I'd have to start with Lima and Mossop this week with Fielden and Dudson on the bench. Hansen has to start with Hock and Lockers. I'd even consider Lauaki on the bench and run him in the 2nd row. If it works against Catalan, itll stand us in good stead if we play wire. MM will get banned so Tommy will have to start at 9 with Smith at 7. I fancy a good win this week and see what we do with our first club call?

I think something you're not looking in to is Wigans structured game plan v Wire's 50% structure 50% off the cuff.

You can coach for what you expect to come, Warrington are good enough to defend against Wigan unlike the majority of the others.
With us as well we have more options on the 5th, and more attacking options.

Kicking in play, Briers, Hodgson, Bridge, Ratchford, Myler, O'Brien, M.Monaghan all having an either very good kicking game or sufficient.

Wigan success comes from not making errors, Wire's comes from being unpredictable.

Simply not good enough. Apart from the pack being dominated (for you stats men check out the yards made by our props/embarrassing), 'the move' is always well understood, basically left Sam with no structured attack (only attack he has is off his own back).

Tony Smith has our number. We have the ability to beat all the other teams but not Wire, considering this I still think on their day Leeds will beat us. The rest of the league, including Saints are exactly worth writing home about.

With that our kicking game, minus Smith is terrible. Means so much in a big game.

(Last son of Wigan)Tony Smith has our number. We have the ability to beat all the other teams but not Wire, considering this I still think on their day Leeds will beat us. The rest of the league, including Saints are exactly worth writing home about.'"

Wigan’s style of play has become very predictable, the whole of SL knows it but luckily for us not all can do much about it, but unfortunately wire have the troops and Smithy the nouse to pull it off. It’s now up to SW to come up with a suitable blueprint for them, and quick!

Agreed!

in my opinion, if we get to the final and get wire i think we will turn them over. Our regular season form against them has been poor for a couple of years but its been so long i think we are due a win against them.

Maybe the Wigan players are intimidated by Warrington's great history.

Wigan came down to the HJ with a plan. After 20 minutes it was clear it wasnt working and was never going to work. The action taken was ...................to stick with the plan. As previously said, Wigan are a good side who can easily take on the majority of Superleague but they have a problem when things aint going right. The funny thing is I can remember saying exactly the same thing 20+ years ago...To beat Wigan, spoil their plan.

Its not that wigan "cant get up for Wire" its the fact that Warrington are a better drilled team, with a better coach.

And a far better pack. It will take a miracle to stop them doing the double.

We might as well not bother then?

No, more likely the reality of their own present!

-spot on most sensible post ive read on this forum for ages

Nobodys saying that, strange things can happen in the play offs, Warrington were the best team last season but they didnt win it did they.