Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:42 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

Leeds got to be the big favorites for this game. On fire, top of the league. Whats gone wrong? You normally strike from 5th?

SLIGHT favourites at best....any claims by Saints fans that we are big favourites won't be taken seriously by anyone, whether Leeds affiliated or not. Merely seen through as an attempt to modestly play down your chances......you win = fantastic unexpected victory, you lose = told you so.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:13 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

SLIGHT favourites at best....any claims by Saints fans that we are big favourites won't be taken seriously by anyone, whether Leeds affiliated or not. Merely seen through as an attempt to modestly play down your chances......you win = fantastic unexpected victory, you lose = told you so.

Sounds about right to me.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:33 am  

I'm really looking forward to watching the game (one of the threats to us retaining the Challenge Cup will go out) I think the team that kicks the ball better will go on to take the spoils. In previous years Sinfield has "done a job" on Saints. Their back three were dreadfully slow in returning the ball and Leeds trapped them pretty easily, plus Saints didn't have a good kicking game. However, it's quite a bit different this year with Lomax, Makinson and Swift working hard to bring the ball back, plus Walsh has a much better kicking game than Saints have had for quite a while. The weather could be a big factor and at the moment it appears to be dry for the game but the pitch will be greasy. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/w...ime=1398466800 Enjoy, I'll be having a few glasses of wine whilst watching and celebrating my mothers 92nd birthday with the family at our house. See you next Friday.

I'm really looking forward to watching the game (one of the threats to us retaining the Challenge Cup will go out) I think the team that kicks the ball better will go on to take the spoils. In previous years Sinfield has "done a job" on Saints. Their back three were dreadfully slow in returning the ball and Leeds trapped them pretty easily, plus Saints didn't have a good kicking game. However, it's quite a bit different this year with Lomax, Makinson and Swift working hard to bring the ball back, plus Walsh has a much better kicking game than Saints have had for quite a while. The weather could be a big factor and at the moment it appears to be dry for the game but the pitch will be greasy. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/w...ime=1398466800 Enjoy, I'll be having a few glasses of wine whilst watching and celebrating my mothers 92nd birthday with the family at our house. See you next Friday.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:47 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I think the team that kicks the ball better will go on to take the spoils. In previous year Sinfield has "done a job" on Saints. Their back three were dreadfully slow in returning the ball and Leeds trapped them pretty easily, plus Saints didn't have a good kicking game. However, it's quite a bit different this year with Lomax, Makinson and Swift working hard to bring the ball back.

I was gutted when Saints let Francis Meli go, he helped Leeds win many a game.

He probably still has nightmares about Lee Smith.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:10 pm  

Team announced

1-Hardaker
2-Briscoe
3-Watkins
4-Moon
5-Hall
6-Sir Kev
7-Mags
8-Kyle
9-Burrow
10-Peacock
11-Ablett
12-Achurch
13-Delaney

14-Kirke
15-Clarkson
16-Singo
17-Sutty

BJB and TMFMISL miss out

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:09 pm  

Keep hold of the clucking ball.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:18 pm  

Hall and Hardaker magnificent in that half. McGuire well out of it at moment.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:21 pm  

We're winning the game in every department at moment just lacking that finishing touch. McGuire is having a stinker. Time to give sutcliffe the starting shirt. Keep this up in second half and they will run out of steam. Need to get a couple of earlier scores and the game is hours.

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:29 pm  

THink the score in the end reflected the game. Despite some sloppy handling first half possibly our most complete performance this year

Re: Saints on Saturday : Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:30 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

We're winning the game in every department at moment just lacking that finishing touch. McGuire is having a stinker. Time to give sutcliffe the starting shirt. Keep this up in second half and they will run out of steam. Need to get a couple of earlier scores and the game is hours.

Quite a turnaround in second half. McGuire looked excellent, Sutcliffe looked well out of depth.