Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:06 am  

barham red wrote:

With a team that is the age yours is you have no choice, its starting to look like a long season for a team that is getting very old together.

Snore, jog on fella !

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:07 am  

Hollywood passing rather than taking the tackle, Riley overrunning Atkins twice, even though Atkins should have taken the tackle.

Our offensive line very shallow and way too many cut out passes with the receiver getting next to no thinking time due to Saints line speed.

We missed the two Bens' industry in the middle.
Carvell getting the knock didn't help either.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:13 am  

1. Flat, no energy. Its as if we had run out of petrol.
2. Far too many key players didn't turn up plus a few of those that played last night shouldn't be anywhere near our 17, you'll never beat a side like saints carrying passengers.

Credit to Saints, they may well have lost the last 5 grand finals but they certainly know how to get to Old Trafford.

Just hope last night was a blip and a one off and we can pick ourselves up and gather some momentum starting next week.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:28 am  

Why is everyone having a go at a Atkins? If Riley hadn't over ran the ball he would have scored two tries off those passes. Has for McBanana leaving Atkins out of the England set up, this is the same person who has picked Crabtree and not Chris Hill nuff said.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:33 am  

Dont think there was anyone who wasnt good enough or hadnt earn a place in the 17

Did feel we carried on with Hodgson too long even though it was clear he was injured.

Ratchford at fullback and Bridge back at centre, hopefully Harrison back to fill void of Carvell.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:40 am  

I dunno. Stop the daft passes in the middle of the park. And handle soliola better, I think you've got. A different game there.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:48 am  

I actually thought we defended very well in the first half.

We bombed atleast 3 tries Sts should of had one chalked off, could of been alot closer but it just wasnt our night and our passing was awful, reminded me of when Sts last came here.

If it was a home league game against Hull or Huddersfield next I would be confident but its the Playoff and our record in it is a joke.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:50 am  

Saints played well, not great but more than good enough to beat us comfortabley. We had a bad day at the office and we all know we can play so much better than that. We now need to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down, and prepare to do it all again next weekend.

The chances were, and still are, that we will have to play Saints twice. Obviously I would have prefered to win them both, and I accept that we may well lose them both, but if we are to win one and lose one I would much rather do it this way round.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:58 am  

Saints were poor for the first 30 minutes just too many mistakes.
We cut those out in the second half and win easily really .
What is it with the playoffs with Warrington ?
Will you ever win a championshio or ever get to a grand final ?

I think your team is too old as you seem to tire at the end of a season and in the last 20 minutes of games.

You need to promote and PLAY more youth , keep them in the team !

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:27 am  

750 wrote:

I think your team is too old as you seem to tire at the end of a season and in the last 20 minutes of games.

You need to promote and PLAY more youth , keep them in the team !

Yeah, we just need to promote the youth like Saints do, like Wellens, Gardner, Meli, Hohaia, Perry, Laffranchi, Flannery, Puletua & Wilkin...