Age

Deacon = 32
Finch = 30
Richards = 29
Carmont = 33
Fielden = 31
Coley = 33
Roberts = 30
Lima = 29
O'loughlin = 28

Coley and Deacon are retiring. Roberts is a write off. O carroll has been injured for ages so hardly a miss.

Lima is 29, Richards is 29, Lockers is 29, Finch is 30, Fielden is 32 i think.

Hardly busting out the walking sticks

Pretty even I would have thought. Wire have beaten the Wigan side on both occasions they've met. Although Wigan topped the table come season end.

Nice. Good to see Wire bringing through some strong youngsters, the more the merrier.

Haven't Saints replaced 22 year old Eastmond with 28 year old Hohaia, and 26 year old Graham with 31 year old Laffranchi?

Definite conscious decisions to let those players go by Saints, no attempt whatsoever to keep hold of them.

Back in 2011, haven't Saints replaced 22 year old Eastmond with 20 year old Gaskell, and 29 year old Leon Pryce with 21 year old Jonny Lomax?

Here you go Rogues, enjoy: [urlhttp://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/1261[/url As someone who is so keen on developing young players, I'm sure you'll be the first to congratulate . . . . . . . maybe not.

78% of our squad is under 23, thats the sign of an ageing side if I ever seen one

Indeed it is , but you have to be there to be in with a chance and I'd rather make it than not.

If Wigan win on Saturday I'll be going camping or something on GF day, as far away from Rugby as possible

Ahhhhhh the Wigan and Saints bickering is such a better read than the Wigan-Wanky bickering

Love a good old bit of derby banter! Even if it is the 6th this season and 5th in the same competition! Only in RL!

It's the first game in a good while theres been plenty of quality banter. I think Saints fans haven't felt too confident going in to the last few but they've perked up after last week and think they're in with a great shout (which they are).

We on the other hand went through years of knowing the result of these games before they were played and if a few of us have shown plenty of confidence this week maybe it's because we want the boot to now be on the other foot. We believe in our sides ability, we have shaken off that inferiority complex that left us quivering with nerves going in to these games and we believe we're the better side.

The rivalry should always be friendly in nature but not to the point where it takes the edge of wanting to win that much it's scary and it was in danger of going that way. I think they need to look at the format of the plays to make sure games like Wigan and Saints aren't over-played but the derby feels like it's back to it's very best this week.