Was just thinking that myself, Fatbelly should have entered "fish o' mania" he'd have cleaned up.

Nah. The worst thing is that he's actually serious.

Wire will fancy this one after spanking us at DW early this year. The truth is as I recall, finch on debut after a long time out, Richards didn't play cuz he was still recovering from his injury, our pack was very much lighter and weaker back then. Fielden didn't play, hock was still banned and we didn't have cross. I'd say that finch is a completely different player now, our pack is a whole lot bigger and stronger and we are much more settled in 3/4's with carmont and richards both in good form and Joel and Charnley building their partnership.
It should be a blinder and either team can win it. I'm going for a Wigan win, 26-18

COME ON WIGAN!!

So you are pinning your hopes on a player who can't get a game in a struggling Leeds team, a player who has played a handful of games in two years and none against quality opposition, a prop who is so far over the hill it's leveled out and Finch?. The Wire pack must be cacking themselves.

Nope. We're pinning our hopes on the best team and best coach in the comp.

I'm not pinning my hopes on anything that you have said? I'm stating that last time out you beat a young and inexperienced pack which allowed your backs to get a roll on. This time we'll be much stronger up front and our back are in good form. I'm not saying your pack will cack themselves but neither will ours. Don't lose sight of the fact that you have lost 5 games already this season to our 3. I fancy a Wigan win and I look forward to seeing if you come back on here on Monday if we do!

i actually think there is no pressure on Wigan at all. we are the team who is mouthing off saying we want this for MM etc, but to be fair, its a home game for wire, they are the current cup holders and we have recently toppled them from the top spot in the SL. for me, all the pressure is on wire to turn up on the day. all wigan have to do is match them; something we didn't do last time round at the DW Stadium but to be fair we had a slightly weaker side then and were struggling for any kind of champion form.

as saturday comes, both teams have an equal chance to win the game, as any side would, but its much more even in terms of form if you ask me and i think we will have the mental edge this time round.

not sure about wigans' team, but are wire still without briers or morley (i doubt it?)

isnt the competition the challenge cup?

And? We still have the best team and the best coach. (Note, that doesn't mean we will every match)

What a load of dross.

No pressure on Wigan at all? we are the one's who have had the cup for last 2 years and you are the ones who need to come take it off us.

Weaker Wigan side last time? check the Wire team.

Where are you getting this "mental edge" from?

The Wigan side was weaker, there is no denying that.

If anything I think Wire will have the "mental edge", they beat us convincingly last time we played.

I think there is pressure on both teams, Wire to retain the cup and beat the team that they are clearly in competition with in the league, and Wigan to beat their closest rivals (currently, in terms of league standing and quality) and to advance in a competition that has helped make the club as famous as it is now.

Both sides were weaker.

Neither team has a mental edge.

So you was missing your best prop (at the time) and the MOS? Thought not.

No just Matt King, Ryan Atkins and Louis Anderson.

So really you was missing King. Wouldn't Anderson be on the bench seeing that Westwood, Grix and Harrison was starting? And the way all your board was knocking one out over Evans surely you wouldn't of missed Atkins!