We have learned the hard way, by losing to Leeds in two Grand Finals when it was piddling it down, that you play to the conditions. We got a series of two pointers which if we had attempted to get a try in those conditions and with your defence might have not been scored. We played a forwards game and a kicking game and a percentage game. That's the kind of game you play in the wet. We have failed miserably to do that in the past but tonight, for once, we managed it. It might not have been pretty - it wasn't pretty - but knock out rugby is about winning, and only that.

You know what, you don't half come up with some rubbish. However this time you have hit the nail on the head, I suppose its too much to ask you continue with this.

I like Warrington ... loved it that they won the Challenge Cup ... predicted it actually ... but tonight ... WTF?
Fattymona ... what's he all about?
Cheap penalties ... piggy-backing Saints to tries.
Never was 'Wanky Warrington' more deserved as a jibe ... they were a disgrace attitude-wise.

It felt a lot more than 4 tries to 3, as Saints were totally dominant for the last 70 mins. Saints pack bossed the match led by a ginger handbag.

I can fully accept the defeat...We put in a poor display and were beaten accordingly.

I also can accept that Wellens 'try' was legal....I'm just trying to argue that surely the rule needs adjusting so that a player at least as some semblence of control over the ball when 'downward pressure' is being used??....Wellens had no control at all and yet because the ball richocheted onto his wrist, he is awarded a try....

Isn't that a worry for Saints??...A game they dominated and yet only scored 4 tries to an outclassed opposition's 3??

If it wasn't for Wire's obvious inability to perform against Saints, I'm pretty sure that Potter & co would be a tad worried that a better performing Wire might be too much for them in a return...

I 'm not at all concerned about losing a game that was a dead rubber

in real terms we were beaten by a team that trundled it up the park with minimum fuss, they scored a fluke "try" By Wellens that gave them belief that it was their night like usual.
Then cunningham scoring a try which came from him simply having no other option but to go himself, he looked for runners and had none! that again endorsed the fact that things were "going their way"

The saints pack as a whole played well, to say James Graham on his own dominated our entire Pack (including Carvell who was our best player) is giving credit where it isnt due.

but they made their own luck and fair play to em fair result. but I dont have to take anything with class it isnt my style....

4 tries to 3? thought it was at least 5 to 3 with them being so on top.

Bit weird seeing a Saints team go for pens and one pointers.

wrong forum pal.......if your going that far back you have to get a special licence from Norweb, get a members jacket from Elgren, Make some sandwiches from Rathbones Bread and feck right off to the Wigan board where you'll be most welcome

It wasn't a dead rubber though. Saints are now just one game from a GF. We are two, exactly where we were before kick off. That is what the game was about and what we were competing for.

To me it kinda was becasue we will play them again if we get to the semi, if we would have won tonight no way we was winning in 2 weeks.

That made me laugh. You forgot the need to be accompanied by cloying female pensioners in electric blue shell suits