TONIGHT'S Super 8s encounter against Warrington will conjure up a few memories for Saints assistant coach Sean Long.

Twice he broke Warrington hearts with drop goals in the dying seconds of the game - this at a time when the Wolves had been seeking to end a losing streak that had dated back to April 2001.

He poached the winning 40 metre drop goal in the 17-16 victory in 2008.

But he remember fondly the one in 2005 - a game which saw Saints snatch an unlikely 31-30 win 25 seconds from time.

Long recalls: "We’ve had some tough encounters against Warrington along the way and I’ve been fortunate to be on the right side of the game.

"And with that kick, it was another tight game and the boys just got us in a good position really to finally get the drop goal.

"That really is the boys getting us to the best position, to that right post, then it was just my job to get back in shotgun and have a shot at the drop goal.

"I think Paul Wellens took the carry, he got me a half decent play on the ball and I just had to give myself enough time, because Warrington knew the drop kick was coming.

"Luckily for me I had enough time and the pass was on the money from Kez so I ended up striking it over.

"It couldn’t have been done without the boys getting us that position first."

Long's winning goal was followed by an elaborate celebration that took some working out.

Now the mystery behind the bizarre celebration revealed.

"Funnily enough, I played against Martin Gleeson, who was at our club the year before and it was the first time we’d played against each other.

"I’m good friends with Glees and that celebration was for his Grandad, who’d said that if either of us scored, then we’d pretend to play an instrument.

"So he’d (Gleeson) planned to do a harmonica if he scored and then I just went off on one when that kick went through.

"Harmonica was in, I think I ended on the drums, there was all sorts in there. But yes, that was for Glees’ Granddad that one. Not many people know that."

Although Warrington are playing purely for pride, Long still expects them to be up for it tonight.

But he expects his side to be equally keen to remain firing going into the semis.

"It’s all about form going into these semis, and we want to be going into it with some good form. If Warrington had perhaps hit their stride along the way, they would have been a real threat to make that top four.

"So we’ve just got to keep plugging away, get on a bit of a roll and go into that top four with some good form.

"Once you’ve made that stage, it’s anybody’s title at that point. The Warrington encounter is definitely a big, big game for us."

Long's career has proved, literally, the slogan that every minute matters and that is something and that’s something he and Keiron Cunningham try to drill into the players.

He added: "I actually do think it’s something you can put across and get into your players, it’s a mentality.

"You always get a chance to win a game. Whether it’s the last minute, or at the hooter, in those tight games for us, against the likes of Warrington, Wigan, Leeds, you’ll always get the chance to win that match.

"Whether it’s a try, drop goal or a goal from the sideline, you’ll get that moment. You just have to take those chances.

"That’s why we practise drop goal sets, so when the time comes, everybody knows their role, then it’s just up to us and the players to execute.

"It’s a mentality thing to begin with, then the boys have just got to be on the money."

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