I'll have a pint of what you're drinking, please.

It's not totally beyond the realms of possibility to beat Wigan.

The annihilation we'd face at the hands of Warrington at Wembley doesn't bear thinking about though.

I really hope our boys don't read all the negative stuff on here. If the boys believe then they can beat any team on there day. Come on London bring it home

I just said we could beat Wigan.

That must make me a hopeless optimist.

Believe

Those ex-NRL players who have underperformed for 2 years now only have to perform in 2 games. The question is, can they be d?

If we play Wigan, someone should show the squad a video of the 1998 semi against the same opposition, where we capitulated right from the opening whistle. Does this team wish to go out in the same way?

Friday 23 April 2010 - St George's Day

Bottom side Harlequins stun leaders Wigan

Wigan 26-38 Harlequins

Harlequins pulled off the shock of this Super League season and perhaps of its entire history by turning the table upside down for a victory that was thoroughly deserved, although their euphoria was dampened by a sickening head injury to the young full-back Ben Jones-Bishop.

The London club came into this game rock bottom with a single win from their first 10 matches while Wigan were four points clear at the top, having lost only one out of 11. But after a first half that followed the anticipated script, as Wigan took a 24-6 lead, Harlequins won the second half 32-2, playing some sparkling rugby to score five tries, two of them from their speedy Australian stand-off Luke Dorn.

"I'm very proud," said their coach, Brian McDermott, although his major concern was the condition of Jones-Bishop. McDermott said that the 21-year-old full-back, who is with Quins on a season's loan from Leeds, was taken to hospital "with an indentation in the middle of his skull that you could put your finger in. Our thoughts are with him." Jones-Bishop was kept in hospital overnight for scans.

David Howell scored the game's opening try from Danny Orr's accurate kick to give them a 6-0 lead but a Wigan team missing six injured senior players surged back impressively.

Liam Farrell, a distant cousin of the former Great Britain captain Andy, scored two of their four tries in a fine personal performance, with others from Cameron Phelps and Joel Tomkins, the latter after a stunning pass from his younger brother Sam. However, Dorn's double cut the deficit to six points and, although Wigan nudged further ahead with a Pat Richards penalty, Quins stormed home as their Cumbrian captain Rob Purdham twisted over for one try, then made another for Chad Randall.

Wigan Warriors: Phelps; Ainscough, Bailey, Carmont, Richards; O'Loughlin (capt), S Tomkins; Fielden, Riddell, Prescott, Farrell, J Tomkins, Mossop. Interchange: McIlorum, Paleaaesina, O'Carroll, Walker. Tries: Farrell 2, Phelps, Tomkins Goals: Richards 5.

Harlequins: Jones-Bishop; Penny, Clubb, Howell, Sharp; Dorn, Randall; Ward, Orr, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Williamson, Purdham (capt), Melling. Interchange: Temata, Wilkes, Gale, Bryan.

--- We have won from the same position before. But can those whose lives are constrained by the captivity of negativity break through their self imposed barriers?

That is the key question!

If we can put out a side like this, then it is pretty much as strong a squad as we have:

Dorn, Colbon, Melling, Sarginson, Robertson, Witt, Soward, Kaufusi, Lee, Cook, Rodney, Clubb, Dollapi
Interchange : Krasniqi, Bryant, Fisher, Wheeldon

I would like us to tape up Dixon's fingers and get him in the team.

Given the post match interview with Jamie Soward, I doubt he will let them. He makes all the right noises and seems to be backing it up, but still lets not write Widnes off either.

Other than being played on the 27th or 28th July does anyone know where our semi-final will be held? Gillingham?

Far more likely Warrington or St Helens I would have thought

Possibly. I'n surprised the venues aren't worked out in advance with a backup option to prevent a home ground tie. It would be nice to play it as a double header, similar the World Cup semi's later this year.

It's a real shame Catalans didn't win. It would have given us perhaps the best chance of a win but maybe also a neutral venue in London or France.