Fri 6th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Hull KR KO 20:00 (Sky)

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Fri 6th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Hull KR KO 20:00 (Sky)

[48C North Stand]

Oh shazbatz here we go. Keep young Bevan quiet and the Robins could be singing. 

This might also be where Rovers are given a lesson in how to play like a champion team. 

I will be there and luckily won't be travelling back via a local backwater due to road closures as I fly away on holiday a few hours after the conclusion from Manchester Airport. 

Nervy but exciting times! 

[Thunder Road]

Should be a cracker...

 

Home advantage for me..

 

 

Wigan by 8

[PoorhousePete]

1 hour ago, Thunder Road said:

Should be a cracker...

 

Home advantage for me..

 

 

Wigan by 8

Right now, home advantage seems to be the only thing that I can see separating these 2 teams.  Incoming cliche alert... Whoever wants it more on the night. 

[PoorhousePete]

1 minute ago, PoorhousePete said:

Right now, home advantage seems to be the only thing that I can see separating these 2 teams.  Incoming cliche alert... Whoever wants it more on the night. 

Correction... Whoever can stay disciplined and stick to what they've done all year.  I'm all over the place on this one. 10 points either way.

[sweaty craiq]

Wigan will miss ONeill but will be 3 or more scores better

[Worzel]

Obviously Wigan are favourites for this, they battered us in the playoffs last year in the same situation.

But where there’s a will there’s a way! 

[Bronco Layne]

Wigan perpetual winners, they always seem to find a way. 

[up the robins]

Being a Robin I've been nervous of a win most weeks, we are not used to a run of wins like this and know it will have to end at some point.

I am of course hoping for a win but more importantly a bloody good game of rugby with two almost full strength top teams going at it for a full 80mins of hopefully top class entertaining rugby.

Win or loose I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved this year as a club, some silverware would be the icing on the cake of a wonderfully entertaining year.

[JohnM]

I was hoping to get to this game but family duty has intervened.

I think that the best-disciplined side will win. That would normally indicate a Wigan loss, but with Michael Lewis starting to believe in the hype, that he is invincible, that he is untouchable, he's in danger of being sin binned. And maybe, given the quiet man Smith has now a lot to make up for and a lot to prove, Wigan might just triumph.

[DG70]

Could go to golden point.

[Coggo]

You'd be brave to back against Wigan in a big game at home. Pies to win.

[JohnM]

I'm not brave, but I do fear the worst sometimes.

[Harry Stottle]

12 hours ago, Worzel said:

But where there’s a will there’s a way! 

Where there's a will there's always relatives?

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Could go either way, but I'll say Wigan in golden point extra time.

[Worzel]

2 hours ago, up the robins said:

Being a Robin I've been nervous of a win most weeks, we are not used to a run of wins like this and know it will have to end at some point.

I am of course hoping for a win but more importantly a bloody good game of rugby with two almost full strength top teams going at it for a full 80mins of hopefully top class entertaining rugby.

Win or loose I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved this year as a club, some silverware would be the icing on the cake of a wonderfully entertaining year.

Precisely this. I think we're a year or two ahead of where I expected us to be. I remember thinking when we made the JWH signing "ah, they're targeting 2025 for the big push" but yet here we are.

Whether we win anything or not this year, the key thing is now backing it all up in 2025 and 2026. Unlike Catalans last season who were looking down the barrel of major talent leaving we're still building our squad, or our squad's experience, so have some confidence we will do. 

[Snowys Backside]

Wigan by 20+

[Alffi 7]

Wigans big game experience to bring them home.

[WN83]

Ring rust for French, Farrell and Smith won't help Wigan. I think the momentum KR have will just see them home but Wigan will be all the better for the high intensity game and that'll help them in the weeks ahead. 

 

HKR by 4

[Moe syszlak]

Wigan will put a marker down tonight. Pies by 12+

[my missus]

this game will be decided by red and yellow cards and wigan are miles ahead of KR giving nearly 50 more penalties away so.........

[tiffers]

Ryan Hall to do a Ryan Hall on 79 mins.

[sweaty craiq]

Lewis to be binned for attacking an opposition player with his Dummy and Wigan will win by a cricket score

[MrIzzard]

You'll get better odds on Smith pretending he's harder than the rest of superleague.

[johnh1]

Yes. Smith v Lewis should be entertaining.