To not go all out to see off Warrington in our upcoming game would imo be almost criminal and disrespectful to the history of this competition. To the players who have produced sweat blood and tears for our club , do they not deserve every chance of playing in a final as remote as that may or may not be . I’ve heard that old chestnut of ( let’s concentrate on the league) far too many time over the years . We have a team assembled now who can challenge teams on more than one front , we have a coach who the players believe in . This year may not be our year but we must try with every fibre of our being , not only for the club but also for the players , some who may never get another chance .Hopefully Willy will buy into the iconic nature and history of the cup and put the wires to the sword with another rousing performance. Keep the faith and keep the band wagon rolling I say .

Well, after that match - warrington, they are hurting & their fans are angry towards all at the club ! They will play their secret weapon against us next week, he nearly played in the match against us this last week. He is their big signing NRL loose forward ball handler,
Magouliss, not sure of the spelling, Powell says he is something special & very differant,
Will we have a plan to deal with this, + all their players will be coming @ 100 mph - ww 3 & so I will be there, this will be very physical & very fast !!!

He's hardly a secret. He nearly signed for us.

He’s probably one of the better NRL imports of recent years but I’d say he’s not that special in that the NRL is full of his type which is probably why he couldn’t get a gig over there. He will probably be successful in SL no doubt but he’s not a sort of player that most SL haven’t come across before. It will purely be a case of what level he’s at and I suppose we will soon find out.

This week is deffo going to be harder than saturday and id love a cup run but if i had to choose which game to win out of the 2 i would choose league game

Well we have our own quality loose forward it seems after the last match
Jordy Crowther!
Best game ever from him and be certainly looked the part - hope he continues!

The script for these new Aussie signings seems to be try to impress too much on your debut and get sent off. I hope he's read it.

Billy is a good player and a great bloke… never really lived up to his potential at the sharks… got big wraps for a play which won the reserve grade grand final… but never really showed much in he’s first grade career.

I'd say we should be more worried about the other 2 NRL superstars who were playing for top teams in the Playoffs and Grand Finals.
.....oh wait........never mind.

Have to agree. I'd love a cup run but for this year I'm happy to put it on hold. It was a tricky draw to start with and it won't be any easier now. We have a chance but I can't see lightning striking twice, but then again.

Far far more important are our next two league games, both at home. If we beat both Salford and Cas, we drag them into the mire and ourselves out. It's as obvious as that. Two huge season-defining games IMO.

If we lose both we will be scrapping all season and it won't be fun. If we lose only one, then it gives us a decent platform to keep off the bottom. If we win both I reckon we could, injuries permitting, make a serious push for the top six. All down to the players and the kind of season they want. Simples.

Nice post, sounds simple But at least the Coach as got us believing in the team again

Am hoping this week in the build up to the game WP spends time stressing to the troops the importance of the challenge cup!

Lets be brutally honest...we've been terrible in it for such a long time with just the odd flirting of getting to the back end of it...got a really poor record when drawn against Super League clubs.

I think he will though...he's been massively impressive so far in everything he's done! He's hit a couple of snags like the defeat to Leigh last season and the friendly loss at Fev this season but on the whole has had a brilliant start to coaching at the top. He's got a side playing out of their skins for each other....we're looking supremely fit which for me is by far the biggest difference from previous seasons...I loved what he did with the current players getting in touch with past players to find out history of the club and what it meant to past players...a brilliant initiative...he's a very smart bloke....

The way he took us to Saints with a gameplan to go there and have a go and believing we could win and not the old just try and spoil and keep the score down...he's not been afraid to throw the youngsters in with the likes of Hall nailing down a regular starting spot....Bowes, Aydin, Murphy, Shaw all tasting first team already this season and chomping at the bit for more games....I love the way he dropped Kelepi early on in the season...sends a huge message that no matter who you are, what standing in the group you have as a player....if you're not performing you'll be out....that straight away creates a culture of players having to play to their best or they'll lose their spot to players playing well in the reserves....competition for places has never been more fierce and as they've already shown if called upon they'll not let us down!

We'll go to Warrington on Sunday absolutely full of confidence and will probably go with the same gameplan of four forwards on the bench against what looks a weak Wire pack...they may have a few back...the Aussie signing for one but that wouldn't concern me really...he wont be 100% fit and fully up to speed and I can't ever remember any Aussie signing come straight in and be a brilliant player straight away...they usually need time to adjust and get used to the game, their new surroundings, new team mates etc...

I can't see them being as bad again as last week so we will need to raise our game too for that...they'll be fired up as it's knockout stuff and over the years they've tasted plenty of success in the challenge cup so no matter how poor they've looked this season I'm expecting a totally different proposition.....the important thing for us is starting well and not letting them get off to a fast and dominant start and getting the crowd up on their side...we need to dig in and scrap and fight for everything early to stay in the game. If we can do that the crowd will get restless, the pressure will go up on the players and we'll benefit from that. Too many times we've got off to bad starts and been chasing games and that doesn't see us at our best....as long as we can keep with them and not fall a few scores behind I'd be extremely confident our fitness this season will see us home 2nd half...vital we stay with them early though...

Hopefully wins at Wire are like buses....none for years and years and then two together!!