Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:31 am  

wembley2010 wrote:

i never said we will finish 5th i said we could easily finish 5th if we dont take the hull game seriously*cause of wembley* and the last 2 finals at least would of gone to a replay should it been a draw but i dont see how they could this year with playoffs starting 2 weeks later

"could easily finish 5th" would have involved having a 350+ points difference over-hauled ie losing on Friday by 175 - 0. How is that "easily"

The rest of the post reads like the ramblings of a mad-man.

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:32 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

Yet we're still sat above you with an injury plagued team, and with Shenton/Perry/Soliola and probably LMS to come in next season.

Given all these injuries will be interesting to see what Saints have left in the tank come playoff time.

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:43 am  

I've been having a think about the Club Call thing too. I think most of us suspect we'll be playing Saints twice in the play offs but if we do get to week three via a week one defeat and week two win, then whoever ends up with the Club Call is likely to choose us in my opinion so we could well end up in Wigan for the last game. I know we've won there this season but they've lost to Leeds too so if they're faced with a choice between a team who has only won one play off game prior to anything we manage this year or the team that has won the last three Grand Finals then I reckon Wigan will choose us.

Of course if Wigan lose and so do we then Saints will be elevated to top seed and then they will almost definitely choose us given the record. Winning at Knowsley Road in the last game played there as specially chosen lambs to the slaughter will be the greatest experience I ever have watching the Wire if it comes to fruition...

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:49 am  

Imagen if Wigan picked us in the CC and the winner goes to Old Trafford, a packed out DW, with a huge army of P&B, I actually think we would take 5k+!

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:53 am  

wembley2010 wrote:

we wont batter quins win or lose the cup final they got homecoming sunday i doubt they will train monday and the game is friday not to mention all the emotion of the cup final aswell im not saying we will lose to quins but we wont batter then = saints will finish 2nd and as for beating saints if we beat them in the 1st round its hardly a massive game id rather beat them 2 weeks later 2 get to final lol

To be honest with you I can see us beating quins by a higher score then saints beating castleford. Am i mad for thinking we should just finish 2nd?

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:54 am  

Rob Wire wrote:

So that just leaves you a scrum half that cries off at the slightest sign of a bruise and a stand off that turns up as often as a solar eclipse.

I know - imagine how far we'd be ahead of Wire if Kyle and Leon were any good!

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:09 pm  

Cas are a better side than Quins in all respects at the moment, i really think we'll do to them what we did at the HJ with a minimum 30 points difference.

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:11 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

I know - imagine how far we'd be ahead of Wire if Kyle and Leon were any good!

Always knew you were a 2 man team.

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:13 pm  

Wire_Yed wrote:

Cas are a better side than Quins in all respects at the moment, i really think we'll do to them what we did at the HJ with a minimum 30 points difference.

Cas have something to play for, Quins don't.

Wire will walk 2nd place by a good 20 points I reckon.

Re: Second place : Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:14 pm  

WireFanatic III wrote:

Always knew you were a 2 man team.

I know Wire/Wigan fans won't agree, but it will be a shame if the play-off series goes off without "star" players like Long/Peacock/Eastmond/Pryce.

This had the makings of the best play-offs ever (probably still will be) but looks like a few sides will be genuinely weakened.