"Wigan are a terrific team, just ahead of us in Super League, but we've been going ok ourselves this season, so it should make for great entertainment.

"It's just about taking your chances on the day. Both teams are pretty good defenders of their try line and certainly make you earn whatever points you can score.

"Last year they were the best team in the competition and were certainly the most consistent team and they're not far off doing that this year."

Source BBC.

What a er this guy is.

I have an awful avatar and username? Oh no! Have I wandered onto teenforums.com? And don't call me love.

honestly, this is untrue. smith says he is not going to talk about wigan and just about wire and then you make a thread saying smith criticised wigan. can you read? it's journalism smith gave him nothing there so he had to refer to jon kears comments as smith didn't make any.

No, no, no. He has never looked uncomfortable or awkward in interviews, has he?

That's certainly one interpretation, albeit an extremely naive one.

Well y'know, he never really wants to talk to the press, y'know, I mean what coach does, y'know, it's all about performances, y'know, and I'm sure Tony will be looking for his side to, y'know, put in a good performance, y'know, and chances are the result will come from that. Y'know.