Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:10 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Nice to actually win something, even if it's as meaningless as this one is.

I just hope it's not used as justification of the coaching and players at Saints,as we're still a way away from winning either the Challenge Cup or Grand Final.

Well I for one dont think it's meaningless,you finished top of the pile.
Congratulations.

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:24 pm  

Suzy Banyon wrote:

Second off, what's it like to have won the LLS in such an embarrassing manner?

Aye, proper embarrassing to finish top of the league

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:26 pm  

Suzy Banyon wrote:

First off, congratulations.

Second off, what's it like to have won the LLS in such an embarrassing manner?

Keep looking , you'll find your dummy eventually

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:29 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

Keep looking , you'll find your dummy eventually

She's a bit grumpy...probably cut herself whilst shaving her back.

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:40 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

7 in 19. Never finished below 5th (and that's only been twice) - we've been spoilt beyond compare in the modern era.

I can,t remember what we had pre League Leaders Shield from 2003, was it a proper trophy with handles on.

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:13 pm  

Congratulations on finishing top of the league, especially with the loss of key players .

Incidentally, as someone who will probably never see my team lift a trophy, is it just a new shield that’s produced every year?

It would be much better if like in the NRL with the Minor Premiers, it had a list of previous winners & therefore look to have a bit more kudos.

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:45 pm  

While I would have loved us to have played our skins off and won it last Thursday - that would have really felt like winning it - I'm very grateful to the Dragons for playing well and making sure we didn't lose it. Although we have been unbelievably frustrating this season - because we have a good team but one with too often a bad attitude - we have been at the top for most of it and therefore by default deserve this piece of silverware.

While I'm a bit bemused by the fact that we are official winners as we have had two losses on the bounce, I'm sure by Friday night I will have gotten my head around it and hopefully the club will celebrate it in some way although it's a bit awkward I suppose with our opposition for the night being Castleford.

Still, I'm really glad we now have a piece of silverware in the cupboard. Let's hope that this gives our young and inexperienced team the impetus it needs to kick on.

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:46 pm  

It has the year engraved on it I think so you'll get a new one every year. It doesn't prove much under the current system unless you win the GF but it's better than nowt. Congratulations anyhoo!

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:52 pm  

Congratulations on finishing top of the pile, i suppose on the basis of 27 games you deserve it , but the whole thing is a mockery when you think that Wire and Leeds who are 5th/6th respectively have a more realistic chance of being crowned champions than you do, i don't mean that in a disrespectful way, i just think that given your injuries etc that they have stronger teams and really have a real chance.

Re: League Leaders Shield Is Ours : Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:12 pm  

Congratulations from a Cas fan. Over the 27 games you've deserved it especially with a ll the injuries.