Let's face it, it was blindingly obvious who'd get chosen. I'd have picked us if I'd had the choice. We're unproven at this level and potential intensity. You'd have to be bonkers to pick Leeds before us.

Cant agree with that. I don't think anybody thinks we have been hard done to here, and I honestly wasn't bothered who we play.
But for Wire to pick the League Leaders to play instead of a team who just scraped through on Friday, playing a team with a none existent attack, had injuries during the game, hammered them last week and are ranked third, is just surprising. What they are basically saying is we are the easy option. That is a massive piece of arrogance from Tony Smith and his crew.
Thinking about it now this decision was made a while ago, hence the reason TS was trying to distance himself from the decision.

..But that's the whole purpose of clubcall, the team with it gets to choose who they want based on their opinions of the available clubs. If they consider us the weakest team then they have to justify it by beating us otherwise they will look pretty daft.

Don't understand how just using an advantage they have been given - due to us losing it - is classed as arrogant.

Play the victim card too often and you invariably end up the victim.

Suck it up, bring your team and play the game.

got to agree with all you say daz, imo we are the side wire should have picked makes no difference to the giants we just need to go there and win, we dont need any motivation the motivation is the grand final bring it on, only downside for me its a thursday night another day at work begging tomorrow.

Arrogance from smith?
No - usual slyness.
He has distanced himself from the choice so that whatever the outcome he cannot be blamed.

Jesus wept.

You absolutely peaked last Thursday against us and will struggle to hit that level of intensity again a week later. smith knows that and it's why he chose you. The other option is the team who have won 5 of the last 6 grand finals. Not much of a choice IMO. Hope you beat them though

Would have been interesting to see if Huddersfield had have won their first playoff game, would Baloo have been "disrespectful" in his choice for clubcall?

Of course he wouldn't. But yet Tony Smith is.

If I had a quid for every time I've heard similar this season I'd have enough to by the entire families season passes and some left over to buy the home and away shirts!
But if you think that was us at full intensity you've got a shock coming!

I don't know what people expect. Talk about mountains and molehills...

could be costly smith not turning up to the press conference

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all the other coaches turned up...if anything thats the most disrespectful thing...

if you guys are so good...why aren't you making the club call?

The simple truth is being the most consistent team over a season is not a measure of a champion team...as Leeds haven proven for many years now.

You are unproven at this level...win a few more playoff games..get to the final...and even win it...then, and only then will, you make it hard for teams to pick you

You are missing my point TS who should have been there wasn't spoke a load of rubbish about who he'd pick I have nothing against Wire hence my post titled Tony Smith.

Warrington earned the right to chose they chose us no problem just that I don't like Tony Smiths dismissive attitude and the games he plays of which this is another example no doubt he will have another whinge about something before Thursday just hope we don't get distracted and turn up on the night !!!!

I guess we'll see on Thursday won't we