Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 5:11 pm  

I dont really like to single players out but Vaivai, he's turned into Kris Welham. We know there's a player in there, he showed us last season, but he's just gone backwards.
Better effort today which is what we needed to see, a couple of soft tries conceded again and a couple of dubious decisions again but we looked dangerous.
Now we need to back that effort up next week

Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 5:38 pm  

Much better today and we had them rattled.Keep that level up and that should result in some wins which we desperately need. Think the score flattered Saints, not helped by the man with the whistle allowing Saints to get away with some blatant offences otherwise the score could and should have been much closer, or am I been too biased?
However a good display today, shame about the result.

Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 6:06 pm  

Thought Oakes played well today Vai Vai for all his strength and power is lazy and never seems to do the hard work coming out like the other backs do

Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 6:17 pm  

Happy with a lot of what we saw today, Remenbering how good a side saints are. We will cause a few upsets before the seasons over.

Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 7:17 pm  

Yep. We aren't as bad as some portray. Quinlan and the props will shore us up.I want to see Crooks and Hall reunited but the left edge is a concern

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Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 7:44 pm  

Totally unrelated to the match but I think that it is worth a mention how much of a class act the Saints players were at full time. To be as good as they are and still so gracious and humble in victory is an absolute credit to them.

I think that they realised how outgunned Rovers were (not really a surprise) but our players earned their respect and our fanbase too for sticking with them.

Was brilliant to see.

Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 11:23 pm  

I remember the 84-6 or was it 86-4 At home to Wigan few year ago and for all the negative reaction from oppo fans Sam Tomkins before the game and afterwards spent time on the pitch with the youngsters and was the only player from both sides to do same after the game,bearing in mind it was artic that day it was similar to Saints today. Class is being a good winner as well as a good loser.

Re: Saints : Sun May 05, 2019 11:47 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Thought Oakes played well today Vai Vai for all his strength and power is lazy and never seems to do the hard work coming out like the other backs do

Nick Pinkney especially, and Gwil slated Oakes nearly all match, deliberately stopping before contact was his exact terminology.

Re: Saints : Mon May 06, 2019 5:56 am  

I said 6 weeks ago vai vai is a liability,hes not that good,probably there is a rugby player in there,but he's is lazy and couldn't tackle a sunday dinner,sadly with our injury situation we have little choice.A couple more worrying injuries as well,which could be a few weeks out.

Re: Saints : Mon May 06, 2019 7:10 am  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

Nick Pinkney especially, and Gwil slated Oakes nearly all match, deliberately stopping before contact was his exact terminology.

He did do that a couple of times but I thought he was a lot better than he has been lately and he was made to look worse having Vai Vai next to him