Hoping we can keep the Saints away hoodoo going, NTW.

I'd love to see sky run that clip of...."its goin' in the box!" again, pre match.

lol

So it's fare to say both teams are missing several regulars!!?

When are Saints NOT having an injury crisis?

ahem......... Gary Wheeler is injured, you'll be surprised to hear..!!!

Indeed. We've been debating that point since the year we played at Widnes. We just don't ever seem to have a full strength side out. I cannot remember the last time we had an established 6 and 7 on the same pitch.

Yet despite that we're champions and top of the league, what does that say about Super League?

Roby is a massive miss for them, he is such a great player he would be a massive loss for any side.

Wigan last year were the best team and just imploded in the final.
Bit like us v Leeds in the semi at HJ.

Still the history books will always say Saints 2014

Can i pay on the gate at Saints or is it ticket only /barcode entrance ?

I would imagine so, won't sell out

Ticket only innit? Unmanned booths

So, have to go to ticket office at the ground on the night and then go through unstaffed turnstile?

And every other week I assume, given they (and every other team) finished below Saints.

Saints were the best team until the injuries started, then still finished top and won the GF with all the injuries.

Looks like we may have to do it that way again this year.

Yeah, because we know how everyone takes finishing top seriously.
Huddersfield 2013 were not the best side in SL.

What barometer are you using to measure the best team in the league then? If it's not via finishing position, then surely you're just talking about 'potential'? Which opens a whole new can of worms. Whoever finishes top of the league will go down as the best and most consistent side in the league THAT YEAR. At least you finished top in 2011 and can rightly use that to say you were the best team that year, but Wigan last year? Really?! They were crap apart from the run through May and June where they looked great, which they seem to have EVERY year... We were certainly questionable at times, but nobody played better rugby than us in those first 9 games in which we won all of them. If you're talking about 'potential' then surely, you'd have to say we could possibly have walked the league before all of our injuries hit.

As for Thursday, think we'll lose! We're used to dealing with injuries but Robes doesn't miss many and he's massive for us. Still, at least we still *fingers crossed* have a halfback on the field, so we're already in a better position than last year.