Re: Injury updates : Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:20 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Kyle Eastmond has a chest infection.

ah well

Re: Injury updates : Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:49 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Kyle Eastmond has a chest infection.

Next week: Kyle leaves his kit at home.

Re: Injury updates : Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:51 pm  

I know its been said already but:
"Shaun Magennis should also play despite dislocating a finger, breaking his nose and suffering a calf injury against Wakefield, as should Gary Wheeler (calf)".

You have got to admire them.

Re: Injury updates : Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:18 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

Next week: Kyle leaves his kit at home.

Make him play in his own shoes with kit from the lost property box

Re: Injury updates : Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:40 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

I know its been said already but:
"Shaun Magennis should also play despite dislocating a finger, breaking his nose and suffering a calf injury against Wakefield, as should Gary Wheeler (calf)".

You have got to admire them.

those millionaire football poofs could learn a thing or 2.

Re: Injury updates : Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:41 pm  

saint billy wrote:

That's what i expect to see, however, i'd like to see:

Wellens
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Wheeler
Lomax
Graham
Moore
LMS
Ashurst
Wilkin
Roby

Puletua
Soliola
Magennis
Makinson

A stronger bench, with a solid starting pack.

That won't happen. Simmons appears to like the size to start the game and then go into the subs rotation. With Graham and LMS able to do long minutes it isn't a problem to have Puletua starting at loose and then moving into the prop rotation as the game goes on.

Re: Injury updates : Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:47 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

That won't happen. Simmons appears to like the size to start the game and then go into the subs rotation.

I think his theory is that big first wears down the opposition. They do the hard yards first and the rest of the team cash in on the back of that. But he might adopt a totally different approach for Wigan, who knows? It'll be a backs against the wall jobbie again anyway, given our numbers. I just hope we come through without adding to the injury list (although that does seem unlikely).

Re: Injury updates : Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:05 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Gaskell will be out for around six weeks as he has fractured his ankle. That is such a shame because he was doing so well.

It might sound daft, but I don't think a little break will do him any harm. He's secured his status as a 1st team squad player with his impressive form, a break now will allow him to mentally rest. The pressure on gaskell given his age/experience/position must have been an awful lot. Hopefully a few weeks out will have him focussed on wanting to be back in the mix and all freshened up.

Re: Injury updates : Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:35 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

The pressure on gaskell given his age/experience/position must have been an awful lot.

I agree but I think he was responding well to it. When did he last drop a ball for example? Seems like weeks ago. While his kicking is inconsistent, he has pulled off some beauties; same with his passes. He's been looking more and more the part with each week. Long time to go, obviously, but considering he was thrown in at the deep end with only 1.5 first grade games last year, he has done terrifically well.

Meanwhile, assuming he can keep fit, we will now get to see what Wheeler can do at 6!

Re: Injury updates : Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:38 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Meanwhile, assuming he can keep fit, we will now get to see what Wheeler can do at 6!

When you think we have our 2 'starting' halves out in Pryce and Eastmond and now Gaskell who is a replacement half is injured. It's amazing we still have 2 half's in the quality of Wheeler and Lomax on the pitch.