Quote Dunbar="Dunbar"All perfectly fine arguments and make sense if winning the trophy was the only concern. However, maybe I’m a romantic, but I think that sport is also about history and entertainment. I don’t have a picture of a Wigan Challenge Cup or Grand Final winning team hanging in my office, I have a picture of Central Parl where I used to go every week as a kid
Wouldn’t you want to remember the night Saints played Wigan in the final game at Knowsley Road for a place in the Grand Final – or tell the kids or grandkids in 20 years time? There is nothing wrong with sentiment in sport... it isn’t life and death'"
I can see what you are saying mate but after 3 consecutive Grand Final defeats I don't think we can take the risk of playing the best side left in the competition (other than us

)when we can choose (on paper) an easier tie. I've seen enough brilliant memories at KR to last me a lifetime so I can just about forego one more, even though it would as you quite rightly point out, top the lot to see Saints beat Wigan in the last ever game.
Seeing Keiron lift the trophy at OT would mean more to me in sentimental value than winning the last match at KR against Wigan. We have to look at the bigger picture here which is stopping ourselves becoming perennial bridesmaids.