Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:21 am  

I'd like a good cup run and an appearance and hopefully a win at wembley, we've not been for a while

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:14 am  

Judder Man wrote:

Can only see a slight improvement on last season, we still have the lack of creativity in half backs, hopefully our new coach can fix this sooner than later. Success is always based on your pivotal players in 1, 6,7,9 and 13 the only pivot up to standard at the moment is Roby, I'm hoping Manu will become a pivotable 13 and the new coach can get one of the half backs to supply the creativity that was in short supply last season.
We might see Meli playing a few games at centre as an attacking threat, just got this gut feeling that Turner will turn out better performances than he did at Hull. Walmsley id obviously work in progress, once up to speed we have the return of an impact prop from the bench.
I also expect that the teams around us might not be as good as last season, reckon cup success will be possible if we can sort out our half back combination as our attacking threat was very predictable last year. Top 3 finish with a final appearance, Challenge Cup success perhaps.

Manu is not a 'pivot' any more than the last bloke to wear the 13 shirt was (sadly).Hopefully he will create havoc with his strong running and offloading ability out wide though.

My hope for the season would be to make at least 1 final. Picking up a trophy with the halfbacks we have would be a real achievement.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:46 am  

Wilkin is the nearest thing we have to a traditional 13 and the player you'd play there to do that job every time, but the fact is that the game has changed and the 13 shirt is now little more than a spot to play an extra prop in for most teams - I suspect we will be little different in that regard next year.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:08 pm  

Low.

Virtually same pack.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:16 am  

saint at wire wrote:

Low.

Virtually same pack.

Don't be daft. Our pack is fantastic - as good as any in the league in pure personnel terms easy. It's not their fault they were made to play one-up plodding rugby by a series of clueless coaches the last few years... Not many packs will get the better of us next year. All our potential problems are in the backs where we're relying on a lot of young players coming good all at once and could struggle badly if they don't - in the pack though we're sorted.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:35 pm  

Northampton_Saint wrote:

Don't be daft. Our pack is fantastic - as good as any in the league in pure personnel terms easy. It's not their fault they were made to play one-up plodding rugby by a series of clueless coaches the last few years... Not many packs will get the better of us next year. All our potential problems are in the backs where we're relying on a lot of young players coming good all at once and could struggle badly if they don't - in the pack though we're sorted.

On its day our pack is good but I fancy wolves and Wigan to get the better of our pack if both play at full potential.

We are defo 100% a good prop short, possibly 2 short but it will more than hold its own most weeks.

The halves good be the problem again but Brown will give us better game plans and certainly more structure.

IMO for us to be a real force next year, we need top quality prop, halfback and centre.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:29 pm  

Can't see you being a million miles away from a very good season tbh. You were very good against us (Leeds) last time and also for a game and a half against wire in the playoffs. Not sure of Brown's credentials when it comes to playoff rugby but I reckon you'll be good during the regular season and probably the CC and if he can get you to up it a notch in the playoffs, who knows?

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:34 pm  

St pete wrote:

On its day our pack is good but I fancy wolves and Wigan to get the better of our pack if both play at full potential.

Really? The Pies have lost Lima and Morley is nearly 40. Nothing to fear from either of their packs.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:46 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Really? The Pies have lost Lima and Morley is nearly 40. Nothing to fear from either of their packs.

Remind me again of the age of the Saints pack!!!

I hope you didn't spend too much on me yesterday.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:01 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Really? The Pies have lost Lima and Morley is nearly 40. Nothing to fear from either of their packs.

Gaz Hock totally destroyed us twice last year