Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:59 pm  

NSW wrote:

An Iconic moment by super leagues best ever player.

Absolutely iconic.

No thats James Roby good as Tompkins is

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:13 pm  

thesaint71 wrote:

No thats James Roby good as Tompkins is

Hard to nail who it is. Roby certainly takes the title of being the most consistent, over the longest period of time but I think in terms of the best, it would be either Andy Farrell or Paul Sculthorpe for me.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:20 pm  

NSW wrote:
An Iconic moment by super leagues best ever player.

Absolutely iconic.


No thats James Roby good as Tompkins is.

Surely the title of being the best ever SL player is subjective. We all have our opinions. To be the best ever player does he have to do it for a long time? Or can a player be super brilliant ( and better than anyone ) for a couple of years and be better than anyone else has ever been? Just because Roby has been very good for so long doesn't make him the best ever . In my opinion of course.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:55 pm  

leg_end wrote:

NSW wrote:
An Iconic moment by super leagues best ever player.

Absolutely iconic.


No thats James Roby good as Tompkins is.

Surely the title of being the best ever SL player is subjective. We all have our opinions. To be the best ever player does he have to do it for a long time? Or can a player be super brilliant ( and better than anyone ) for a couple of years and be better than anyone else has ever been? Just because Roby has been very good for so long doesn't make him the best ever . In my opinion of course.

Thats what makes debates like this interesting we all have our own opinions (which I respect unless it's from a wire fan lol)

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Oct 07, 2023 6:41 am  

MadDogg wrote:

The reign of terror is over. Feels like a weight has been lifted!

Catalans were poor - they tried to play some rugby early on and when it didn't work for them they looked terrified to play. But they clung on and just about did enough.

St Helens have been absolutely awesome. What a run and what an achievement.

Are saints still claiming the 2 covid cups as proper grand finals? When 90% of the games were played at their home ground.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Oct 07, 2023 6:57 am  

NSW wrote:

Are saints still claiming the 2 covid cups as proper grand finals? When 90% of the games were played at their home ground.

And they didnt play as many games

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:03 am  

Well that has truly ended St Helens winning streak.
Dont think they will dominate for 10 years as quoted.
Loved the Sam shuffle.

As predicted with their aging and less capable team they would win nothing domestically this year,they have been good but all good things come to a end.
I truly believe Wigan dominate things for a while (watch us lose today ).

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:14 am  

NSW wrote:

Are saints still claiming the 2 covid cups as proper grand finals? When 90% of the games were played at their home ground.

So if Wigan had won the 2020 grand final you woldn't be counting it?

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:15 am  

thesaint71 wrote:

So if Wigan had won the 2020 grand final you woldn't be counting it?

Of course we would

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:57 am  

Saints probably need a few things to fight for top spot next year.

1) At least one if not two outside backs with some genuine pace

2) Lewis Dodd to have a great off-season to help him get back to his early 2022 form

3) Put a stop to the downturn in Konrad Hurrell's attitude and fitness

4) A front rower to replace LMS

5) An attack-focused assistant coach