I was previously feeling quietly confident about Saturday. However I've just watched the Wigan-Leeds game, and I've change tune.



I'm now outspokenly confident





I really don't get why people are worried or nervous. Is it the thought of Matty Smith tearing us apart? Or super Sam suddenly not dropping any bombs? Or O'Loughlin making a comeback and proving once again that

curly hair is cool? Or that we might choke in another big game cos that's what the Wire always do?



My current calm, confident state comes from watching a lot of RL over the years, and the pleasure of seeing the Wire's rise over the past few seasons. Through my promise and blue tinted specs I can only see the end of 58 years of waiting. It's our year!!

Doesnt always work out though, we watched Leeds just edge Wigan last year and I thought we would out score them after that plus the Wembley result.



It didnt happen, that said Wigan werent impressive, Leeds were out on their feet carrying players for 80 mins and we blew a more healthy Leeds off the park two weeks before.

It's as much about us as them though, and watching Wigan v Leeds wont tell you anything about how we will play. I'm still nervous.

The big question with Wigan and one their fans were asking before the playoffs is does Wane have a plan B? Its all about defense and if Wire can get on top an cause the defense problems how will Wigan repond?



Its not been tested in these playoffs yet.

Upsets do happen in sport, look at the FA Cup final, plucky small town Wigan beat the game's glamour club at Wembley, the Wiganers might be inspired by Latics to dare to dream the same way and cause a David against Goliath upset.



We've dropped points against sides like Widnes this season so we have to view this tie as a potential banana skin. Remember for a club like Wigan this is going to be their cup final.

Do Wigan have a plan B ? I think the question should be do we have a plan B in case the weather & circumstances conspire against us ?

Stick to the gameplan and the points will come, its when we dont and we try to score off every play the problems start.

Wigan are a team (Sheffield apart) that turn up in finals that's why I'm not confident, funnily enough I was super confident last year and look how that panned out.

I would be confident except for the fact that I was confident last time. Made losing far worse.

I am never confident with the Wires, I dont know why as we have a great team!

I'm more confident than this time last year as we've not been beaten by the Pies in SL games since February 2010. That's a double over them in 2011 and 2012, and a win & draw this year. Leeds had a better pedigree in finals games than Wigan, so always knew it'd be tough last year.



Having said that the Pies beat us in the CC quarter final in 2011, so there's no guarantee of a win. If there were we'd all be getting on with our lives and not caring a hoot over the game this weekend. It's the uncertainty that keeps it interesting.



Play to our potential and keep silly mistakes out of the game and we've as good a chance as we've ever had of finally getting to say that we are the champions!



NTW!!!!!

Oh we are a pessimistic bunch!



If the last 5 years hasn't given you confidence in the Wire's ability to deliver then I'm not sure what will. I'm not saying we're the greatest side ever, but in an era lacking any such sides we're more than capable of picking up trophies.



Wigan good in finals-they've lost 2 or their last 3 GFs (their 1 win being against perennial GF chokers Saints

)



Worried about the conditions-that old myth has been debunked before. 2012 Cup Final anyone??



We will rightly go into the game as favourites, with no guarantee of success. But I saw last week a Wigan team that didn't show the factors that would make me genuinely concerned. They are most effective in attack when they have multiple options, running strong lines, and that requires a big effort. Of course they'll raise their game for the final-but I thought they would for the semi.



We have a great record against them, and in recent weeks have looked the better team/survived a testing comeback. I see a lot more things to be positive about than worried about.



Two days out I remain calm and confident. I have a sneaky feeling the players will be in a similar frame of mind.



I don't think I've ever looked forward to a game as much as this