I just feel warrington will want to put a marker down
Winning at Wigan is the place to do it

I'm not so sure. You look back in recent home games and despite being champions it's pretty poor stuff from Wigan. Just look back, Michael Maguire does not have a good record in big games at DW Stadium!

No i was not joking.

If we beat you opn Friday and win our game in hand you would be 3 point behind after just 7 games.

Friday is a must win game for you guys.

I do agree with that,infact i thought about our losses at home
at the hull game.

Like your mod said on another topic, don't want this to be another d1ck measuring thread. But MILES ahead of anyone? Do you really believe that? Your squad is arguably slightly better than wires, but you can only play 17 of them just like your opposition. If you think you are miles ahead of wire you are kidding yourself as the games between the 2 at the moment are 50/50 and will probably be decided on injuries or a little bit of luck.

I think whoever wins this game will win the league leaders shield.

I agree, but to overcome a 3 point lead would effectively allow wigan a 2 defeat advantage with only 7 games gone. Thats would not be easilly overcome and would be advantage wigan at this early stage of the year. That is why i said it was a bigger game for wire as a win for them would just be a 1 point advantage over us if we won our game in hand.

not writing hudds off. They will definately be up in the top 3. Don't think that they have the class which wigan and wire do though! Didn't really replace hodgson and I don't think grix is that better, they will need brough and their pack on top form if they are going to be contesting finals!

On Friday, today will certainly add some spice to the fixture, wire fans travel well anyway and I can see today adding 1000 onto their attendance, wouldn't be suprised to see a few of them in the east/west corners towards the north stand.

Sam coming back for us is such a big gain, he just has that bit of extra class about him which roberts seems to be lacking. Lima needs to step up big time though. Our pack has stepped up big time in the big games so far this season, in particular against st george and huddersfield and I just wonder whether after today wigan will have slightly more battle hardened, i mean no disrespect to wakey and quins but they didnt necessarily test warrington over the last fortnight.

Hopefully we line up something like

Tomkins, Goulding, Marsh, Carmont, Charnley, O'Loughlin, Leuluai, Coley, McIllorum, Prescott, Hansen, Hoffman, Farrell subs Lima, Mossop, Tuson, Finch/ Deacon

However I agree with something Bilko said friday night. We have bought a loss after the last fortnight. We came back from the dead with 12 men against hull and with the 19 we had it was also incredibly difficult on friday. A loss won't be the end of the world as we still have the game in hand! And haven't we actually started this season better than we started last year?

Three point ahead with 20 games left is nothing.
Three games ahead with 20 games played is a good lead, and even then not insurmountable.

The 2 point win at wire last season set us on our way to winning the league.

I think a 3 point advantage at this time of year would be advantage wigan, hence why wire cannot allow that to happen.

They will want this. We need to also want it as much

really?