Re: Potter : Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:29 pm  

I didn't see a massive amount of this free flowing, off the cuff, length of the field rugby that there's a lot of talk about about when DA was coach - he was the master of percentage rugby league and we were very, very good at it. Relentless in keeping pressure on in attack, solid in defence and we ground teams down rather than blowing them away.

Potter's results (note, not performances), given the resources available, have been excellent both at Catalan and at Saints. I suspect that's why Bradford were keen to snap him up. If he can coach that load of old timers into anywhere near a play off spot, then he truly is a coach who can get the best from what's available.

Me, I kind of like the "you score 5 tries and we'll score 6" approach that Saints are famous for - but if Potter was appointed to keep us in the challenge for honours (and he was) then he did a fair old job at it given the squad at his disposal.

Re: Potter : Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:21 am  

Cragganmore Kid wrote:

I didn't see a massive amount of this free flowing, off the cuff, length of the field rugby that there's a lot of talk about about when DA was coach

No, people appear to be melding the 2000 - 2007 seasons into one when the style of play was very different.

I don't know anything about Simmons, but was told that he was a very defensive coach, so I'm not expecting much of a change next year.

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:48 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Potter has done well in bringing the younger ones through but frankly he's had no other options. With the amoung of injuries weve suffered he has had to play youngsters. It appears to me as well that he has picked older players when possible. When player who comes to mind was when Tom Armstrong was introduced. He showed great potential and made a good impression of himself when given his opportunity, however as soon as Meli returned from injury he was dropped and has been seldom seen since. Despite Meli's reccuring bad form (apart from his odd good game) he has not been given another opportunity.

how about playing dean in the centres, lomax and foster instead of gardner, or starting magennis ahead of puletua and clough, not forgetting playing emmitt ahead of fozzard and faasavalu at the end of the year, and also leaving wheeler in the reserves at the end of the year..

meli - top try scorer..

yes, he's HAD to play the youngsters, but he has stuck with them when more established players have returned

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:50 pm  

paulscunthorpe wrote:

how about playing dean in the centres, lomax and foster instead of gardner, or starting magennis ahead of puletua and clough, not forgetting playing emmitt ahead of fozzard and faasavalu at the end of the year, and also leaving wheeler in the reserves at the end of the year..

meli - top try scorer..

yes, he's HAD to play the youngsters, but he has stuck with them when more established players have returned

Dean has gone, Wakey i think

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:58 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote: I don't know anything about Simmons, but was told that he was a very defensive coach, so I'm not expecting much of a change next year. Some comment from a Tigers Forum. Not sure who "Pomsaint" is, but he beat me to asking for what they thought of him.

Billinge_Lump wrote: I don't know anything about Simmons, but was told that he was a very defensive coach, so I'm not expecting much of a change next year. Some comment from a Tigers Forum. Not sure who "Pomsaint" is, but he beat me to asking for what they thought of him.

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:18 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote: Some comment from a Tigers Forum. Not sure who "Pomsaint" is, but he beat me to asking for what they thought of him. Seems the sensible posters think he's a goodun!

Offside Monkey wrote: Some comment from a Tigers Forum. Not sure who "Pomsaint" is, but he beat me to asking for what they thought of him. Seems the sensible posters think he's a goodun!

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:29 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote: Some comment from a Tigers Forum. Not sure who "Pomsaint" is, but he beat me to asking for what they thought of him. He's got a dry wit, we'll be having complaints within 2 weeks

Offside Monkey wrote: Some comment from a Tigers Forum. Not sure who "Pomsaint" is, but he beat me to asking for what they thought of him. He's got a dry wit, we'll be having complaints within 2 weeks

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:35 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

He's got a dry wit, we'll be having complaints within 2 weeks

Not from me he won't. I love dry wit. Fab.

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:41 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

He's got a dry wit, we'll be having complaints within 2 weeks

Plus, I haven't seen a single photo of him wearing sunglasses.

Bring on the Sizzler!

Re: Potter : Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:18 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

Dean has gone, Wakey i think

he has, has as emmitt.. my point was there was a point in the season where he could've played the 'safe' option, but played a youngster instead