Re: We need some halfbacks! : Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:53 am  

The Chief wrote: Alex Murphy applies the pressure about us signing a new half back: http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... half_back/ I think from the Star, you could say that's a damning article. Given it's the local free paper and will back Saints to the hilt.

The Chief wrote: Alex Murphy applies the pressure about us signing a new half back: http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... half_back/ I think from the Star, you could say that's a damning article. Given it's the local free paper and will back Saints to the hilt.

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:34 am  

Top Saint wrote:

I think he was being sarcastic. ( At least I hope he was )

I was yeah!

Scully talked about how fit he feels now and that he has thought about coming out of retirement. Don't think he could do any worse than Wellens and Wilkin.

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:35 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

I think from the Star, you could say that's a damning article. Given it's the local free paper and will back Saints to the hilt.

True though. This season could badly backfire on the club in terms of season ticket renewals next season.

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:26 pm  

The thing is we do have a lot missing, so was last nights performance that bad???

When you have an entire pack out including, + Lomax. The team moves up seriously in quality. I still think we are a top 4 side. It's the halves that mean we are not top 2.

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:30 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

The thing is we do have a lot missing, so was last nights performance that bad???

Yes, because it was lethargic for the most part. Thinking back to 2011 when we last had a major injury crisis, the team was always enthusiastic, with a never say die attitude. Except for about 10 minutes in the second half, that was nowhere to be seen last night and, frankly, with maybe the Warrington match the exception, it hasn't really been seen all season.

There really is no excuse for having no fire in the belly.

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:36 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

The thing is we do have a lot missing, so was last nights performance that bad???

When you have an entire pack out including, + Lomax. The team moves up seriously in quality. I still think we are a top 4 side. It's the halves that mean we are not top 2.

We did have players out and that can be a easy excuse. The game was there to be won. We was in the game score wise but couldn't do anything with the ball.

We had a good opening 15 mins and spent time on their line but couldn't put points on the board. Soon as they got up are end, they put points on the board.

IMO if we would have scored early, we would have won.

I couldn't believe the lack of urgency in the last 15 mins! At one point, Benthem stopped the clock on our drop out for time wasting! We was losing! We took eternity to kick for touch and couldn't pack the scrum down fast enough for Benthem to stop the clock! Shocking !!

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:41 pm  

Last night was yet more evidence that we need to recruit/promote proper decent halfbacks. Yes we're missing Lomax and robes, but against the top sides we need a third and even fourth pivot to direct our play

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:08 pm  

Just over on the Salford board and someone listed the NRL players out of contract.
Nathan Fien is on it.
Whilst he's a hooker by trade, do anyof you remeber the sterling job he did at #7 when NZ won the World Cup? The coach picked him at 9 and Leuleui at #9, reversing their regular roles, but it worked fantastically.

He may be getting on a bit now, though.

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:35 pm  

Nathan Fien, have u not learned from Hohaia debacle. Forget hookers, we need a specialist scrum half not another ageing hooker claiming to be the next Johns.

Re: We need some halfbacks! : Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:31 pm  

Tommy Leuluai may be available.