I do believe it was, yes.


Same here.


That's it. We've had that with Leeds in the Grand Finals of the last three years. There is real competition and rivalry (although to be fair on the third occasion those Saints fans like me who braved it probably felt a similar feeling to Wire fans turning up at Knowsley Road!). From a Wire perspective, to do us at the Wembley final would probably feel a zillion times better than at Knowsley Road (because of the hoodoo) and from our perspective to keep the hoodoo going at a Wembley final would feel even better than keeping it going at Knowsley Road. So I think that twist to the tale would have given the final an extra zing that any other meeting (bar both of us with Wigan) would have lacked. IMO, obviously.

I can't speak for Wire's performance as I haven't watched them every week but it was certainly Saints' best performance. Not that we were technically brilliant - we made too many mistakes for that - but we played as a unit and also we found some real determination after you came back at us with those quickfire tries that I haven't seen in the Saints team since about halfway through last season. That alone was very, very encouraging.

thought i was on the scousers forum for a mo,listening to all these gloating scousers on here..makes up for winning naff all last season

As soon as you catch up to our level, thats 7 cups in 14 seasons, come back and gloat. Until then...

Even Sheffield won it once....

It's a way to avoid responsibility. Rather blame a 3rd party than admit the better team won (as was the case).

Attendance was good?

If we're such a small club. Why do people get so giddy when they beat us?

I noticed that on Friday night. Celebrating like it was a Grand Final win. Same with the Wigan lot at our gaff in February.

I just love how everyone brands us a "small club", but yet always wants to discuss us. We're even more hated than Leeds fans, and to be perfectly honest, I couldn't give a crap.

Don't flatter yourself. Then again you wouldn't know what celebrating a Grand Final win looks like, so I'll forgive you.

Oh please, you need a lot better material than that if you want me to at least attempt to bite.

...or start cringeworthy 8 page threads about how everyone hates us so much.

No need for forgiveness. The Grand Final is a reincarnation of the Premiership Final.

Again, for clarity, RL did exist pre-SL.

I must have missed the Premiership Final deciding the season champions.