Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:55 am  

Doing it tough in the backs at the moment, but the pack is in decent shape which gives us a chance in any game.

Hopoate and Hurrell back is very helpful, plus Grace getting more minutes into him after a big lay-off and Lomax getting to grips with playing injured, but we need Hopoate to actually finish a game and losing Makinson and Percival on kick returns is a blow.

50/50 game I'd say, should be an enjoyable one. Here's hoping the refereeing is better than our last two games which have been pretty shambolic.

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:56 am  

I was surprised to see Saints let Josh Simm go out on loan with the disruption to their backs, I would have taken a chance on Simm at Wigan, played well whenever I have seen him, and certainly better than anything I have seen in their academy.
It appears that Woolf will be leaving and Paul Wellens taking over next year (told about it in May) so interesting times ahead at Saints.

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:02 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I was surprised to see Saints let Josh Simm go out on loan with the disruption to their backs, I would have taken a chance on Simm at Wigan, played well whenever I have seen him, and certainly better than anything I have seen in their academy.
It appears that Woolf will be leaving and Paul Wellens taking over next year (told about it in May) so interesting times ahead at Saints.

Before this season I would have agreed but he's been poor when called upon this year - Davies and Bennison have done a better job in the outside backs and with the strength we have in the back row Sione playing in the centres makes sense also (albeit him having to move there cost us on Saturday when he butchered the 2 on 1 for the Grace no-try).

I don't think Simm had a contract for next year so a loan move makes sense for him - I hope he goes well.

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:39 am  

38-0 and we go top

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:25 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

38-0 and we go top

This should at least be the score given Saints injury crisis! How they even put a team together is a credit to their club.

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:44 pm  

NSW wrote:

This should at least be the score given Saints injury crisis! How they even put a team together is a credit to their club.

Best the sport has ever seen

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:50 pm  

Oh you're a bitchy lot today aren't you

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:02 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Oh you're a bitchy lot today aren't you

Well as it's a fact no Wigan player would make the Saints squad let alone a match day 17, you lot missing a couple of backs shouldn't make the slightest bit of difference to the result

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:04 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Well as it's a fact no Wigan player would make the Saints squad let alone a match day 17, you lot missing a couple of backs shouldn't make the slightest bit of difference to the result

Very fair point, feeling much more confident now thank you.

Re: Saints (m) : Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:09 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Well as it's a fact no Wigan player would make the Saints squad let alone a match day 17, you lot missing a couple of backs shouldn't make the slightest bit of difference to the result

Haha I have genuinely never seen that supposed quote but no sane Saints fan would say it. It's quite obvious at least one Wigan player would make our bench