Re: Are we the new Wire? : Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:56 pm  

Oxford Exile wrote:

you need to go through a lot more pain before you are the new, 'old wires'...A LOT MORE!

I wonder how this lot would cope with the trauma if they went on a 17 year losing run against us

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:11 am  

With all the excuses coming out, you defo are the new us!!!!

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:58 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

To be the new Wire we would be alot further down the league. You could say we are the new Wigan. Wigan spent a few years bobbing under the top teams and then making some decent runs in the playoff's to semi's etc.

With all due respect "bobbing under the top teams and then making some decent runs in the playoff's" is what Saints have been doing for the past 4 years.

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:07 pm  

django wrote:

With all due respect "bobbing under the top teams and then making some decent runs in the playoff's" is what Saints have been doing for the past 4 years.

2007 - 1st
2008 - 1st
2009 - 2nd
2010 - 2nd

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:09 pm  

django wrote:

With all due respect "bobbing under the top teams and then making some decent runs in the playoff's" is what Saints have been doing for the past 4 years.

In 2 of those 4 years we finished top and in the other 2 we finished second? How is that "bobbing under the top teams?"

And I wouldn't call making the GF in four consecutive years a "decent run in the play-offs". I'd call it qualifying for the biggest game of the year four years on the spin.

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:13 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

In 2 of those 4 years we finished top and in the other 2 we finished second? How is that "bobbing under the top teams?"

And I wouldn't call making the GF in four consecutive years a "decent run in the play-offs". I'd call it qualifying for the biggest game of the year four years on the spin.

Yes you qualified for the game which is a lot more than other teams which could be mentioned.

...but what could better exemplify a team of "nearly men" than falling at the final hurdle for four years on the trot?

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:14 pm  

django wrote:

Yes you qualified for the game which is a lot more than other teams which could be mentioned.

...but what could better exemplify a team of "nearly men" than falling at the final hurdle for four years on the trot?

Since when was "bobbing under the top teams" and "decent run in the play-offs" spelt "nearly men"?

Heaven forbid you completely change what you were saying.

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:17 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

And I wouldn't call making the GF in four consecutive years a "decent run in the play-offs". I'd call it qualifying for the biggest game of the year four years on the spin.

We've finished in the top 2 for the last six seasons and been to the Grand Final for five years on the spin.

Some people are getting way ahead of themselves, forgetting the facts. We set the standard in Superleague. Everyone else is simply catching up (except Bradford, who are sliding further and further away ...).

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:21 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Since when was "bobbing under the top teams" and "decent run in the play-offs" spelt "nearly men"?

Heaven forbid you completely change what you were saying.

I'm sorry, I was paraphrasing the question posed in original message.
ie.

"Are we now the Superleagues nearly men? "

I hope that helps.

Re: Are we the new Wire? : Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:24 pm  

django wrote:

I'm sorry, I was paraphrasing the question posed in original message.
ie.

"Are we now the Superleagues nearly men? "

No question, but that is still much better than Wire who are Super League's "never get close and sometimes miss the play-offs entirely" men.