Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:21 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

The coach has learn't some lessons hopefully. No wingers on the bench. Meli in the centres. 2 half backs ready to play. And obviously some serious work midweek on the defence.

Who the fook do you think made the changes? God? Royce said he was going to have a think about what 'we' were doing. Clearly he did have a think. And so did the rest of the team. Wello said that they were hurt over the lack of effort they put in last week. While so many on here have been panicking and calling for Royce's head, he has been trying to work out which are his best combinations, bearing in mind he had to give Kyle Eastmond a chance to retain the no.7 shirt.

He put a stand off on the bench instead of a winger. I think that is wise. He needs a back on the bench. We get too many injuries in our team NOT to have a back on the bench.

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:36 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

6-8 point win for Saints on Saturday IMO, and it will be a belting game.

Personally, I can't wait for it.

Fair play. You win.

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:02 pm  

Fatbelly wrote:

As a neutral looking in, I think Saints will rise to this one and take the two points.

Just like I said

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:45 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Who the fook do you think made the changes? God? Royce said he was going to have a think about what 'we' were doing. Clearly he did have a think. And so did the rest of the team. Wello said that they were hurt over the lack of effort they put in last week. While so many on here have been panicking and calling for Royce's head, he has been trying to work out which are his best combinations, bearing in mind he had to give Kyle Eastmond a chance to retain the no.7 shirt.

He put a stand off on the bench instead of a winger. I think that is wise. He needs a back on the bench. We get too many injuries in our team NOT to have a back on the bench.

Yeh but his hand was forced this week. If Eastmond was available for selection, would he have been dropped. Would Meli have moved to cover Lomax.

He also said at the end of the match that Lomax has been playing in the centre's in the off season. It also seamed he was not aware of Lomax playing with Gaskell at half back in the under 18's until he talked to him about playing half back.

I'm not one who calls for the coaches head, I thought Wilkin at loose was a good choice by the coach, but equally persisting with Meli on the wing and Foster on the bench was doing nothing.

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:50 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Yeh but his hand was forced this week. If Eastmond was available for selection, would he have been dropped. Would Meli have moved to cover Lomax.

And how do YOU know that it wasn't Royce Simmons who advised the board about Kyle? How do you know whether Royce had a choice in playing Kyle Eastmond? After all, he too is a paid employee of the Board. You know nothing about the situation so stop talking out of your backside.

He also said at the end of the match that Lomax has been playing in the centre's in the off season.

I don't remember him saying that. He said he'd been playing at centre recently. Wheeler was playing in the centres in the off season. He said that Lomax and Gaskell had played as halfback partners in the under 18s and Lomax reckoned they could put together some moves from back then, which clearly they did. Good on Lomax for thinking and being intelligent, and actually caring. But that team would not have gone out in that order had Royce Simmons not wanted it that way. He could just as easily have dropped Gaskell and put Lomax and Wheeler together, for example. But he believed in Gaskell, and said so publically, and was he right or was he right? All Gaskell needed was a functioning halfback partner and look how many mistakes he made! None!

I'm not one who calls for the coaches head, I thought Wilkin at loose was a good choice by the coach, but equally persisting with Meli on the wing and Foster on the bench was doing nothing.

He has to provide cover for the backs. With Wello playing on injections and our young guns' tendencies towards injury, he needed cover on the bench. Foster can cover fullback, and it's my theory that he was there for that purpose, playing the final ten to keep him match fit. Wheeler will now possibly take on that role, playing for some of the match in place of Gaskell. I might be wrong, but that would be my guess.

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:27 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

And how do YOU know that it wasn't Royce Simmons who advised the board about Kyle? How do you know whether Royce had a choice in playing Kyle Eastmond? After all, he too is a paid employee of the Board. You know nothing about the situation so stop talking out of your backside.

I don't remember him saying that. He said he'd been playing at centre recently. Wheeler was playing in the centres in the off season. He said that Lomax and Gaskell had played as halfback partners in the under 18s and Lomax reckoned they could put together some moves from back then, which clearly they did. Good on Lomax for thinking and being intelligent, and actually caring. But that team would not have gone out in that order had Royce Simmons not wanted it that way. He could just as easily have dropped Gaskell and put Lomax and Wheeler together, for example. But he believed in Gaskell, and said so publically, and was he right or was he right? All Gaskell needed was a functioning halfback partner and look how many mistakes he made! None!

He has to provide cover for the backs. With Wello playing on injections and our young guns' tendencies towards injury, he needed cover on the bench. Foster can cover fullback, and it's my theory that he was there for that purpose, playing the final ten to keep him match fit. Wheeler will now possibly take on that role, playing for some of the match in place of Gaskell. I might be wrong, but that would be my guess.

You seam to be looking for an arguement. I'll move on.

As for talking out of backsides, If I could do that I would not be here. I could earn Millions on the internet doing that.

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:31 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

You seam to be looking for an arguement. I'll move on.

As for talking out of backsides, If I could do that I would not be here. I could earn Millions on the internet doing that.

probably need to brush up on your spelling first maybe ?

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:02 am  

sanjunien wrote:

probably need to brush up on your spelling first maybe ?

I'm only talking out of my booty not writing with it. Jes if I could do that too the sky would be the limit. In'it

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:11 am  

Coming from a Wigan fan....

Congratulations! You not only beat the 13 men on the pitch against you but the refereeing officials too. It would seem nothing has changed this season from the last three in that Leeds are actively assisted by crooked decision making and bad calls.

Most teams fans gripe about a call here or there but they even up over a game or a season. Not in Leeds' case, they always have a following wind!

Re: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens match thread : Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:40 am  

Barnesy wrote:

Coming from a Wigan fan....

Congratulations! You not only beat the 13 men on the pitch against you but the refereeing officials too. It would seem nothing has changed this season from the last three in that Leeds are actively assisted by crooked decision making and bad calls.

Most teams fans gripe about a call here or there but they even up over a game or a season. Not in Leeds' case, they always have a following wind!

Idiot