The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:56 am  

I'm massively anticipating this already!
Form means nothing for these, but we're really firing right now. Will injuries ruin our chances though?
Jammer is a huge loss, but IMO if Cloughy is back it is minamised as much as it can be.
Who'll be back for the game? If Meli and Perry are back we should have a great chance
and who will partner J-Lo at 6 now Gaskell is out?

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:15 am  

When I was doing the predictions on this weeks games, this game was one of the trickiest to predict. Wigan are not the team of last years GF. Neither are we. We are 'understrengthed', but we have been playing better with the big names out than were where with the big names in.

Wigan got a win on Friday too. So both teams can go in with confidence. In the end I could not split us so I opted for Wigan 22 - Saints 23. But god knows who would get a drop goal for us???

I can't see a 2nd draw against Wigan some how. But there home form has not been as good as the away form.

In the end checking the tea leaves would probably give me better accuracy.

ps the other tricky tie was Leeds Bradford, for the opposite reason , I can't decide who is worse.

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:17 am  

I agree, this is very hard to call, just as a great derby should be!

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:42 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

But god knows who would get a drop goal for us???

Paul Wellens has one career drop goal to his name, so you never know!

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:04 am  

what odds on Eastmond making an apperance given Gaskells injury?

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:20 am  

Badabb1978 wrote:

what odds on Eastmond making an apperance given Gaskells injury?

hopefully not. If Meli is fit, he'll go in at centre and Wheeler goes to 6.
Without prejudice a massive 4 point game against the champions is not a game to throw someone in who has shown no form at all in the first team this year

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:25 am  

Badabb1978 wrote:

what odds on Eastmond making an apperance given Gaskells injury?

Did Eastmond play in the U20's on Friday?

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:29 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Did Eastmond play in the U20's on Friday?

No, he is apparently "unwell."

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:27 am  

Ski wrote:

No, he is apparently "unwell."

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Backbone problem.

Re: The big shiny Saints Wigan derby thread : Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:30 am  

Div wrote:

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Backbone problem.