Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:19 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

You been bullied by a Wigan pack again by any chance?

Don't do a bad job of intimidating your pack considering we supposedly have all these guys who won't front up to big forwards.

Wane and Wigans players will be shaking in their boots if you let LMS, Laffranchi and co lose on them.

Bullied? Intimidated? No. Grow up.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:22 am  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

No

McIlorum has never struck me as someone to shy away from the rough stuff with anyone. He's a tiny bundle of nutcase.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:23 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

Don't Wigan have a WCC game coming up?

May explain some of the difference.

I'd certainly hope so.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:42 am  

Bovrick wrote:

McIlorum has never struck me as someone to shy away from the rough stuff with anyone. He's a tiny bundle of nutcase.

I disagree. He is a coward. He thrives on hitting when they are vulnerable, i.e off the ball or from behind. I've never seen him go face to face with someone bigger than him. Absolute sh!thouse.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:47 am  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Bullied? Intimidated? No. Grow up.

So your pack hasn't been bullied or intimidated by Wigans in the past few seasons? They've been dominated most games and haven't looked interested.

I've read plenty of your own fans complaining of this.

Ps your comments about McIlorum are laughable.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:05 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I disagree. He is a coward. He thrives on hitting when they are vulnerable, i.e off the ball or from behind. I've never seen him go face to face with someone bigger than him. Absolute sh!thouse.

For the record I distinctly remember him chinning Olivier Elima, who is way bigger than MM.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:15 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

So your pack hasn't been bullied or intimidated by Wigans in the past few seasons? They've been dominated most games and haven't looked interested.

I've read plenty of your own fans complaining of this.

Ps your comments about McIlorum are laughable.

100% agree we have been bullied by your pack in recent seasons and in all honesty I've been embarrassed at times how soft our pack has been but we wasn't bullied last night and I don't expect this pack to be bullied by any pack at all.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:22 pm  

St pete wrote:

100% agree we have been bullied by your pack in recent seasons and in all honesty I've been embarrassed at times how soft our pack has been but we wasn't bullied last night and I don't expect this pack to be bullied by any pack at all.

Exactly mate.
Last year our best prop was a kid who had just come from the championship . This year we have a much more experienced Walmesley, Maose and Amor . They wont be getting bullied by any pack.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:27 pm  

St pete wrote:

100% agree we have been bullied by your pack in recent seasons and in all honesty I've been embarrassed at times how soft our pack has been but we wasn't bullied last night and I don't expect this pack to be bullied by any pack at all.

I'm expecting a much better Saints pack this year for sure. Masoe will add plenty of aggression when he's back although only in short bursts. There still are a few that are a bit 'too nice' but it should be as noticeable as in previous seasons.

Last night has certainly wetted everyone's appetites for the season and I'm looking forward to Good Friday already.

Re: Tonight's game : Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:32 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

Exactly mate.
Last year our best prop was a kid who had just come from the championship . This year we have a much more experienced Walmesley, Maose and Amor . They wont be getting bullied by any pack.

Add Manu sia and Wilkin to that, they ain't going to be getting bullied. I accept other packs might get the better of ours but I don't think the likes of maose, Amor, walmsley, sia, Manu, Wilkin, Roby are players to be bullied.

I'm pretty certain we are in for another frustrating season with our attack. Not only have we got no stand off but also no strike centre. The pack can work their bottoms off and Walsh can his great passes wide but if the payers on the edges like our centres can't do anything with the good ball they get means we will struggle in attack.

I can see us reverting to one up rugby with a kick at the end of it.

I can see how on paper Turner might look like a decent 6 but it's just not going to work. He's not got a rugby brain, not got direct running style when he takes on the line. So we basically starting the season off how we finished last season, still searching for a player to play 6.

By putting Turner at stand off, we've lost what little threat he had out wife which IMO makes us weaker this season.