The Chair Maker wrote:Actually the constant you say of Wigan having won more than anyone else only occured some 60 years after RL was born. Uptil then Huddersfield were the most successful RL team.
Batesy wrote:So, tonight was Longs last game for Saints, surely this now signals the beggining of the end of the self-dubbed "Entertainers". Personally I can't wait to hear the first scouse "but we lost a lot of good players at the same time, and we couldn't recover straight away, you wouldn't understand"
Nope, us Wigan fans would know NOTHING about the demise of a good team through losing too many key players to quickly
Does anyone else wonder whether Eastmond has what it takes to lead Saints round the park like Long? I think the scousers have lacked direction when Long hasn't been playing this season, and if Eastmond can't then who else have they got that can do that job? Pryce certainly doesn't look up to it.
Thoughts?
I don't think it was their era. I think at the moment it is Leeds. Three Grand Finals in a row in the salary cap era is an admirable achievement. Still I don't think it will be an end of the Saints/Leeds era until teams catch them up such as us and Warrington.
I think they have their key players replaced. Kyle Eastmond for Sean Long and Scott Moore for Keiron Cunningham. They're in good shape for me there. It is just the forwards they might have some trouble with IMO.
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cadoo wrote:I don't think it was their era. I think at the moment it is Leeds. Three Grand Finals in a row in the salary cap era is an admirable achievement. Still I don't think it will be an end of the Saints/Leeds era until teams catch them up such as us and Warrington.
I think they have their key players replaced. Kyle Eastmond for Sean Long and Scott Moore for Keiron Cunningham. They're in good shape for me there. It is just the forwards they might have some trouble with IMO.
Just on those two understudy's you've mentioned, for me Eastmond is a completely different type of player to Long, there's no doubting he's a game breaker and a great individual but he lacks the kicking game and organizational skills that Saints will miss by loosing Long.
Moore while a good player isn't in the class of Cunningham and nothing he's shown me says he ever will be, so while they do have replacements they're not in the same ilk of the one's there loosing. I personally though that Lunt was the better hooker of the two at the Giants.
Wigan vs Leeds finals aggregate score.
Wigan 178 - 64 Leeds
Wigan wins - 6 Leeds wins - 0
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I will only say its over if they have a poor season next year.
Speaking to loads of Leeds and Saints fans on the train yesterday and they all thought that Wigan were the team to be feared next year and that we would be the next team to have a dominant few years
Dropkick Murphy..we actually saw and heard a mass of bouncing and scarf and flag waving to Dale Cavese that drowned out anything we could muster.. It stopped us singing our own celebratory songs, it died out seconds later when we accepted we couldn't be heard over the Wigan lot Celebrations muted from us, job done from them. Most fans who slag them off are jealous their own club's support is nowhere near that good - sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league - Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate - the flying biscuit..Wires havent been massively succesful over the years, but I've spoke to Brian Bevan And he spoke to me and i wouldnt swap that for Wigans History, ever - Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go - Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know - FIOS
I love all this oh we can just play Wellens at SR, what makes anyone think Wellens can play SR?
Meli should go in the pack, he runs the ball up really well and being in the pack he wouldn't have to deal with kicks and his mistakes which ruin his game would be cut out.
Dropkick Murphy..we actually saw and heard a mass of bouncing and scarf and flag waving to Dale Cavese that drowned out anything we could muster.. It stopped us singing our own celebratory songs, it died out seconds later when we accepted we couldn't be heard over the Wigan lot Celebrations muted from us, job done from them. Most fans who slag them off are jealous their own club's support is nowhere near that good - sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league - Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate - the flying biscuit..Wires havent been massively succesful over the years, but I've spoke to Brian Bevan And he spoke to me and i wouldnt swap that for Wigans History, ever - Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go - Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know - FIOS
Odemwingie wrote:I love all this oh we can just play Wellens at SR, what makes anyone think Wellens can play SR?
Meli should go in the pack, he runs the ball up really well and being in the pack he wouldn't have to deal with kicks and his mistakes which ruin his game would be cut out.
I read some Saints fan today talking about Wellens/Roby sharing the 13 shirt next season
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