Wigan narrow favourites with Bet365 and betfair. Wire have a +2 point start. Was not expecting that, but as the week has gone on I have become more confident we can do it.

the more I think about it the more I think we will win on Friday and I think it will give us a great boost for the rest of the year. We where solid on Friday, our defensive line speed was excellent, cut out the penalties and I think we win the game.

How is it stupid and/or Paranoid..???

Im a punter and have been for many a year and i expect(ed) wigan to be getting around a 10 start... if they dont il be surprised and forget about it, its my opinion and thats what the board is for - TIT..!!!!

I'm really not trolling, but out of that team only 4 would make it into the Warrington 17.

tomkins, charnley, richards, o'loughlin?
should make it all the better when wigan win then

How many Grand Final rings does that proven team of Champions have?

One would hope that you are attempting to troll, because if you genuinely believe that, then:
- you're such a one eyed Wire that you ignore the clear evidence of your failure to be champions in living memory plus the routs that already ensue against the like of Salford and London once you take out your oldsters, that you have a seam of old class with mediocrity at every other turn. Riley for Charnley anyone? A headless chicken 7 for a play maker anyone? or
- you've drunk so much Greenall's over the years that even focussing on the backs - with 2 men of steel on our side and er, no current first choice internationals on yours - and counting to 4 pretty much exhausts your ability to concentrate.

If I really had too:

Tomkins
Charnley
Goulding
Bridge
Richards
Briers
?
Morley
Monaghan
Hill
Waterhouse
Westwood
O'Loughlin

Carvell
Mossop
Hansen
McIlorum

There is of course the option to put Hodgson at full back and Sam into the halves. I haven't seen enough of Smith yet to decide who to put in at 7. I really don't rate Atkins other than having pace. i realise that Hansen isn't in the Wigan 17 on Friday but he would be so I've picked him.

Wire 8/16
Wigan 8/16

The reason why Wire usually beat Wigan is pretty evident I would say. Their pack is far better than ours.

Let me see....top of super league last year, CC semi's, GF semi's, one of best teams in SL, won 42-0 way last week, at home this week, against an ageing [(c) Wigan] Warrington who struggled against a weak Cas team last week....err no idea.

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I hope the Mods don't ban you for breach of the AUP, the board would be less fun without you.

The captain was out of order.. We all know that his description of you should have been preceded by the words "Arrogant and Patronizing". Hope this helps.

It would help more if you added '& Annoyingly Correct' to the end.

But not without you.

I'm here for your education & my amusement.

Everyone knows why you're here petal. Envy, pure and simple.