Bit arrogant to be discussing who we want in the semis. I expect to beat Salford but they've won away at Leeds and Hull this year - something we've not managed to do so not taking them lightly.

Would of preferred a Home Tie, But I feel this may be our year. It's been far too long since we were at Wembley(69)

We have already broken 2 longstanding records at leeds & Hull and all good things come in 3's.

When was the last time we won at Wigan?

I really think we will give you a tough challenge!

i dont think its a stroll in the park for you guys
we are vastly improving in superleague and we beat hull away in the cup already this season when we were written off for that aswell
hopefully its a good game with salford winning

could not agree more, salford are a potential bannana skin indeed. a few wigan lads in their ranks also.

they will be right up for this and if the team shows them as much disrespect as some people on here have then we will get beat.

Does anyone know if Goulding will play for Salford? Is he allowed to on conditions of his loan?

he is cup-tied as he played against barrow

Edited for accuracy Brian.

You've reelly not been watching rugby long have you? If you believe it is TOTALLY genuine then you are really nieve to say the least.
I bet you think the Lotto draw is above board as well.!

I agree, completely. I think this thread may come back to bite some posters on the Iestyn.

yeah i agree with other peoples comments it could be like sheffield or catalan all over again everyone thought they were easy games for us but looked what happened we were embarrassed in both give salford the credit and respect they deserve

I've been watching league for over 25 years son, i'm guessing for longer than you've been alive?
The draw is a fix thing is the single most boring, predictable and pathetic thing anyone can post here, well done to you for joining that group!

not heard that one before. however it has now entered my volcabulary

tough game against salford, making it all the more tougher that they have got absolutely nothing to lose and they will come to just play rugby.

Although, I think we will beat them and go onto wembley. Id love to face hull kr in the final, both teams would take a shed load of fans and we would possibly have the best attended final for a few years.

ideally, If all goes to plan id like to see the following semi final draw

wigan v huddersfield
saints v hkr

Unfortunately none of our current playesr will remember a cup tie at Salford in 96, when Wigan were so confident of victory that quite a few of them went on holiday for a week instead of preparing for the game. When match day came, Wigan met a Salford team who were outraged to be treated with such disrespect, and subsequently kicked our asses right out of the competition, costing the club a fortune in the process.

I'll never forget that day. Salford were going through one of those faddy periods when they had an anthem for every occasion. It was 'The Vikings' for whenever they scored a try, and we seemed to be hearing it all through the afternoon. I realised we'd lost long before the end, though the referee (Holdsworth, was it?) bafflingly disallowed a Joe Lydon try when he was something like 60 yards away from the action, and that didn't help us much. But what a nightmare.

You disrespect lower-placed teams at your peril in the cup. And unfortunately, the current Wigan side has a worse habit for doing that than the previous one did.