Personally I don’t think it was a spectacle. Both teams chose the biggest night of the year to be offensively off but defensively I thought both teams were immense with ours being the better all round.

I think that performance typifies Shaun Wane. Tough, gritty, not a pretty picture but it’s enough to do the job.

Roll on the Adrian Lam and Shaun Edwards era’s. Let’s hope and pray we stick on this path. We talk about the “Glory Days” of Wigan Rugby League. The unbeaten Challenge Cup era and trophies being won year on year, but I genuinely believe the past few years and the years to come could well surpass that era for us. That’s not saying we’ll conquer all and dominate for years, it’s impossible these days. What it is saying is that we have been and will continue to be a force to be reckoned with. Winning trophies more or less every other year. It’s an era I think we’ll come to remember fondly in 20/30yrs time.

All that and I haven’t even had a drink

We won that through sheer grit and determination, a fitting end to the Wane era.

I don’t know how much of it was our defence and how much was Warrington’s inability to create but I was watching the second half waiting for them to score and fearing the worst. We somehow managed to close every gap.

I’m delighted, not just as a Wigan fan but for Wane, Tomkins, Bateman & Sutton. Most of all for Manfredi, after what that bloke has been through that was a proper fairytale.

My old Dad, God bless him, told me many things in life. But one thing he emphasised was, "[inever back against Wigan in a Cup tie[/i". He was taught by his dad.....my grandfather, who served in WW1 and born in 1882.. His memories included " Leytham, Jenkins, Todd & Miller".

Not a great final, but we have pedigree.

You win because you've got a great coach who has installed a fabulous culture. A coach who regularly lost his best players at the end of each season. A coach who has unlike previous coaches hasn't relied on buying up the best talent in the league or from overseas. A coach who set up your academy into the most successful of the super league era.
Congratulations on a well deserved win.
Those who have consistently criticised Wane and belittled him 5 finals with primarily academy graduates puts him as one of the greatest coaches you've had.

The answer to the OP's question was simply being the better team on the day by taking your opportunities.
Congratulations on the win.

Tough to a point were I think Tommy should retire now, that jaw is giving him problems and I don't want to see him suffer he has nothing to prove to anyone anymore.

He’s already said he’s playing next season and I’m glad he is. He’s been superb this season and is well worth another year.

Congrats on the win, grit and mental determination to give Waney a well deserved final game send off.

No homecoming today? Real shame the club and council couldn’t arrange something for the departing players & coaches

Is it possible to be England/GB coach whilst working in a different competition in a different country. Asking for a friend

All his career, I think Kev Brown has promised more than he's delivered, and Roberts is very overrated ... So I'm with you on this. But I don't think that's the whole story. Therre were long periods of Wire pressure, which Wigan had to withstand.

You and me both

Agreed,to lose Tommy on top of everyone else would be a big ask for Lam,tommy has come back stronger than ever after a, and lets be fair flat 2017 season but the way he's come back is great to see.