Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:47 am  

The fact we are relying on Salford to do us 'favours' is pathetic and quite frankly embarrassing...were a shambles at present im afraid.

Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:57 am  

Longbarn Wire wrote:

The fact we are relying on Salford to do us 'favours' is pathetic and quite frankly embarrassing...were a shambles at present im afraid.

3 cheers for the Ramirez.

Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:07 am  

Who cares about the top 5?!

I'll review this topic next Sunday.

Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:52 am  

If we end out of the 5 that surely will cause the board to act and to eject Price early. Better than watching us be poor next year and slow death.

Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 11:58 am  

Wires71 wrote:

If we end out of the 5 that surely will cause the board to act and to eject Price early. Better than watching us be poor next year and slow death.

I think appointing Holbrook with a few games left of 2017 really let saints hit the ground running for 2018 and they have been great since.

Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:45 pm  

CW8 wrote:

I think appointing Holbrook with a few games left of 2017 really let saints hit the ground running for 2018 and they have been great since.

They very nearly made the GF in 2017 a few months into his appointment. Did they lose by 1 point to Castleford I think in the semi.

I don't think appointing Price any earlier in 2017 would have made any difference to our current predicament.

Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:40 pm  

We didn't need to appoint Price early, we got the "new coach bounce" under Tony Smith, when we won 7 out of 7 at the business end of the season.

If that had happened under a new coach, the legend would have grown that they "saved us from relegation" and that would have been counted as credit in the bank for them.

Re: Top 5, : Sun Aug 18, 2019 8:37 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

They very nearly made the GF in 2017 a few months into his appointment. Did they lose by 1 point to Castleford I think in the semi.

I don't think appointing Price any earlier in 2017 would have made any difference to our current predicament.

You're probably right, I think they just got the better coach. It's so dissapointing because last season I felt we were definitely heading in the right direction and getting to both finals was a great achievement. I know we have a chance of doing the same again but it just feels like we have gone backwards at an alarming rate this season. Our attack absolutely stinks.

Re: Top 5, : Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:25 am  

Apologies if my math is wrong, but by my working out Warrington could end the next round of fixtures in 5th place.

Should Salford beat you by 24+, Wigan and Hull win you'll drop to 5th.

Should Cas and Catalans both win too only points difference will separate you and Cas and only 2 points separate you and Catalans.

I realize you've got bigger fish to fry this week but this is a top 5 thread.

Re: Top 5, : Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:36 am  

The Perry Boy wrote:

Apologies if my math is wrong, but by my working out Warrington could end the next round of fixtures in 5th place.

Should Salford beat you by 24+, Wigan and Hull win you'll drop to 5th.

Should Cas and Catalans both win too only points difference will separate you and Cas and only 2 points separate you and Catalans.

I realize you've got bigger fish to fry this week but this is a top 5 thread.

Salford would have to beat us by 47, which is possible. For us to go 5th. 4th position looks the best bet.