: Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:45 pm
Saint Simon wrote
You're setting yourself up there! 152?
I think we could have a good attendance. I usually miss this game as have had nightmares on the motorway before. Even i am trying to get there but travelling from Durham on a Friday night after work is not easy.
as for the game the eejit who said none of our players would get in your team is deluded.
In Hodgson we have the second best full back in the Sl who really is a class player. Griffin and Crabtree are playing really well and Mason is like a man posessed. Wild is averaging 45 tackles a game and people like Finnigan, Kirmond and Lolesi give us a real punch in the second row. Moore is also relishing the role of getting our forwards around the park.
The key for me however is the referee. I am at a complete loss this season as to what the rules are. it appears the only thing they are bothered about is foul play and keeping the game moving.
2 weeks ago we were penalised to death at Cas ( but still won) last week thaler did not blow for anything. Bentham has never been my favourite ref and i have no idea how he is interpreting the rules / rfl guidelines this year.
If our pack get on top of yours then Tomkins will be doing a lot of defensive work which will blunt his attacking potential ( great prospect though. is there no butchers in Wigan who could slip him a few steaks though/). the other thing for me is hock which one will turn up the nutter who gives penalties and the ball away or the second row who punches holes in the defence.
I think it will be close but could go either way.
We are unbeaten in 7 away going back to last season and i do not feel that we have even hit our straps yet. When we do someone is going to cop it. Even against quins we so killed them in the forwards our backs hardly got anything to do offensively.
Still i am looking forward to a good game. It still might be on SKY yet which would knock our support down though.
