Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:51 am  

Well, keep your fingers crossed and we'll see what tonight brings.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:54 pm  

After watching under 20's game Gaskell ripped them pieces kicking game class

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:11 pm  

Longtime wrote:

After watching under 20's game Gaskell ripped them pieces kicking game class

What was the score?

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:15 pm  

48-10

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:18 pm  

Longtime wrote:

48-10

Great result for Saints.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:05 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Coaches discussing things with senior players is par for the course. Coaches freely admit to it. All ours have. But that's not what we are talking about here. Longy's suggestion was made when Anderson first came over, when he didn't know the players. It would be perfectly natural for players to suggest ideas. And Anderson recognised coaching potential in Longy.

This is about senior players discussing game plans and such like. The players are too close to the coaching team. Coaches should sort out game plans and the like; they should be separate from the players and able to make objective decisions about whether any ideas are correct going forward. I am concerned that the coaching team is just too close to the players for there to be objective decisions made. If Meli ends up on the wing, for example, that will simply confirm my concerns as in no way should Meli be ever seen on the wing again. However, that might just be messageboard gossip.

Well you look like an idiot now don't you. The 100% utter tripe you have been posting over this past week has been beyond annoying, from there being nothing wrong with our coaching to Lomax being unable to kick, utter utter tripe. As usual you have been proven wrong but I have no doubt you'll come back with some profound and ridiculous argument to try and suggest you was right.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:32 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Backtrack!

Yeah. All it takes to win a match is feeling upbeat before it! Like they are going to be all gloomy with you Pete. Man, you make me laugh sometimes!

I told you the was a real buzz about the team this week when I was with them. They was up for this all week.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:33 pm  

What a win. Well made up!

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:21 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Well you look like an idiot now don't you.

Why? For stating a very obvious reality? Coaches should be objective and not be too close to the players. Things could get tricky for the Coaching Collective when we have a couple of off games.

The 100% utter tripe you have been posting over this past week has been beyond annoying,

from there being nothing wrong with our coaching

What happened on Sunday could have happened with Royce in charge because the fans were seriously not happy. That happened last year too, after the loss to Harlequins and what happened? We played Leeds the following weekend and turned our season around. However, nobody will ever know what might have happened had Mr Big not stepped in.

to Lomax being unable to kick,

Except I didn't say that. I said I had never seen him successfully kick from the touchline because I hadn't. Now I have. He missed the next one instead.

As usual you have been proven wrong but I have no doubt you'll come back with some profound and ridiculous argument to try and suggest you was right.

I haven't been proven wrong. I haven't been proven right. Only time would have told whether I was right or wrong. McManus intervened.

Re: Squad announced for Sunday. : Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:26 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Why? For stating a very obvious reality? Coaches should be objective and not be too close to the players. Things could get tricky for the Coaching Collective when we have a couple of off games.



What happened on Sunday could have happened with Royce in charge because the fans were seriously not happy. That happened last year too, after the loss to Harlequins and what happened? We played Leeds the following weekend and turned our season around. However, nobody will ever know what might have happened had Mr Big not stepped in.

Except I didn't say that. I said I had never seen him successfully kick from the touchline because I hadn't. Now I have. He missed the next one instead.

I haven't been proven wrong. I haven't been proven right. Only time would have told whether I was right or wrong. McManus intervened.

you don't mind making yourself look stupid do you?