Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:40 pm  

It's on!

watching leeds/wire the other night i didnt think Leeds were particularly good. Maguire has definitely lost a lot of pace and sinfield isnt the player he was. Peacock still has some class though.
Ours for the taking i think, lets send Jammer off in Style with a(nother) winners ring

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:03 pm  

A 50-50 game.

Chance to put some OT ghosts to rest. I really hope they do it for Jammer.

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:19 pm  

A game that will be completely different to the last three Leeds V Saints games. Both teams will feel lucky to be there, both teams will be confident they can win it.

Maybe the pressure is still on saints - 5 final defeats in a row is surely going to be in the back of their minds?

Either way, I believe the fans and players will enjoy the occassion more than previous finals.

Bring it on!!

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:20 pm  

Pace wins finals and Leeds have that over us.

I fear they will employ the kick and chase game again to force us to grind it out from our own line.

Fact is their side knows how to defeat us when the chips are down.

I expect another Leeds victory

But fingers crossed we can do it.

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:26 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Pace wins finals and Leeds have that over us.

I fear they will employ the kick and chase game again to force us to grind it out from our own line.

Fact is their side knows how to defeat us when the chips are down.

I expect another Leeds victory

But fingers crossed we can do it.

Times have changed Chair. Makinson is very fast, faster than any leeds player imo. Lomax is faster than Maguire and Burrow. Foster is a better kicker than Sinfield.
The new generation of Saints are very fast, we're back to having massive centres in the forwards like Soliola. The good times are back

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:33 pm  

I will be doing a rain dance saturday morning! We could do with some help though......will Leon pryce be playing?

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:33 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Pace wins finals and Leeds have that over us.

I fear they will employ the kick and chase game again to force us to grind it out from our own line.

Fact is their side knows how to defeat us when the chips are down.

I expect another Leeds victory

But fingers crossed we can do it.

Yes pace is very important,but more so are the forwards and i think that is where we have the advantage over Leeds.Also if Gaskel plays then we have a field kicker that can play Leeds at their own game.It will be a tight game and you cant for a second write Leeds off but overall i think we have the advantage.

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:16 pm  

Tough to call , assuming we got through tonight with no serious injuries (I think I saw Wilkin leaving the field near the end) its certainly a game we can win.

If possible same team again next week with Leon as the bench bitch in place of the Man of Cheese

COYS

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:20 pm  

Straight 50/50

Could go either way.

Re: Saints V Leeds : Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:30 pm  

Will be a great game. I suppose we'll have to carry the tag of 'favourites' which isn't always the best thing, but Leeds can definitely turn us over if we don't play to our full potential. They have strike players all over the field - underestimate them at your peril.