Re: Saints game : Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:44 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Yes now that Saints are fieldiing their strongest team.
We go into the semi with a defeat, we aren't going to win it.
We need to beat them and with something in reserve.

Just like last time they beat us at the hj a couple of weeks before the semi final?

Re: Saints game : Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:46 pm  

Moe syslak wrote:

Does anyone really care if we lose this game? We will be playing them again in 2 weeks time in the semi final. That is the one we should be focusing all our attention on.

Result matters not. It only matters in October, and this game and the Wakefield one are just trial matches.
Last week Price looked at the options for half back, and this week it's hookers. There's other positions he's probably looked at too. But these are just precautions against injury.

I'm just hoping that we have some idea(s) with ball in hand as our attack is the problem, not our defence (unless were a man short for the last ten minutes).

Re: Saints game : Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:48 pm  

Hatfield Town Wire wrote:

Will the semi be on the Thursday Friday or Saturday as need to book half day to travel up? Thanks

With S--t Helens finishing top, they will rewarded with the Thursday evening game, to give an extra day of recovery, for the final.

Re: Saints game : Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:14 pm  

Thanks boss hog

Re: Saints game : Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:05 pm  

The area we let down most is in attack on the final tackle.
Has been for some seasons now.

Re: Saints game : Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:12 pm  

They will want to deflate us like we did to Catalans in the run up to Wembley.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Saints game : Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:47 am  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

Neither coach will want to show their hand ahead of bigger games, but neither team will want to risk a psychological drubbing.

Saints have rarely rested players this season, in fact it's been a criticism of Hallbrook that they look burnt out as a result.

I suspect both teams will rest a handful (Clarke, Hughes, Philbin & Goodwin would probably benefit fron a week off for us) but will want to maintain sone kibd of momentum.

For me, I don't mind conceeding this one, then going to the totallysmug stadium with 17 raring to go and catching them with their pants down.

If anyone should be worried about being caught with their trousers down it's our outside backs as according to Price in the Guardian they will have a "red hot crack"

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Saints game : Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:52 am  

sally cinnamon wrote:

They will want to deflate us like we did to Catalans in the run up to Wembley.

Bad point well made Sal.

I'd accept a drubbing if we played our reserves as you know the two Catalan teams bore no resemblance to each other. If we field a fairly strong team which is likely, then I'd prefer a strong performance in the run up.

Re: Saints game : Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:05 am  

Hatfield Town Wire wrote:

Will the semi be on the Thursday Friday or Saturday as need to book half day to travel up? Thanks

If we play Saints which is most likely its Thursday night 7.45pm. They are selling tickets now for semi. If we win both our remaining games and Cas lose theirs, we play Wigan away on the Friday.

Re: Saints game : Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:18 am  

Shazbaz wrote:

If we play Saints which is most likely its Thursday night 7.45pm. They are selling tickets now for semi. If we win both our remaining games and Cas lose theirs, we play Wigan away on the Friday.

Gunna stick my neck out..that won't happen and also go with a saints Wigan final