Id agree the season does start proper come Friday I think we all felt there would be some form of blowback from the penrith game and to an extent there has performance wise but credit to Wigan they've somehow kept on winning.

We've also got Leigh away the week after. Like him or not, Derek always puts a good show on for these types of games, so at least we know that we've got two weeks with a "big game feel" to them.

Other teams need to step up however. When it comes to atmosphere, it takes two to tango. 20 or so away fans and a drum, or 100 and a couple of cowbells just doesn't cut it.

I really do think us and Saints could be on the cusp of really tapping into our respective towns. It seems that, given the right circumstances, there's a real interest and hunger for fans to watch their both sides. KR seem to be getting there and Leigh too. How do the rest do it?

Yeah and potentially a big cup game after that. All games we need.

Couldnt go last night , who was way off in your opinion mate ?

I think you are right mate. I was thoroughly bored although I would like to give credit to Sheffield, they played some good stuff and treated the occasion like their cup final. The referee strangled the game, how he has risen to refereeing SL games is beyond me, he could even make the GF derby seem drab. what was once the main competition in the rugby league calendar is now an afterthought, a rethink is needed. Maybe the Challenge Cup is past its sell by date? It is obvious, by last nights attendance that the folk in Wigan think so.

My lad and his girlfriend took advantage of the low price to go,i warned them it wouldn't be a classic but no they where determined to go as we got back to the car she said she wished she'd listened to mesh likes the game but is at a point where it can go either way,time and again I said id buy them tickets for the WCC but they declined "too cold",truth is yes you get spoiled by games like that one but it can also hook the new fan too such a miss opportunity for both of them.