (AGAIN!) on a ticket/travel/food & drink etc on another trip to Wembley. That's about £3m that can now be spent locally instead ......



However, the complete opposite will be happening over on Humberside. A lot of their fans hadn't planned on a trip to Wembley so now have to find that £100 from somewhere (Wonga website will be in meltdown today!), and then not spend it in an area of the country that really can't afford to lose £3m from it's local economy.

Well done Wire - in losing you have almost certainly improved conditions in our town whilst condemning residents of poor old Humberside to even more misery

It certainly took the sick grin off that smug tw4t Smith though didn`t it?... haha... you feeling depleted today are ya?.. you are becoming like Leeds & Wigan fans, in that you think that you have a right to win everything !!..... Wake up !!... the best team won on the day and for your information I booked my hotel in London after the Catalan win.. I was that confident !

Someone doesn't have a sense of humour I see.

Really?... at least we aint arrogant... mssrs Smith is really rubbling off on the wire fans now.. haha... Oh, and I have a great soh... I have worked as a stand up comedian & compare for 15 years, so I would say I have, or I would be out of a job ... oh, and using wonga !!

I never understood the Smith jibes, he's always fair in his assessment of games, praises the opposition no matter what, never boasts or brags or make outlandish statements, has a good philosophy on entertainment over structure, and takes defeat well regardless of any circumstances.

Always thought the same at Leeds too? Strange how being magnanimous and honest to the point of not overstepping into disrespect is seen as being smug and conceited?

I think the Hull economy will trade through this crisis thanks pal. Hull City will be at home in front of 25,000 for their opening Premier League fixture of the season so lots of pints and pies will be sold anyway. I am also sure the Red and White half of the City will be business as usual as they go down to their locals and cheer on Wigan.

Compare ? May I be so bold as to accuse you of fabrication ? If indeed you are / were a COMPARE you would know it was COMPERE.

Oh and by the way...Tony Smith is the least arrogant person you could wish to meet.

"peoples final"

I would consider a change of career. You have to be funny to be a stand up comedian.

I said the same, Wonga will be doing brisk business in West Hull today!!!

Incidentally, the only bit of your original post I find offensive is the 'Humberside' bit. Is that near East Yorkshire?? I've never heard of it........

Oh dear... we are all feeling a little peeved are we today ?...

I don't see in any way how we're an arrogant set of fans. If it's a trolling post then it's a strange one.

Tony Smith has stood on the pitch and shook the hands of every single player of the opposition in a few games where he's deemed it an appropriate thing to do and has also been in the changing rooms of an opposition to wish them well.

I have to say I agree. Smith is a really classy dignified guy. He generally does not have a thing to say about other clubs etc unless it is complimentary. We could do with a lot more coaches like him in the game.

I thought the OP was pretty funny actually

, I guess some people cant take a joke. I'm also wanting to know what part of Smiths assesment was smug? thought he was pretty gracious considering he was obviously hurting. Your fans were superb yesterday, especially the couple that we ended up doing rounds with in the city centre, a great bunch. Good luck for the rest of the season.

Ah bless. Never mind, you'll soon get over it.

HOWS ABOUT CANT BE ARSED TO TURN UP . AS WE ARE GUNNA WIN THATS ARROGANT

You're talking shiite man. Smithy has always been gracious in victory or defeat. See him with Brian Mac at the end of the GF last year? True gentleman. Compare

that with the whiny outpourings from over your way after virtually every Hull and KR game and it makes your claim laughable. You did claim to be a comedian, I suppose!

I am not going to be magnanimous about this. The final everyone wanted to see was Warrington v Wigan. The RFL may as well put the red and white ribbons on the cup right now.

Well as we beat you yesterday and you consider its already a certain Wigan win in the final, what would have been the point of you being there?

because habitually we beat Wigan and our record shows that. I bet they are over the moon not be playing us and playing Hull.

shame about this thread as i think its a bit of sour grapes or a bit of a leg pull gone wrong, i went yesterday and before during and after thought both sets of fans where great, the clapping and backslapping from the wire fans after the match made me proud to be a rugby supporter, to all the brill wire fans i applaud you

I am amazed by anyone thinking Tony Smith is arrogant. I've always found him to be very generous and respectful to any opposition and very fair in his assessment of games - English football managers could learn a hell of a lot from him in conducting themeslves. The Saturday before last he was in the club shop while I was in there with my son and we approached him to have a photo taken. He couldn't have been more pleasant and obliging, and the way he was speaking to others in the club shop showed him to be a very decent individual indeed.

Unfortunately that counts for nothing when you're playing someone else.