Re: Paul Johnson : Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:45 pm  

The Clan wrote:

As the OP on this thread I'm telling you that my intention wasn't to rub it in or suggest you've dropped a bolock!

I'm fairly sure that a number of Sts fans ave watched Johnson progress and then seen him leave, some of them might like to know that he's done good elsewhere and actually be proud that a Sts junior is cutting it in the top division.

Take the chip off your shoulder!

You first
Thanks for your wonderful insight then.

Re: Paul Johnson : Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:29 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

Nobody has a chip on their shoulder, he was not deemed good enough to be offered a new contract so was let go, Saints believe that other players are better.

I'm not sure that's true, bearing in mind the Chairman's recent veiled comments concerning letting players go in order to finance our beloved Kyle Eastmond. Paul only played three times at first grade level, once for all of about three minutes at Wigan when Keiron briefly went off injured. He's hardly had serious game time in Superleague prior to going to Wakey.

Whatever the reason for him and other players leaving last season (and there were quite a few, young and older), I am glad that he is doing well at Wakey and I hope he continues to impress.

Re: Paul Johnson : Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:33 pm  

Everyone just wind your necks in, will you.

The OP wanted to let us know how well one of youngsters is doing, which I think we're all pleased to hear.
FTV's comment was mearly constructed to stop the knee jerk reaction that sometimes occurs in these situation, that we've made a massive blunder. His delivery may have been blunt, but you're on the Saints board, so we're alowed to big ourselves up a bit and, ateotd, is factually correct.

Well done PJ, keep up the good work.

Re: Paul Johnson : Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:57 am  

Don Brennan wrote:

You first
Thanks for your wonderful insight then.

Thanks for that....

My point proved!

Re: Paul Johnson : Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:47 pm  

The Clan wrote:

Thanks for that....

My point proved!

Wow your good!!

Re: Paul Johnson : Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:28 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Magennis did nicely for us at the weekend.

Just watched the SL show on the iPlayer - > Smashing run from him to set up Roby's try.

Re: Paul Johnson : Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:36 pm  

hmmmmmmm

Re: Paul Johnson : Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:37 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

hmmmmmmm

Re: Paul Johnson : Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:26 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

I'm not sure that's true, bearing in mind the Chairman's recent veiled comments concerning letting players go in order to finance our beloved Kyle Eastmond. Paul only played three times at first grade level, once for all of about three minutes at Wigan when Keiron briefly went off injured. He's hardly had serious game time in Superleague prior to going to Wakey.

Whatever the reason for him and other players leaving last season (and there were quite a few, young and older), I am glad that he is doing well at Wakey and I hope he continues to impress.

The fact that he got 3 games when the younger Ashurst, McGennis and Dixon all played far more at second row and Emmitt got more game time at prop should tell you all you need to know.

Re: Paul Johnson : Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:07 am  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

The fact that he got 3 games when the younger Ashurst, McGennis and Dixon all played far more at second row and Emmitt got more game time at prop should tell you all you need to know.

Maybe. But in previous seasons other players have had little game time but gone on to have more in the next season. Emmitt was let go also, along with Hargreaves. We let quite a few players go at the end of last season. All I was suggesting, as a possible alternative, was that maybe the club's reasons for letting so many go were not necessarily directly related to their potential at first grade.