Friday 9 October 2015 20:49, UK
Shaun Wane admits he is obsessed with winning Saturday's Super League Grand Final with Leeds.
Wane's men secured a third Grand Final appearance in three years with a convincing 32-8 victory over Huddersfield.
However, Wigan will be looking to right the wrongs of 12 months ago when they fell to a 14-6 defeat at the hands of old rivals St Helens.
For Wane, who also played for his hometown club, the prospect of winning another Old Trafford final is an emotional one.
"It would mean absolutely everything, everything" said Wane. "I'm obsessed with my work and I do not want to have three months of sulking and being in a bad mood having lost this game because that's what will happen.
"That's why I work hard and long hours, I want to make sure that when we drive on that coach from our hotel to Old Trafford, my team is prepared, they know what they need to do to win the game and it is just about attitude and desire on the day.
Wane added: "To win this game, to walk out onto the field in front of Lockers [Sean O'Loughlin] who is another Wigan born lad, captaining the club and my best mate means absolutely everything. I cannot imagining anybody wanting it more than I want it because this club has been my life for many, many years.
"I have played rugby since I was six and I have been at Wigan for a long time but I would never get sick of this feeling.
"I want to be in work this week, I want to be playing in these games and to do it for my hometown club is the absolute best feeling you could ever wish for. Apart from when I met my missus and got married!"
Wigan will meet Leeds in the Old Trafford showpiece, a replay of the inaugural final in 1998, and there will be no shortage of emotion for the Yorkshire side as they strive for a fairytale ending to Jamie Peacock, Kevin Sinfield and Kylie Leuleui's Rhino's careers.
However, the prospect of facing an emotional Leeds side on search for the treble is one that doesn't play on the minds of Wane or his side.
"We speak about it," said Wane. "There is some desire in their team.
"One of the best people I have met, Jamie Peacock, he's retiring, Kylie Leuleui, Kevin Sinfield, they have some passion to win the game and some desire.
"We have our own reasons which we don't need to speak about. We have some private reasons within our group but we don't need to tell anybody, we use them. We have our own reasons, we don't speak about what Leeds are doing or what they do or what they have won.
"The only thing what I am in control of and what the players are in control of is how we train and how we play and how we approach this game on Saturday."
Despite the determination to add silverware to the Wigan trophy cabinet, former prop Wane is full of admiration for their opponents, a club he spent three years of his career at as a player.
"We are going down absolutely hell-bent on trying to get this trophy but I have every respect for what they do at Leeds. They are a very good club, I loved my time there, it is a great city and me and my missus loved the three years I was there.
"But now I am the head coach of Wigan, they are in front of us stopping us winning the trophy and I am pretty obsessed on making sure that we get what we deserve this year."
