: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:02 pm  

It says on telly text something along the lines of:

'The hosts lost Richie Mathers to the sin-bin on 65 minutes, but despite looking a better side without the full back, still made too many errors.'

Re: Wigan : Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:14 pm  

Eurob0y wrote:

Dude, I dont remember our fans gloating to the extreme like Wigan fans have been doing about how they couldnt fail this year. Just read some of the recent threads on cherry&white. Thats why I am gloating. I am more than aware that we could fall foul too, but until that happens, I am gladlly going to gloat

Like i said i'm not telling/asking you not to gloat at their defeat or anything.

We're in a very privileged position in that we support probably the most consistently successful team in Superleague, one of the two best sides in the competition last season. This allows us a standpoint from which few of us feel the need to 'big ourselves up' for the new season, as we already feel safe that we will be challenging for honours.

Wigan aren't fortunate enough to be in this position these days, but:

A) a with good showing in the playoffs last season.
B) the continued improvements they have made in their league position over the past three years.
and
C) excitement over new signings

I'd suggest its understandable that a proportion of the Wigan fans are getting cocky about their chances of challenging the big two this season, as misplaced as this may be.

: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:27 pm  

St.Dave wrote:

We will beat Wigan in all games played and score at 50 in at least 1 of them.
Now trot along to your own board as this is for Saints fans

I'll remember this quote ready to shove it in your face on maundy thursday


i stupid scousers like this, cant be realistic about anything

i think this year the derby will be much more close and exciting than past games, saints wont win all the matches but if they do it wont be by a large margin, Saints players are old and are losing their fitness and skill.

Re: Wigan : Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:32 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

Yea but he's a Saints fan on a Saints forum.

True but you highlight only part of the sentence and thus took what i said out of context. The point i was trying to make was that gloating about one loss at this stage of the season (on their boards or our own) will invariably be picked up by someone and used against the poster at a later date, especially one who frequents oppositions boards such as Eurob0y. (edit: Exhibit A above)

People sadly tend to remember these types of comments over the sensible posts and thus we all get tarred with the same brush.

Re: Wigan : Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:34 pm  

St Ty wrote:

True but you highlight only part of the sentence and thus took what i said out of context. The point i was trying to make was that gloating about one loss at this stage of the season (on their boards or our own) will invariably be picked up by someone and used against the poster at a later date, especially one who frequents oppositions boards such as Eurob0y.

People sadly tend to remember these types of comments over the sensible posts and thus we all get tarred with the same brush.

Bloody hell man, just laugh it up. It's hilarious.

: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:36 pm  

I'm laughing inside i promise

: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:47 pm  

St Ty wrote:

I'm laughing inside i promise

lol

: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:53 pm  

Wigan were poor today. With a 40% completion rate even Saints would have beat us.

The right hand side was all over the place until they moved O'Loughlin inside the Centre to cover, but by that time we were 10 points down.

We dropped the ball over the line twice, but it would have been an injustice had Wigan won.

Wakefield also had a try disallowed in the second half when IMO the Wigan player knocked the ball back, but the referre (who had a decent game) gave a knock on against Wakey. He was much closer than me but I would have given a try.

On to Hull next week, hopefully minus Coley and Mathers.

: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:56 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Wigan were poor today. With a 40% completion rate even Saints would have beat us.

The right hand side was all over the place until they moved O'Loughlin inside the Centre to cover, but by that time we were 10 points down.

We dropped the ball over the line twice, but it would have been an injustice had Wigan won.

Wakefield also had a try disallowed in the second half when IMO the Wigan player knocked the ball back, but the referre (who had a decent game) gave a knock on against Wakey. He was much closer than me but I would have given a try.

On to Hull next week, hopefully minus Coley and Mathers.

Oh dear, Oh dear. The Bright young things not looking so bright already are they.

: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:10 pm  

Ande wrote:

Enjoy it now but the same could happen to us on friday.

Lets not go too mad eh boys and girls?

So what and why not? It's fun!