Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:19 am  

ryano wrote:

Did we watch the same game? It was exciting granted but neither of them were "excellent". I think you'll need to play better than that in the GF to win it. Wigan have been there regularly and Cas will be aching to make amends for last year. Hope it is Cas so there's a new name on it either way but will be wanting a Yorkshire victory. Just hope it's a decent game.

Warrington won the game I watched which is all that matters to me, and I can live with you having a differing definition of "excellent".

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:20 am  

We were never going to lose that. You could tell during the warm up, it was all hands to the pump, we had all 19 players dressed and warming up, we had all the coaches out running the players and a lot of non selected players were out there working them. You could just feel it.

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:20 am  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

I know he was there, tonight, but FFS, can someone PLEASE kidnapped Stuart Pearce for the week, and make sure he doesn't turn up.

We lose finals, when he attends

We lose finals when I attend, also. We've also won a few. I know it's tongue-in-cheek, but we need all the support we can get.

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:29 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

We were never going to lose that. You could tell during the warm up, it was all hands to the pump, we had all 19 players dressed and warming up, we had all the coaches out running the players and a lot of non selected players were out there working them. You could just feel it.

If that's all it takes, can we do the same next week please?!

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:41 am  

Judder Man wrote:

Well done Wire good hard contest your team defended very well, biggest difference I thought was Lineham on Barba only one winner there. Would be nice to see a Cas v Wire final now with a new name on the trophy.

Respect to you JM for posting after a game that must have hurt after the season that Saints have had, and taking the defeat with dignity.
I was talking to a Wigan supporting colleague who said on Thursday morning the Barba had mentally checked out at Saints, and wouldn't be a threat. I think he may well be right in some respect, but I also think that Wire dealt with Saints attack with a dogged attitude to defending, making every tackle count.

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:43 am  

To limit Saints to 1 fortuitous try on their home patch when it counts was outstanding.

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:46 am  

Captain Hook wrote:

If he had had ping pong bats the impression of a ground controller directing a plane into a bay would have been complete.
As for the Yarkshire fan above, it may not have been the prettiest game ever but the intensity was at 11. Not taking anything for granted but that level of pressure can only stand us in good stead.

As a Yorkshireman I thought it was a fantastic game. It was not until afterwards did I think about the quality on show. I'll take games of that intensity over free-flowing 10 try scoreathons any day.

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:09 am  

Me too from another Yorkie.
Not sure what people were wanting tbh.
Nip and tuck with a fair bit of aggression and some nice try`s scored.
What more do you want from a semi final?
Impressed with Hughes, Cooper, Goodwin and Lineham but thought Ratchford had his worse game of the season from the games I`ve seen him play.

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:17 am  

From a Cas fan.

Congratulations Warrington!!!!

Maybe not a 100% all round performance but your defence and commitment were 120%. Best team by a mile and would have been a travesty if you had not won.

Regardless of tonight's result, I wish you luck in the final. If we cannot win it I hope you do.

BTW I too thought it a great match to watch.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Tonight’s match : Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:22 am  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Respect to you JM for posting after a game that must have hurt after the season that Saints have had, and taking the defeat with dignity.
I was talking to a Wigan supporting colleague who said on Thursday morning the Barba had mentally checked out at Saints, and wouldn't be a threat. I think he may well be right in some respect, but I also think that Wire dealt with Saints attack with a dogged attitude to defending, making every tackle count.

re barba, its not that he'd checked out, it was the same as the last time we were there, we were very very good at closing down the space that lomax created for him outwide, jon wells got it bob on at half time at how well toby king was holding position for that barba dash around the back. Match that with how richardson and all his fellow defenders got pulled in.