Last week I posted a thread asking whether it was in our interests to beat Saints because beating them gave us a harder game the following week. This week I also feel that beating Les Cats would give us a harder route to Old Trafford than losing. Here's my workingWigan v Les Catalans
Warrington v St Helens
Leeds v Wakefield
Hull v Huddersfield

St Helens v Hull
Les Catalans v Leeds

Wigan v St Helens
Warrington v Leeds

If we loseLes Catalans
Warrington v St Helens
Leeds v Wakefield
Hull v Huddersfield

Wigan v Hull
St Helens v Leeds

Warrington v Leeds
Les Catalans v Wigan

So basically, unless you think any of those games would have different outcomes, we can play either Saints, or Hull then Les Cats. The latter two look much easier opponents to me, plus we would have McIlorum back for the final. Thoughts?

Of course it's in our best interest. Daft question.

Get to the final via the shortest route possible.

mmmmm....we beat Cats......who is to say Leeds will win in france.......even if they do it would be a hard game and we would have club call and could pick winner of Cats/Leeds......

If we win, why would we pick Saints? Pick Leeds every time.

leeds are a different team with maguire in.

Agreed.

I certainly wouldn't write Wakefield off turning Leeds over just yet.

Win and win well to build confidence then play a semi in 2 weeks and win at all costs and then go and do it in the final.

Thats the best route regardless of who we play along the way.

Really? They have won 4 grand finals in 5 years and turned us over in a semi already this year, I would much rather play Saints, who have lost 5 in a row and we've beat in every important game this year

Giving up clubcall and risk being sent to Perpignan, off course it is in our best interests to win. We don't win this week we don't reach Old Trafford IMO.

Exactly.

Win, and win well.

This forum gets more surreal every day

this plus i think your squad would welcome the week off looked a bit tired recently