However, in a thinly-veiled reference to their opponents' style, McClennan continued: "Our players play within the rules. We never go out to intentionally use any tactics that can hurt another player and we'll continue to do that.

"We're proud of our history. We've won three Grand Finals in a row and another in 2004, all with integrity."

I believe that favourite journalist was so far up Hetherington's @rse that he could smell Dave Craven's feet!

No i didnt, i said out of either of the teams, the team with the highest penalty count over the season would likely be the one to benefit from the game being high in penalties. More inferring it would be counter-productive for Leeds to conspire for a high penalty count rather than Wigan would look to be turning it into a high penalty count game.

Or maybe, just maybe, Wigan have a high penalty count because THEY play to the edge of the rules and often step over that line. It is Wigans fault they are the most penalised in the league no-one elses.

I havent heard McClennan ever call for anyone to be banned for life. Wigan have their fair share of cheapshot merchants (if thats the words we are using) Andy Coley, Joel Tomkins,


well, yes. And im know you would say similar if when someone accuses Maguire bringing in dirty tactics and cheap thuggery into the game as being paranoid aswell.

I think you will find it has been a common theme on the Leeds board to criticise Leeds discipline this year. We have given away far too many silly penalties this year.

At no point this week must anyone at Wigan be drawn into responding to these ludicrous tantrums over in Yorkshire.

I think less of the Leeds club each day, employing such unsophisticated tactics. This is not the way for so-called champions to behave; it looks increasingly childish and desperate.

But hey, it's fine.

Let Peacock and McClennan - two 'brains' that even Victor Frankenstein would have rejected - try to draw our guys into a slanging match, and get no response whatsoever. Come Saturday, they'll have learned precisely nothing about our team's state of mind, whereas we could well have learned all we need to know about theirs.

Very well put , it could be the key to a place in the final .

As each day goes by my confidence builds that on Saturday we will go out there and 'get the job done'.

Let the Leeds whinging continue (daily if needs be), whilst Wigan RLFC will stay impeccably silent.....playing into this guy's hands!

If this guy gets the team selection and tactics spot on then we'll be fine

If both teams play to their potential who knows who will win. Not me, if I did I probably wouldnt bother watching, Leeds could blow Wigan out of the water, Wigan could blow Leeds out of the way, Pat Richards could kick a last minute penalty for a one point victory, he could miss it.

Its why we watch it, What we say here, What Brian McClennan says now and how Michael Maguire reacts probably wont make a damn bit of difference. Im sure when that first run is taken no-one will be thinking 'wow I think my coach could have been a little more/less circumspect in his comments 5 days ago'. Hopefully its a great game

How can McClennan say McGuire isn't a cheat after he BLATANTLY pulled back Carmont? It beggars belief. He shouldn't have approached the subject because he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

I take it that if Leeds win you'll all be shouting for St.Helens in the final.

As Leeds are my second side and I support them in every game they play that isn't against Wigan - No.

These 'cheap shot' tactics have only come to the fore under 'Bluey'. Even many Leeds fans are despairing of the guy.