Carney and Wells were pretty complimentary, particularly about the defence.

Clarke moaned all night about what a terrible game it was, how it was a miracle these were the top two sides and how they'd never win anything playing like this. Didn't quite get as far as saying "they're just not Wigan" but wasn't far off. Said he'd never seen Hull play as poorly when the score was 4-6 and said our second try was vital to stop us slipping out of the game even though it put us in front.

Stevo said there were too many silly penalties and started saying the Hull outfit should drive for the posts and go for the one from the 55th minute onwards. Complimentary about Yeaman though and Houghton though, as he always is.

We've actually started watching with the sound down in our flat and doing our own spoof commentary on some games, where Clarke compares somebody to Billy Slater every five minutes and Stevo calls for a one point in the first set.

Looking at the stats we were well worth the win.

We had the same number of carries but made over 100 metres more, we made 5 clean breaks to their 0, and we missed 17 tackles to their 30. The only thing they did us on was offloads (14-5).

Error count was 20 for us and 21 for them, and we conceded 8 penalties to 4.

Those error numbers dont really tell the story though. Lots of ours were in our own end inviting pressure on ourselves, whereas Warrington tended to drop in in good areas, hence much of the game being played in our half.

Regardless of how much ball Warrington put down it's a pretty special effort to stop a team like that from making a clean break.

Phil Clarke was highly dismissive of both sides throughout, constantly berating the lack of quality and basic error count as the game progressed, although to be fair to him, he was hardly alone in having those thoughts.

Eddie Hemmings, in the course of his match commentary and particularly in the post match analysis/chat was a little more positive. His general opinion seems to be that we are genuine contenders in 2016 and I have the impression that he does believe that and isn't simply saying it for the sake of something different.

Stevo, as usual, was fulsome in his praise for Ellis & Houghton but was also distinctly unimpressed by the rising error count in a game between the two supposedly best sides in the competition.

Overall though, we are beginning to make people sit up and notice us with each passing week. This will, of course, bring with it it's own pressure as we become the side to aim for. The down side of being top of the tree.

phil clarke thinks we're going to win it if salford don't, eddie was too busy fumbling with himself whilst thinking about rhys evans and stevo was in cloud cuckoo land as usual

No, my mate punched him in the side of the head and he went down like a sack of spuds

Made me laugh at the end when our fans walking out near carney & wells shouting over them "do you like that stevo"

Catalans 29 Saints 10 with less than twenty minutes left.

Could really have done with Saints taking the points but a Dragons win will mean we require just one point from the next five games to be in the top four at the split. More importantly ten clear of fifth with twelve games remaining.

wire v catalan-wire win

catalan v wigan-catalan win


at least a 4 point advantage over those 3 teams if we keep winning

Thanks to BP1 and Barnet for the Sky Sports feedback.
and thanks Jake for the Comedy Journo spoof, don't leave the day job mate.... lol

Mine was more accurate than the others

Looked marginally better watching it back. Terrific drop goal from Sneyd, but all about the robust defence. Tied up the likes of Atkins and Gidley really well I thought.