Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:03 pm  

Nice step by Richardson. Game over for me.

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:12 pm  

We can't buy a break at the minute but taking all that away Saints have defended better and been more ruthless in attack. Whatshisface is the factor and we have been second best. No lack of effort from Cas just quality. Played saints.

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:24 pm  

Saints really stepped it up in the 2nd half in attack. Cas look rudderless without Gale

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:25 pm  

Some good football on display there and it's nice to watch the beeb coverage instead of the tosh on Sky. Start to finish that broadcast was much better than Super League on Sky, right through to Tanya Arnold's post match interviews.

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:38 pm  

Very easy. We weren’t even good and we’ve still won that easily. Our defence is incredible and Ben Barba is obviously phenomenal. It went a lot how I thought it would, Cas would try and use the forwards to bash us around but 1-7 there was 0 skill or quality and that’s why they’ve lost. The Cas game plan of try and physically batter us was never going to work for 80 minutes. They’re paying the price for shocking recruitment. A good off season transfers wise and Cas wouldn’t be in this position. Obviously the injuries don’t help either.

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:40 pm  

Ben Barba is the best player I’ve watched on a Saints shirt. And I’ve been privileged to watch Roby, Cunningham, Sculthorpe, Newlove, Goulding, Long, Martin and Lyons. The man is like the essence of Saints distilled: speed, skill and a big smile all over his face.

I know everyone believes it’s a dead certainty he’ll be gone at the end of the year, but even if he is, what a year!

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:41 pm  

TheUnassumingBadger wrote:

Some good football on display there and it's nice to watch the beeb coverage instead of the tosh on Sky. Start to finish that broadcast was much better than Super League on Sky, right through to Tanya Arnold's post match interviews.

Thought the game commentary was very biased towards Cas, Jonathan Davies must have had his head in his hands everytime Saints scored, Brian Noble was the same as well. Peacock and Sinfield gave it a lot more balance.
Overall a good competitive cup game with no lack of effort from both sides.

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:43 pm  

AS108 wrote:

Very easy. We weren’t even good and we’ve still won that easily. Our defence is incredible and Ben Barba is obviously phenomenal. It went a lot how I thought it would, Cas would try and use the forwards to bash us around but 1-7 there was 0 skill or quality and that’s why they’ve lost. The Cas game plan of try and physically batter us was never going to work for 80 minutes. They’re paying the price for shocking recruitment. A good off season transfers wise and Cas wouldn’t be in this position. Obviously the injuries don’t help either.

Not as easy as last year when we bashed you about.


Not much we could do about the lack of full back. Most sides do their recruiting now till about August. October is exceptionally late for a good FB to be available.


Be a real shame if you blow it to Leeds / wigan in both finals but I can see that happening.

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:47 pm  

AS108 wrote:

Very easy. We weren’t even good and we’ve still won that easily. Our defence is incredible and Ben Barba is obviously phenomenal. It went a lot how I thought it would, Cas would try and use the forwards to bash us around but 1-7 there was 0 skill or quality and that’s why they’ve lost. The Cas game plan of try and physically batter us was never going to work for 80 minutes. They’re paying the price for shocking recruitment. A good off season transfers wise and Cas wouldn’t be in this position. Obviously the injuries don’t help either.

A bit disrespectful to cas. Wonder how you would have done without barba who is your best strike player as cas had to do without gale who's their most creative player. Ur defence is quality tho

Re: Game on: Cas v Tellins : Sat May 12, 2018 3:55 pm  

Eddie Marks wrote:

A bit disrespectful to cas. Wonder how you would have done without barba who is your best strike player as cas had to do without gale who's their most creative player. Ur defence is quality tho

Nothing disrespectful about it, if Gale had played the result would have been the same, he’s been poor this season anyway. I feel for Cas fans, they’ve been let down by the crap recruitment they’ve done. They had a chance to build on a great season but blew it with some poor decisions.