Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:59 am  

The Chair Maker wrote:

The good thing re this is it encourages the use of faster backs as there is more space to work in.

Alas, that is not a good thing for Saints at present!

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:16 pm  

FWIW, I don't think the stadium had anything to do with it last night. As much as I hate to say it Wire were simply the better side and they had the plan to knock you out of your stride with strong arm stuff early doors.

The stadium does generate atmosphere - but that comes from the performance and the fans - it'll be right once you've all settled in.

I only watched the game in the pub but I would have thought that with it being your first game down here and it being a derby the atmosphere would have been like a cup tie but as i said earlier, Wires performance may have dampened your spirits.

We do play most of our games in daylight so a smart operator like Briers will take advantage of the low lights at Widnes.

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:20 pm  

I'm not being sympathetic, far from it, but you are in for a difficult season.

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:38 pm  

Wigan Peer wrote:

I'm not being sympathetic, far from it, but you are in for a difficult season.

Give over. We've drawn with Wigan, smashed Salford and lost by 7 to a 'rampaging and all powerful' Warrington side.

Contrast with last season where we lost by about 40 to Hull at home. We still reached the Grand Final. I reckon a top 5 spot and a respectable exit would be a good enough season. The impending loss of Eastmond will ruin this season and we would have been a quality back or two short anyway. But talk of us dropping massively is way off. There are always some shaky performances at the start of the season.

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:42 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Give over. We've drawn with Wigan, smashed Salford and lost by 7 to a 'rampaging and all powerful' Warrington side.

Contrast with last season where we lost by about 40 to Hull at home. We still reached the Grand Final. I reckon a top 5 spot and a respectable exit would be a good enough season. The impending loss of Eastmond will ruin this season and we would have been a quality back or two short anyway. But talk of us dropping massively is way off. There are always some shaky performances at the start of the season.

who are you and what have you done with Saddened?

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:00 pm  

you have not become a bad team over night and will still be there at the end of season, we were just on fire last night you carnt take that away from us, but i do think you are going to have problems at the stobbart,knowsley road was a fortress for you and when the south stand go going it was awersome saints v wire at knowsley road was always 12,000+ so why was last night just over 10,00 and 3,000 was us i know you have to travel to get there and im not dissing your loyalty but i thought it would of been a sell out you have to get behind the team now and make it a fortress the best you can, wot are attendensies going to be like when you play the likes of quins crucsaders and the dragons and huddersfield who never bring a lot

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:01 pm  

BREAKING NEWS: ANTI-SCOUSE MAGNET FOUND LODGED IN THE CENTRE OF THE STOBART STADIUM. REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF A PATHETIC TURN OUT FROM ST. HELENS FANS, SOME ST. HELENS FANS MANAGED TO PENETRATE THE BARRIER, HOWEVER AFTER 65 MINUTES THE MAGNET TOOK AFFECT DRIVING THE FANS AWAY FROM THE STADIUM.

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:14 pm  

ArcticGorilla wrote:

BREAKING NEWS: ANTI-SCOUSE MAGNET FOUND LODGED IN THE CENTRE OF THE STOBART STADIUM. REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF A PATHETIC TURN OUT FROM ST. HELENS FANS, SOME ST. HELENS FANS MANAGED TO PENETRATE THE BARRIER, HOWEVER AFTER 65 MINUTES THE MAGNET TOOK AFFECT DRIVING THE FANS AWAY FROM THE STADIUM.

Thats brill that,did you fink of that all by yourself.

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:57 pm  

Where was your fans last night?

"Is there a fire drill?"

Re: Playing at Widnes : Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:59 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Where was your fans last night?

"Is there a fire drill?"

You could say the same about Warrington. There were only 3,000 of you there last night, 5,000 down on last season. Yet if you asked about town today you could find 25,000 Warrington fans who were there.