McIlorum is definitely from Leeds. Neither of the Tomkins' are originally from Wigan. Suspect half the others aren't either. Wigan have a great youth set up and fair play to them for that, but to your point I'd give us more than a fighting chance with a team of Shaul, Landaster, Logan, Yeaman, Naughton, Pryce, Sneyd, Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Ellis, Hadley, Thompson, Bowden, Green, Washbrook and Turgut (10 of whom are Hull born by my reckoning) against any team Wigan can put out.

We'll not find out, though, because of the rules allowing us to play our excellent overseas contingent, something Wigan have used as a key component of their success over the last 30-odd years.

One good thing is, as it's on the BBC it wont be the usual Sky Sam Tomkins appreciation society!

He seems to be having digs at us all year. Before the game at the DW, he hinted towards our players getting cocky and being all over Twitter etc...then we went and beat them comfortably. He seems to have a bit of a bee in his bonnet.

Plus, i dont know where he gets the 10 NRL stars from. Bit ape's arent known for their counting abilities

I find comparing Wane to an Ape quite disgusting and disrespectful, to apes everywhere!

he's obviously getting his excuses in before the game! also if they win,the more the glory.

He hasn't said anything that bad has he really? He is just trying to heap pressure on us as we aren't used to being favourites and don't know how we will cope when we are many peoples tips now.

We seemed to cope with it pretty well on Saturday though in what was (for me at least) our biggest game of the season against a top side. Like most Hull fans I am naturally pessimistic and have spent the last few weeks expecting it to all come crashing down but Saturday really seemed to be a watershed due to how we controlled the such a pressure game.

Wigan are still an excellent side though and it is a 50/50 game despite our form and what anyone else says. If they do turn us over there is no shame and it will be because they have outplayed us not because Shaun Wane, that famous and formidable purveyor of psychological warfare, has done us with mind games.