Re: Tonights Game : Sun May 06, 2012 2:56 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

Yeah it's terrible isn't it. A real borefest! I love nothing more than seeing incessant running from dummyhalf, with little to no passing of the ball to the threequarters. That's proper rugby.

Although I do wonder whether it's got anything to do with the fact that Saints haven't won a major honor since 2008 that's perhaps warping your view?

Funnily enough I found the years between 2003 - 2009 very dull and uninspiring myself.

Good effort. No, though.

Re: Tonights Game : Sun May 06, 2012 3:53 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

Yeah it's terrible isn't it. A real borefest! I love nothing more than seeing incessant running from dummyhalf, with little to no passing of the ball to the threequarters. That's proper rugby.

Although I do wonder whether it's got anything to do with the fact that Saints haven't won a major honor since 2008 that's perhaps warping your view?

Funnily enough I found the years between 2003 - 2009 very dull and uninspiring myself.

Yes - it's far more entertaining to see 4 or 5 men at a time writhing around on the ground for 80 minutes instead isn't it?

Re: Tonights Game : Sun May 06, 2012 4:06 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote: you play to your strengths and opposition weaknesses. Saints are very much a team that plays it tight down the middle and wears the opposition down, because we have a big mobile pack that is good at making yards and playing the ball quick, with Roby scooting from dummy half. As for the earlier poster comparing it to the Wigan match in 1992. You are not comparing like with like. That was two top teams slugging it out, with the game opening up in part because three players were removed from the field, Skerrett permanently for elbowing McCraken in the face, and Platt and Nickle for 10 minutes due to fighting. I remember watching many matches around that time were Saints went through the motions against weak opposition, such as happened tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LOBKWPYQY

The Chair Maker wrote: you play to your strengths and opposition weaknesses. Saints are very much a team that plays it tight down the middle and wears the opposition down, because we have a big mobile pack that is good at making yards and playing the ball quick, with Roby scooting from dummy half. As for the earlier poster comparing it to the Wigan match in 1992. You are not comparing like with like. That was two top teams slugging it out, with the game opening up in part because three players were removed from the field, Skerrett permanently for elbowing McCraken in the face, and Platt and Nickle for 10 minutes due to fighting. I remember watching many matches around that time were Saints went through the motions against weak opposition, such as happened tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LOBKWPYQY

Re: Tonights Game : Sun May 06, 2012 6:42 pm  

Two Wheeled Saint wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LOBKWPYQY Great to see that again, but you have to say the defence was appalling both one and one and from a total lack of organisation. It made for a highly entertaining game, was by today's standards was highly amateurish

Two Wheeled Saint wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LOBKWPYQY Great to see that again, but you have to say the defence was appalling both one and one and from a total lack of organisation. It made for a highly entertaining game, was by today's standards was highly amateurish

Re: Tonights Game : Mon May 07, 2012 9:49 am  

Two Wheeled Saint wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LOBKWPYQY Great game and some great tries which would grace SL today IMO. Wigoon didn't like it up them did they? Amazed to see mild mannered Phil Clarke acting like a thug.

Two Wheeled Saint wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LOBKWPYQY Great game and some great tries which would grace SL today IMO. Wigoon didn't like it up them did they? Amazed to see mild mannered Phil Clarke acting like a thug.