We walked over the Steve Prescott bridge to Tesco back into St.Helens. We were just talking amongst ourselves, not even about the game. We had absolute cretins trying to goad us all the way back and quite a few of them standing blocking the paths giving it big guns singing 'interbred Wigan scum' in our face, with little kids with them as well. Horrible lot they are.

Wow! That's just embarrassing. It's the Saints equivalent of the infamous 'Wolfs' picture. I hope we bring that out regularly over the coming years



Highlights:

We could have Dwayne Chambers at full back and he'd be as good as Field. Castleford, anyone?

They had it won. They was still 20 minutes to play when they went ahead and we regained the lead after just 10 of them.

Why were they passing on the 3rd tackle! Hilarious!

Such a shame when it’s like that. I made a right mess up yesterday and had already bought tickets for Haydock races, so I watched it there. A Saints fan came sitting with us, we had a laugh and shook hands at the end. He said we deserved the win and was a really good bloke. It’s stuff like that which makes me proud of the sport and then experiences like yours that puts a real dampener on a good day out and there’s just no need for it.

We are absolutely 1000% better than last season performance wise. Last season we wouldn't have been anywhere near that result (I doubt we would have made it to the semi final either by the way).

Culturally we have made massive strides in such a short space of time, you can see it on the players faces.

By the way it's also notable that a couple of 'you know who' departees from last season have failed to either pass on their congratulations to the club or even mention our result on social media, that in itself speaks volumes.

We are a different club compared to Lam's era.
I actually can't wait for match day whereas with Lam I I dreaded the thought of a game.
Peet and his team have transformed the atmosphere of the whole club including players, staff and most importantly the fans.

I assume it's Hastings that you are referring to?

The good think about the likes of Smithies and Byrne, in particular, is that they’re still four or fives years off their peak.

Add Harvard to that and then the player who we haven’t seen the potential of yet; Silva, Nsebeba, hill and okeefe to name just a few.

A great game for the winners and neutral fans. Good to see a genuine fan take a defeat on the chin.
I think how aggressively we started in defence unsettled you guys and we took advantage of some unusually poor Saints defence.
Our next encounter with you guys should be a cracker.

What I dont get is before the game we would need luck on our side to even get close to them,we would be happy just to show spirit if we lose,we are so far behind Saints and Dragons that it was not worth turning up as we would get battered as the song goes,but hears the thing we bloody won we beat them even when none of our players could get in their team.
Love the thought of thousands of Saints fans waking up this morn and thinking it was a bad dream and suddenly it dawns on them and inside their minds a small explosion occurs WE LOST how did this happen please someone explain.
Enjoy the moment fellow Wiganers dont look to find fault in this side this week end as we are in the Challenge Cup final.
Does me off as well when people moan when you should just enjoy the moment.

As a Saints I take no notice of those we are never beaten by the better team (as we where yesterday) but because of refs ect

I've got mates who for the last three or four years fell away from being season ticket holders to little more than armchair supporters now actively interested in the team and club again. Of course plans are now in place to go to the final, with the prospect of taking in a few home league games at the back end of the season. Now whilst this is only one example in isolation I get the feeling that there is a bit of a buzz this season with supporters old and new due to our improved performances (2nd worst attack last season to best attack so far this season).

We have some big home games in the 2nd half of this season, be good to see some really good attendances that's been lacking since our return from the pandemic.

PS - He's one of two I'm thinking of yes.