[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:07 pm  

CW8 wrote:

Drinkwater has been OK so far but we really need a player to control territory with an effective kicking game and so far his kicking has been pretty poor. Kicking to corners rather than putting in a shorter kick that can be challenged and more likely force an error or 2. Its all a little predictable and easy to defend against.

Drinkwater was bloody good up until thr catalans game then his form dropped off a cliff.

His kicking game was great, then it seemed like he points his body towards the touch line and tries to slice it off the outside of his boot infield

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:22 pm  

Philth wrote:

We're flat tonight thus far. Williams needs to step up and take charge of us

He’s the least of our worries. Mata’utia and Ratchford are truely awful centres and we badly need a new one, forget about signing a prop.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:32 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

He’s the least of our worries. Mata’utia and Ratchford are truely awful centres and we badly need a new one, forget about signing a prop.

Ratch vexed me right off tonight, pass the bloody ball to Ashton.

The other thing that's bothering me, is where are all these on field leaders we got told were in this side? This year?

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:33 pm  

Wigan & Saints both lose. We win to reestablish our 2 point lead at the top and yet we still just want to moan?

Call me cynical, but I reckon even if we did ever win a GF, there would still be some of us saying that we should have won the game more convincingly...

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:42 pm  

I thought our big names in the pack were lazy tonight, letting the backs to all the hard graft. Our pack should be leaving the opposition scattered like ten pins.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:48 pm  

We’re going through a bad patch no doubt, but as others have said, 11 rounds in and we’re top of the league with the best points difference. I’d rather this happen now and peak at the business end of the season.

Just for clarity… Saints lost tonight along with Hudds and Leeds. All sit in the bottom half of the table. Our main rival for league leader lost at the team third from bottom. Whilst tonight is a bit of a disappointment, life really isn’t too bad is it? Before the season, who wouldn’t have taken top spot with the best points difference by round 11?

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:51 pm  

Wind yer necks in Wires.

This was an easy two points without getting out of first gear.

A sensible option to save our real effort for in form Hull KR next week.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 9:53 pm  

easyWire wrote:

We’re going through a bad patch no doubt, but as others have said, 11 rounds in and we’re top of the league with the best points difference. I’d rather this happen now and peak at the business end of the season.

Just for clarity… Saints lost tonight along with Hudds and Leeds. All sit in the bottom half of the table. Our main rival for league leader lost at the team third from bottom. Whilst tonight is a bit of a disappointment, life really isn’t too bad is it? Before the season, who wouldn’t have taken top spot with the best points difference by round 11.

Very true. Just an uncomfortable feeling though that
1. We havent played well since Mikaele left
2. We have looked out enthused in the last 3 games.

Time will tell.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 10:00 pm  

Should've been raring to go tonight, but looked really lacklustre. Hope the absence of Vaughan for a big chunk of the 2nd half shows intent to prepare for next week? Unless I didn't notice him doing other spells he didn't seem to come on for quite a while.

Re: Tonight’s game v Wakefield : Fri May 05, 2023 10:08 pm  

We lose against any other team with that performance. But we weren't playing any other team, and we won.

Back winning, back to the top of the league. Can't grumble too much.

Next week's game will be very interesting. Need to step it up massively.