McClennan wrote:
Last time I looked we were sixth in the table, five points behind Cats in third and have a stretch of games which could help us to get up to fourth if we win them all (especially with Cats and the Giants game straight after them). Given that we've only lost to Wigoon (comfortably admittedly) I think there's a degree of panic among those who appear to have some sort of inferiority complex about the pies.
Of course there are some problems that need to be addressed i.e. defence, but all this talk of apocalypse is naughty and bad form. We may not win anything this season but after Simmons leaving pretty much all of us had written off this season anyway and now, because of those two wins at the start of their reign, people are going mad and losing their cool. There's too many Joffreys in here and not enough Tyrions.
I'm not panicing, I also thought we had a good chance of winning the GF last year and I reckon we will still squeeze inside the top 4. I think compared to the rest of SL, we are playing effective, if not thrilling RL at the moment, but that is because we are focusing pretty much everything through the pack.
I actually think the defense is generally very good, but when we have come up against the pies this year there has been an unfathomable collapse of that defense.
We have IMO improved since Royce left, and like I say I still think we'll make the top 4, but even when we played Leeds last week and won convincingly, the halves and outside backs where still the main issue.
So it depends on the question asked.
Are KC & MR doing a better job than Royce? Yes
Could Saints perform even better this year? Yes
Will Saints win the GF? No
Should Lance be playing half? No
Should we look at certain positions for next year? Yes
Will Saints be a force again for Trophies? Yes
Are Saints playing effective Rugby? Yes
Are Saints playing entertaining Rugby? -----
Do we need Cladding??
