: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:19 pm  

El Capitano wrote:

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Will you still be saying this if it proves to be right? Maybe Smith just feels Kirke or Ablett is safer in terms of control and temprement in such a ig pressure game as this.

Not saying its right, just playing devils advocate

I think Kirke is a safe option whereas Ablett is just as likely to drop a clanger but has far less talent than Thackray!

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:51 pm  

darwoo11 wrote:

I think Kirke is a safe option whereas Ablett is just as likely to drop a clanger but has far less talent than Thackray!

What are you basing that on?

I've not seen Ablett make the kind of game changing errors Thackray did in his last two appearances.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:54 pm  

darwoo11 wrote:

I think Kirke is a safe option whereas Ablett is just as likely to drop a clanger but has far less talent than Thackray!

Can't remember Ablett dropping a clanger but certainly remember loads from Thackary.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:55 pm  

G1 wrote:

What are you basing that on?

His vivid imagination.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:28 pm  

G1 wrote:

Because Thackray cost us 3 points on the run in with vital handling errors. At the Wakey game everyone earned the right to retain their jersey.

Bailey shouldn't get near a 1st team jersey again this year.

I do not expect us to win this game by taking on Saints pack so a lack of front rowers aint no biggie.

It is unfair to say Thackray cost us 3 points on the run in. Yes he lost the ball in the 1st set after we had scored on a couple of occasions but we should still have been able to defend the next set of 6. Senior knocked on from a tap restart with no defender near him which was a worse error than either of Thackray's but he has retained his place.
Time will tell if TS has made the correct decision and it would be hard to drop anyone after the Wakey game, but it is a harsh call if Thackray has been made scapegoat for a couple of individual errors IMO.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:52 pm  

Tomorrow I just can’t see a Saints win for a number of reasons. One of the reasons is their over rated full back who got in this years dream team in favour of Brent Webb who is obviously better than the pair. Brent Webb has a point to prove tomorrow and I feel that he’ll do it well.

We then have the declining star in Sean Long who I am glad is back tomorrow. It keeps that Mattie Smith out of the game and that's make me happy that Leeds don’t have to face another young spark like James Roby.

If Leeds had a choice to have Nick Fozzard or Kylie I think there made their decision ages ago. Fozzard is a good prop but he is only in that dream team because of the commentaries love of St Helens and their unsung players.

Leeds just have a better team all round and I can’t see St Helens beating us for years unless the rumours are true. Jamie Lyon is coming back to St Helens? I very doubt it. He has a point to prove down under and I think he will next season.

I say bring on the battle!

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:56 pm  

Damo-Leeds wrote:

Leeds just have a better team all round and I can’t see St Helens beating us for years

: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:16 am  

Damo-Leeds wrote:

Tomorrow I just can’t see a Saints win for a number of reasons. One of the reasons is their over rated full back who got in this years dream team in favour of Brent Webb who is obviously better than the pair. Brent Webb has a point to prove tomorrow and I feel that he’ll do it well.

We then have the declining star in Sean Long who I am glad is back tomorrow. It keeps that Mattie Smith out of the game and that's make me happy that Leeds don’t have to face another young spark like James Roby.

If Leeds had a choice to have Nick Fozzard or Kylie I think there made their decision ages ago. Fozzard is a good prop but he is only in that dream team because of the commentaries love of St Helens and their unsung players.

Leeds just have a better team all round and I can’t see St Helens beating us for years unless the rumours are true. Jamie Lyon is coming back to St Helens? I very doubt it. He has a point to prove down under and I think he will next season.

I say bring on the battle!

WTF?

: Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:10 am  

ignore him, we try to

: Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:23 am  

Damo-Leeds wrote:

Tomorrow I just can’t see a Saints win for a number of reasons. One of the reasons is their over rated full back who got in this years dream team in favour of Brent Webb who is obviously better than the pair. Brent Webb has a point to prove tomorrow and I feel that he’ll do it well.

Matter of opinion, I don't agree, but fair enough.

We then have the declining star in Sean Long who I am glad is back tomorrow. It keeps that Mattie Smith out of the game and that's make me happy that Leeds don’t have to face another young spark like James Roby.

This is where the mushrooms had clearly started to kick in. Long might be past his very best, but he's still a key link man for them, and I'm glad he's out, whereas you're glad he's back. How does that work?

If Leeds had a choice to have Nick Fozzard or Kylie I think there made their decision ages ago. Fozzard is a good prop but he is only in that dream team because of the commentaries love of St Helens and their unsung players.

Almost speechless. Fozzard leaving Leeds was the right decision at the time, but I'm sure we'd love to have him back now.

Leeds just have a better team all round and I can’t see St Helens beating us for years unless the rumours are true. Jamie Lyon is coming back to St Helens? I very doubt it. He has a point to prove down under and I think he will next season.

I would remind you that Saints topped the table, so I'm not sure how you intend to demonstrate Leeds' "better team all round." Good luck though.

I say bring on the battle!

Good night on the Stella was it?