Re: Road to Old Trafford : Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:59 pm  

Saints v Castleford - Saints win
Wigan v Hudds - Wigan win
Wire v Widnes - Wire win
Leeds v Catalans - Leeds win

Hudds v Leeds - Leeds win
Castleford v Wire - Wire win

SAINTS CHOOSE LEEDS

Saints v Leeds - Saints win
Wigan v Wire - Wigan win

Saints v Wigan - Saints win!

If the pick is between Leeds and Warrington, I cannot see us picking Wire at all. Apart from the opening game (Wire started very slowly this year - they are a totally different team now), we have been dominated by them and haven't even come close. We did the double over Leeds in the league, and would stand a better chance facing them. I seriously cannot see us beating Wire, so its essential we avoid them in the playoffs.

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:51 am  

All going to plan so far

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:02 am  

We wouldn't live with Wigan in that form. If Wigan keel this form up then they will win back to back titles.

We just ain't good enough. Wolves got to many injuries and the others apart from Leeds are not in the running.

Unless Leeds get their act together I can only see a Wigan win at old Trafford.

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:15 am  

St pete wrote:

We wouldn't live with Wigan in that form. If Wigan keel this form up then they will win back to back titles.

We just ain't good enough. Wolves got to many injuries and the others apart from Leeds are not in the running.

Unless Leeds get their act together I can only see a Wigan win at old Trafford.

They did look the part, but will they still be playing like that in 3 weeks ? i doubt it

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:34 am  

St pete wrote:

We wouldn't live with Wigan in that form. ...

Wigan look fantastic if teams let them look fantastic. Wigan have been beaten several times this season in exactly the same way. Bloody hard work, then Wigan just fall apart. It needs teams to get right into Wigan's face, fast defence line speed. Pull in their 4 man tacklers/defenders when attacking then offload. Every team that's beaten them (including us) have played like that this season.

Wigan fall apart when put under pressure. They look unbeatable when they are allowed the room. Huddersfield did that.

The downside of that is it is bloody hard work and draining. Only the fittest of teams can keep that up for 80 minutes against Wigan, and the team has to be mentally up for it which sometimes Saints isn't.

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:16 am  

Donkey OTay wrote:

Wigan look fantastic if teams let them look fantastic. Wigan have been beaten several times this season in exactly the same way. Bloody hard work, then Wigan just fall apart. It needs teams to get right into Wigan's face, fast defence line speed. Pull in their 4 man tacklers/defenders when attacking then offload. Every team that's beaten them (including us) have played like that this season.

Wigan fall apart when put under pressure. They look unbeatable when they are allowed the room. Huddersfield did that.

The downside of that is it is bloody hard work and draining. Only the fittest of teams can keep that up for 80 minutes against Wigan, and the team has to be mentally up for it which sometimes Saints isn't.

We would need a better performance than the one when we beat Wigan at the DW, I seem to remember Walsh went off after 20 mins, so there might be a very very slim chance of winning without half backs.
I think we will know where we are going performance wise after tonights game, Waney put the goons in the right mindset in treating it as a one off elimination game, whether Browny can do that I dont know.

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:47 pm  

On tonight's performance no one will want to come to Langtree Park?

This win keeps my prediction alive:)

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:53 pm  

We are going to have an interesting decision next week.

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:54 pm  

Albion wrote:

We are going to have an interesting decision next week.

Pick the lowest placed team, it's not hard at all...

Re: Road to Old Trafford : Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:00 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Pick the lowest placed team, it's not hard at all...

So leeds then?

I didn't say hard tho.