: Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:55 am  

AndreaB wrote:

judging by Salford's performance yesterday and given that they (Salford) play Leeds on friday, I would say that Saints have to win by 100 points or so to go top.

I doubt they'll play all their big players.

I guess the one result that has gone against us this past few weeks is Saints losing at Leeds. But most Saints fans seem confident their side will roll up on Friday night.

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:56 am  

af wrote:

I guess the one result that has gone against us this past few weeks is Saints losing at Leeds. But most Saints fans seem confident their side will roll up on Friday night.

The only way Saints can go top is if Leeds lose to Salford. Since that ain't gonna happen, the Saints score will be irrelevant, they'll finish 2nd regardless.

It's a shame the top 2 don't still get the first week off, as Saints would be more likely to put a full side out knowing they get a rest week afterwards.

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:59 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

You cheated, Shudds was a cup tie!

The question was winning five on the bounce, not five league games on the bounce

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:03 pm  

You must be favourites for the 8th spot now. I think you need Wakey to get ahead of Wigan for the playoffs.

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:45 pm  

amberavenger wrote:

The question was winning five on the bounce, not five league games on the bounce

Nah, it was obviously "when did we last win five league games on the bounce", as that's what we have just done. You can't ask "when did we last do that", and give an answer of when we did something similar but different!

Plus the 5th win in the Cup was only Huddersfield, so it's hardly fair to count that one.

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:50 pm  

We will make the 8 now that Macca has had a road to Damascus conversion the gods arefavouring us

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:09 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Nah, it was obviously "when did we last win five league games on the bounce", as that's what we have just done. You can't ask "when did we last do that", and give an answer of when we did something similar but different!

Plus the 5th win in the Cup was only Huddersfield, so it's hardly fair to count that one.

Oh yes of course. Utterly different situation. How ridiculous of me!

(To be fair I did just wiki it and completely missed the fact Hudds was a cup match. And I stand by the fact that the original question was "when was the last time we won we won 5 games on the trot?". I did answer the original question, not my fault if the original poster was so unspecific )

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:53 pm  

af wrote:

I guess the one result that has gone against us this past few weeks is Saints losing at Leeds. But most Saints fans seem confident their side will roll up on Friday night.

Saints will need to get back to winning ways and get some momentum going in to the play-offs, they've stuttered of late, so now's not the time to be resting players. Also Potter's not going to want to lose to the team he coached previously, I imagine they'll take it seriously and put a full team out.