Ridiculous thread, whilst we were slumming it mid table and battling relegation Saints were playing in Grand finals, id certainly have swapped with them.

Me too. Its alright saying I wouldnt of bothered after losing in the final but anybody with half a brain cell would jump at the chance of a final.

Its ok for us to have a little chuckle because they lost em but lets be honest we would all of rather been there than just sat at home twiddling our thumbs.

If St Helens win on Saturday then this could be their year.

A Warrington win in the GF would simply be unbearable. Look at the cr@p spouted after they won their 1st Challenge Cup in a millenium !!

I would say saints record stands up pretty well against warrington and seeing them lose the last two games against wire I reckon they would beat them in the final.

I don't think we'll lose on saturday though at the moment.

Cant beleive any Wigan fan at this moment in time would want Wire to beat Saints in the final. Not a chance.

Do you wanna bet?

Is right. It would be their birthday, Christmas and cherry pop all in one go.

Saints are our proper rivals, Wire are just pretenders. People need to remember that.

I was discussing the games with my mam today (she's 89 years young) and I asked her who she would want to win if it was a Wire v Saints final.

If looks could kill I'd be laid out now. "I never want Saints to win anything" was her reply.
A REAL Wiganers answer.

I think Wigan have. Not the Grand Final but the equivalent - in the 1920s or sometime. I seem to remember at the Championship Finals at Wire last year when Oldham lost for the fourth consecutive year, the commentator pointed out that they joined Wigan in being one of only two clubs (at that time) which had lost four championships on the bounce. Of course, we joined the exclusive club just a week later.

I'm only going on what I remember the commentator saying; I haven't checked the accuracy. The comments on here about us losing four on the bounce just reminded me.

Come on.

There comes a time when making the showpiece final isn't good unless you actually win. Constantly losing it is bad.

5 grand final defeats on the trot?

I don't think theres any team in ANY sport with a record like that. You'd go down in history as major grand final chockers, certainly the current mob would. It would be awful. Don't try and dress it up, ''at least we got there'' that doesn't wash when you lose that amount on the trot.

A team could make just one final and win more titles than you have over the past 4 years. WIN.

You must be scared that if you beat wigan, a formiddable wire lie in wait, or even bogey team leeds and a 5th defeat on the bounce is a prospect.

Correct,
Wigan lost 11 - 3 to Oldham in 1910, Oldham 20 - 7 in 1911, Huddersfield 13 - 5 in 1912, and Huddersfield 29 - 2 in 1913.

And before anyone asks, I didn't do the matchday reports.

But it's good of Saints fans to admit there was a game of Rugby League prior to 1996.

Do you not think thats a bit disrespectful considering they finished top of the tree with the attack and defence, you may dislike warrington but give credit where it's due