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I agree with Matty B.
Well said sir!

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Quote: MattyB "This is just insane.

Do I want my team to beat Salford? Yes of course.

If we do will we beat Saints? On current form unlikely, but more chance of beating them than if Salford win tomorrow!!

Is there a good chance that Saints paste us in the final? We need to beat Salford first, assuming we do then of course it's likely. It's also likely we only lose by 6-10 points and make a real game of it. It's possible (however unlikely) we may even sneak a win.

Is it better to play in the final and potentially lose by a large scoreline than not appear in it at all? Yes. There's always the chance we may win against the odds (See Sheffield 98, Warrington 2019 challenge Cup finals).

What are the repercussions of losing by a big scoreline against Saints? Social media forums, this forum probably goes into meltdown. The usual trolls will give us some. Workplace banter will be a pain for a few days, we will have to put up with Saints fans singing 'championees' next year, we will have to hope the NRL winners beat them in Februarys World Club Challenge.

Will we get over it? Of course we will. Its happened on many occasions before and will again.

Stop being a melt and support your team.

You never know.'"


Fantastic post. Sums it up perfectly!

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Quote: MattyB "This is just insane.

Do I want my team to beat Salford? Yes of course.

If we do will we beat Saints? On current form unlikely, but more chance of beating them than if Salford win tomorrow!!

Is there a good chance that Saints paste us in the final? We need to beat Salford first, assuming we do then of course it's likely. It's also likely we only lose by 6-10 points and make a real game of it. It's possible (however unlikely) we may even sneak a win.

Is it better to play in the final and potentially lose by a large scoreline than not appear in it at all? Yes. There's always the chance we may win against the odds (See Sheffield 98, Warrington 2019 challenge Cup finals).

What are the repercussions of losing by a big scoreline against Saints? Social media forums, this forum probably goes into meltdown. The usual trolls will give us some. Workplace banter will be a pain for a few days, we will have to put up with Saints fans singing 'championees' next year, we will have to hope the NRL winners beat them in Februarys World Club Challenge.

Will we get over it? Of course we will. Its happened on many occasions before and will again.

Stop being a melt and support your team.

You never know.'"


100%

As a man who was at Wembley when Sheffield Eagles beat us and also the same venue to watch Wigan Athletic beat Manchester City, a bonus final (if we make it it would be a bonus for me given we were second bottom 4-5 months back) against a good Saints side would be far from a write off. We’ve a hell of a job on tomorrow first against a group of mates playing with each other potentially for the final time and they’ll come with so much desire but if we get through it then I wouldn’t rule us out next week.

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'Never write off the Saints'

It's a tag line that confuses me as to why Eddie Hemmings coined it for a side that has won so little over the past 10 years. However, they are clearly the team to beat and against us in a final you would be folly to dismiss Wigan Warriors. If any side deserves that tag line it is surely us or Leeds for our history of winning the GF from un-favourable positions. This season though it looks as though it will go along the lines of the league table. When Hudds and Cas finished top you never really got the impression they would go all the way. Even when Cas got the the GF in their stellar season i don't think many actually fancied them. Playing in a Grand Final takes a special kind of temperament and our side is littered is winners. That mentallity against the might of Saints (this year) could throw up anything. Let's beat Salford and see what happens.

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Talking to an old work mate today who follows Rugby. He totally understands what i mean when i say id rather Salford have a go at Saints. He too thinks Salford would get stuck in and show saints no respect with nothing to lose. If we get there what are we going to do differently? We dont have the power in the forwards to drag them into an arm wrestle and we wont beat them by trying to play wide from our own 30m area. Beating salford tomorrow would just be like cutting our noses off to spite our own faces. We would subject ourselves to humiliation just for the sake of getting there.

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[quote="Frank Zappa":1sacjrvf]Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.[/quote:1sacjrvf] [quote="The_Enforcer":1sacjrvf]Most idiotic post ever goes to Grimmy..... The way to restart should be an arm wrestle between a designated player from each side.[/quote:1sacjrvf]:



Quote: The_Enforcer "Talking to an old work mate today who follows Rugby. He totally agreed with me in order to quickly end the conversation.'"

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bahaha you're a comedian. What about this meet up then we can prove that i am not some multiple username poster. Grand Final?

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[quote="Frank Zappa":1sacjrvf]Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.[/quote:1sacjrvf] [quote="The_Enforcer":1sacjrvf]Most idiotic post ever goes to Grimmy..... The way to restart should be an arm wrestle between a designated player from each side.[/quote:1sacjrvf]:



Quote: The_Enforcer "bahaha you're a comedian. What about this meet up then we can prove that i am not some multiple username poster. Grand Final?'"

"Sorry lads, I know we said we would hit the pubs in Manchester before the game, but I need to go and verify that what I thought was one halfwit from the internet, is actually multiple quarterwits from the internet."

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Quote: The_Enforcer "Talking to an old work mate today who follows Rugby. He totally understands what i mean when i say id rather Salford have a go at Saints. He too thinks Salford would get stuck in and show saints no respect with nothing to lose. If we get there what are we going to do differently? We dont have the power in the forwards to drag them into an arm wrestle and we wont beat them by trying to play wide from our own 30m area. Beating salford tomorrow would just be like cutting our noses off to spite our own faces. We would subject ourselves to humiliation just for the sake of getting there.'"


Your work mate knows about as much as you then about rugby, which is naff all

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Quote: KingRoss11 "Your work mate knows about as much as you then about rugby, which is naff all'"

Anybody that has a different opinion knows nothing? Why cant you accept that people have different views? I bet i can guess who you vote for.

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Quote: Grimmy ""Sorry lads, I know we said we would hit the pubs in Manchester before the game, but I need to go and verify that what I thought was one halfwit from the internet, is actually multiple quarterwits from the internet."'"


Halfwit? You was the one acting the big genius saying you would wear a Saints shirt if we are not the same people. Ill prove it. Put your money where your big mouth is.

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Quote: The_Enforcer "Anybody that has a different opinion knows nothing? Why cant you accept that people have different views? I bet i can guess who you vote for.'"


I could happily accept another opinion as long as that opinion isn’t utter crap, then I’ll argue with their opinion

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