Under millward saints were an often inconsistent side who always produced on the big stage.
Anderson then made saints a consistent team, who
often (notice i say often, not always, before you get uppity) faltered on the big stage.
'But, but what about those challenge cups, and that grand final?''
Leeds was the only tough team saints met in a major final of that era. Every other team was pretty average, turned up and stunk the place out. A few of those challenge cup finals definitly spring to mind. Hull in 2006 were decent I guess.
The point is, since anderson took over, saints have started losing lots of finals when they play decent teams. In making them consistent, week in week out robots, he took away some of that spark that always helped them in the grand finals.
There was a time when saints were 5/5 in grand finals!.....and then leeds came along.
Potter took over, and just made saints a less consistent week in week out.
Simmons took over.....and appears to have made saints a little less consistent week in week out. The spark, declining gradually with each new appointment.
I have no idea why any saints fan would want anderson back. He won the title with an awesome team. Saints have nowhere near the personel they had then on the books now. Anderson would simply guide saints to higher regular placing again. Nothing more.
Saints next coaching appointment should be someone who will inject spark back into the way the team play. You can win the grand final from anyweher in the top 5 so week in week out consistency is not as much a necessity.