Saints fans celebrating each victory against us as if they have just won the Grand Final would suggest otherwise!

Lets Remain boyd by the fact that it is only a couple of players thats a doubt for them,several seasons ago names like long,cunningham,scully and Jamie Lyon would of been on that list,all danger men in their own right even though we never admitted it.!!!

If Wellens doesn't make it and Briers brings his kicking game, it will be interesting to see how Foster (who i assume would play FB) will cope. Seems very sturdy player on the wing but how will he do covering the whole pitch

Last time out Jonny Lomax played fullback rather than Foster, though I prefer Foster myself as he is better positionally than Lomax. So either could be covering for Wello if he isn't playing. If Simmons goes with the same team as last week, then Foster will play on the wing, Meli as centre and Lomax covering FB. Gaskell was playing at 6. I hope he gets another run there as he is looking promising.

The last couple of years have been very amusing for us.

Choke....choke..

and please don't embarass yourself and start harping on about history. You'll sound desperate like the Wigan fans did when you used to win trophies.

Its gonna be a tough game with saints 19 line up, something special is gunna have to happen if they play like sunday

Even though we usually lose i've usually felt confident going in to the game, this time i feel decidedly flat and have a sneaking suspicion we are going to get beat quite easily and Roby will torment us to death.

I don't understand your post?!

The two players are joint Captains and easily two of the three best players at the club. They've been included in a squad to play the double challenge cup winners and team that only narrowly finished 3rd behind them in the league, and fellow title contenders and you say 'Surprise Surprise'?

Eh?!

Still, I'm sure you're right... Saints must REALLY want to win this match!!!! (As opposed to the 26 other matches which they're really not that bothered about winning!)

I don't think you know your players very well. Trust me, beating Warrington means ALOT to the saints players. There are many examples of them playing against us carrying injuries that would have kept them out of other games.

Yes it does, note the badge kissing and over-enthusiastic celebrations from the Skints players. This is always a BIG match for them.

Will be the last time for Graham as a home fixture as well before he joins us for 2012.

Jeez... you Wire fans really do take the 'chip on your shoulder' to a whole new level.

How arrogant to suggest that a professional player would risk his career or season to play against you 'just because you're Warrington'. Have you even considered that perhaps (if there's even any risk at all) it's because you're title contenders so it may turn out to be effectively a 4 point match?!

I'm 100% sure that if Wellens and/or Graham play this weekend, they would've have played against at least 6 of the other clubs in SL, and that they are not risking life & limb just to 'get one up' on Wire.

Yes, had they have been playing Wakefield, Salford, Catalans etc, they may well have given them an extra week, but if they're pushing to come back 'early' it is because this is an important match in the race for #1 spot, and NOT 'because beating Warrington means A LOT to them'.

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I have to agree with the above. Saints don't see us as the same as the derby they have with Wigan. Yes, perhaps in the latter stages of the KR record they may have gone guns blazing, but now I am sure they are basing team selection on the fact that we are rivals for the same piece of silverware.

Simmons isn't going to risk 2 key players for saints who aren't fully fit just because it's us. He will pick his strongest squad possible and mitigate any risk.

Unfortunately Yed I agree with you. We weren't great by any means last week and abject in Cardiff so it would require either a huge turn around in our form or a big drop in theirs for us to come away with the points. Our forwards need to totally dominate the middle for us to win imo and Saints pack isn't one that gets dominated by many.