you know him well personally then?

Tony Smith has come on in leaps and bounds from the surly, petulant character he was in his early days at Leeds.

I was very impressed when he walked onto the pitch to shake the Wigan players' hands after last year's match at the HJ.

As others have said, this is just pre-match talk. No need to get upset.

At least we're being spared the drivel the Leeds camp came out with before the big game at the end of 2010. Now that really was childish.

More childish than Mcguire-gate?

McLennan, Peacock and plenty more made complete tools of themselves during this period.

Only Phil Clarke came out of the situation with any credibility.....

Paranoia

Calm down boys.

I always think coaches attempting any mind games are doing it with their own players in mind because they know the opposition won't be listening.

So if Smith says's Morley is injured and then he isn't - his team gets a lift because he turns out to play when he wasn't due to.

Wigan on the other hand won't give a stuff one way or the other.

He's a "petulant child" which is what you call Sam Tomkins isn't it?

is he?

have i?

why don't you just admit that you don't know him personally and therefore you misspoke when said you don't like him personally?

it's not hard

Tony Smiths a great coach, only bettered by Madge in my opinion. I won't get drawn into this he shouldn't be saying this and that. Come 4.30 Saturday evening words mean nothing. Let wire play entertaining rugby however it will count for diddly squat if they don't back it up this year with trophies.

He's literally said nothing about Wigan in that article

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and this

Spot on! A little nudge at Wigan at best, nowhere near a dig or complete destruction of character some are making it to be.

And indeed two fantastic coaches, as well as teams competing tomorrow. I really can't wait! I may pee at my desk by the end of the day!