: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:23 pm  

We haven't secured second as yet and neither have Saints secured 1st there may well be a few twists and turns before we're done.

Huddersfield for league leaders hubcap anybody? Who'd a thunk that might ever become even a vague possibility!!

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:45 pm  

Highbury Rhino wrote:

We haven't secured second as yet and neither have Saints secured 1st there may well be a few twists and turns before we're done.

Huddersfield for league leaders hubcap anybody? Who'd a thunk that might ever become even a vague possibility!!

It's very unlikely. I can't see Leeds losing again and Saints won't lose more than 2 (Wigan and Leeds).

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:48 pm  

Highbury Rhino wrote:

Huddersfield for league leaders hubcap anybody? Who'd a thunk that might ever become even a vague possibility!!

Cough - someone on here received some mild ridicule over suggesting such a vague possibility earlier in the season.

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:47 pm  

assuming saints and leeds both finish top 2 with saints top and they both win their first fixtures, who's to say who saints will pick.

People seem to think they'll pick us to avoid playing us at old trafford but that would be a risky strategy on their part. Imagine the motivation it would give us and KR isn't exactly a bogey ground, we often give saints a good game there.

No, i suspect they'd want to actually beat us at old trafford if they were to play us. Most likely they'd pick the lowest ranked team or ''worst'' team and give themselves the easiest chance of making old trafford, then after that whatever will be will be.

To pick us simply to avoid potentially playing us at old trafford is almost an admission they can't beat us there, an admission their pride wouldn't allow.

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:50 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

It's very unlikely. I can't see Leeds losing again and Saints won't lose more than 2 (Wigan and Leeds).

I think saints will finish top on points difference. You're going to get top spot by the skin of your teeth AGAIN.

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:06 pm  

J.I.M wrote:

Most likely they'd pick the lowest ranked team or ''worst'' team and give themselves the easiest chance of making old trafford, then after that whatever will be will be.

That might still be against Leeds anyway.

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:50 pm  

gateaux wrote: Eamonn McManus confirmed to one of our fans on Saturday that if we finish top we can pick any of the remaining teams to play 4th Paragraph The schedule at the bottom of this page suggests that the choice is limited to one of the two preliminary semi-final winners but this obviously needs clarification. Also Here it says "It is in week three where the coach's choice element comes into play. The highest placed team remaining in the competition will get to choose their opponents from the winners of week two."

gateaux wrote: Eamonn McManus confirmed to one of our fans on Saturday that if we finish top we can pick any of the remaining teams to play 4th Paragraph The schedule at the bottom of this page suggests that the choice is limited to one of the two preliminary semi-final winners but this obviously needs clarification. Also Here it says "It is in week three where the coach's choice element comes into play. The highest placed team remaining in the competition will get to choose their opponents from the winners of week two."

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:06 pm  

finglas wrote: The schedule at the bottom of this page suggests that the choice is limited to one of the two preliminary semi-final winners but this obviously needs clarification. Also Here it says "It is in week three where the coach's choice element comes into play. The highest placed team remaining in the competition will get to choose their opponents from the winners of week two." St Helens chairman in not understanding the RFL rules shocker.

finglas wrote: The schedule at the bottom of this page suggests that the choice is limited to one of the two preliminary semi-final winners but this obviously needs clarification. Also Here it says "It is in week three where the coach's choice element comes into play. The highest placed team remaining in the competition will get to choose their opponents from the winners of week two." St Helens chairman in not understanding the RFL rules shocker.

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:13 pm  

tvoc wrote:

St Helens chairman in not understanding the RFL rules shocker.

That looks like a standard phrase that can be used where you can switch between chairman/coach/player/referee

: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:14 pm  

Sorry I forgot fans as well