Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:48 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

looking like being a possible scorcher too. saying 27 degrees and sunny as of now.

That might be to Wire's advantage.
Hull have some huge backs who wont enjoy running round in that heat

Looking forward to this one and hoping that they serve up a rugby league feast !

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:55 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

That might be to Wire's advantage.
Hull have some huge backs who wont enjoy running round in that heat

Looking forward to this one and hoping that they serve up a rugby league feast !

Managed OK on a very hot day at Saints in round six.

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:04 pm  

As with every cup final as a neutral, i don't care who wins, as long as the game does the sport proud, let's face it the last 3 finals have been pretty poor spectacles for a neutral supporter.

Good luck to both teams!

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:14 pm  

With Gareth Hewer as ref I'm expecting a stop-start game with many penalties. Warrington to come out 16-10 winners.

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:21 pm  

I hope that Hull FC win this game and finally win a final at Wembley
IMO if their big game players fire and don't freeze on the big day then they are the better side

Warrington have some "Flat track bullies" like Atkins & Ratchford, in their side that can absolutely destroy you if you let them,But those self same players are anonymous if the going gets tough and often turn into turnstiles in defence

I hope it's a cracker of a game and not like the top of the table SL encounter in round 18 which was a "Knock-On-Athon" for 80 minutes

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:30 pm  

The Chin's Back wrote:

I hope that Hull FC win this game and finally win a final at Wembley
IMO if their big game players fire and don't freeze on the big day then they are the better side

Warrington have some "Flat track bullies" like Atkins & Ratchford, in their side that can absolutely destroy you if you let them,But those self same players are anonymous if the going gets tough and often turn into turnstiles in defence

I hope it's a cracker of a game and not like the top of the table SL encounter in round 18 which was a "Knock-On-Athon" for 80 minutes

I'm not sure how you class Atkins and Ratchford as flat track bullies. Surely you'd pick Sims and Westwood.

I hope it's as good a game as some are expecting, unfortunately these big games often flatter to deceive.

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:55 pm  

Trainman wrote:

I'm not sure how you class Atkins and Ratchford as flat track bullies. Surely you'd pick Sims and Westwood.

I hope it's as good a game as some are expecting, unfortunately these big games often flatter to deceive.

Flat track bully means someone who dominates inferior opponents but go hiding against the good ones

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:00 pm  

Trainman wrote:

I'm not sure how you class Atkins and Ratchford as flat track bullies. Surely you'd pick Sims and Westwood.

I hope it's as good a game as some are expecting, unfortunately these big games often flatter to deceive.

Atkins either rips you to bits when he runs at you if you let him on the other hand if he's hit hard and often early,he then starts passing to his winger in row F of the stand
Ratchford is one of the most talented footballers in SL but when he's rattled he's like a rabbit in the headlights
Hey either player could as easily win the Lance Todd trophy award if they're allowed the freedom of Wembley

I guess this is why both players have not made that many test caps against either Australia or NZ as they would get punished big time both offensively and especially defensively

Will either player be in Wayne Bennett's England 17?

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:06 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

That might be to Wire's advantage.
Hull have some huge backs who wont enjoy running round in that heat

Looking forward to this one and hoping that they serve up a rugby league feast !

Our big backs ie Talanoa and Fonua, should have no problem with the heat after all they played down under. Our bench rotation has been pretty spot on all season so giving the likes of Minichiello, Manu, Taylor, Watts and Pritchard a breather shouldn't be an issue without losing an attacking threat.

Re: CC Final views and predictions. : Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:11 am  

meast wrote:

As with every cup final as a neutral, i don't care who wins, as long as the game does the sport proud, let's face it the last 3 finals have been pretty poor spectacles for a neutral supporter.

Good luck to both teams!

A lot of the recent finals have been poor from a neutral perspective imo. Leeds v Wigan in 2011 was the last quality close game but before that i reckon you have to go back to the Hull last gasp win over Leeds in 2005 to find a game worthy of a cup final. Contrast that with a lot of the GFs of the last decade which in the most have been tight tense affairs.