Re: Oh well... : Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:26 am  

Gandy wrote:

At least we can concentrate on the league!

hasn't Saints won the league for the last 4 years?

Re: Oh well... : Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:28 am  

handrags wrote:

hasn't Saints won the league for the last 4 years?

One it's haven't...
No they haven't won the league for the last four years

Re: Oh well... : Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:41 am  

handrags wrote:

hasn't Saints won the league for the last 4 years?

No. They've won the qualifying comp but choked when it mattered.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:28 am  

I don't do weekend posting, but for what it's worth at this point, I'm not sure I perceive the need for doom and gloom. I was disappointed by yesterday's game, and I think Saints defence was the difference, it was simply outstanding. The better team won on the day, without doubt. However, as a few (mostly Saints fans) have already said, we came off 2nd this time in a game between what are, at present, easily the best teams in the country. There were some disappointing aspects to our discipline and some of our execution in the last third, but there is a lot of time to iron those out. Truth is I think our performance yesterday would have seen us past any other side in the competiton reasonably comfortably. Certainly when compared to the highly entertaining but very low quality showing from Dulls and Dragons earlier in the day, the Leeds v Saints game was several levels up. Shame to lose, but both sides are going to improve as the season goes on, and it's everyone else that has a lot of catching up to do.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:34 am  

Our defence in the first few weeks of the season was excellent, but we seem to be conceding a lot more tries in the last few games. The defence for the Wellens try was very poor from a fairly straightforward scrum move. We do seemt o give a lot of penalties away which I think we need to look at, as many of them yesterday seemed a bit cheap, like the JJB play the ball one.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:40 am  

Eurob0y wrote:

Unlucky Leeds. Fantastic game! I thought right at the end you were going to have your very own "wide to west" moment. We didnt play to our maximum, but neither did leeds. We are both head and shoulders above anyone else in SL, so here's to a crackiing grand final.

Cheers mate. Yes it should be another cracker. As Cunningham said after the game it's a shame it wasn't the final. Your a lot better than us at the moment though..

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:40 am  

El Diablo wrote:

Shame to lose, but both sides are going to improve as the season goes on, and it's everyone else that has a lot of catching up to do.

Are Leeds going to improve? We said this last year and we didn't play anywhere near as well as the Easter games with the Dulls and at Hull until we got everything right in October. However, I still think the WCC was a harder game than the GF, Saints were really poor when we put the squeeze on them, Melbourne were far more physical.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:42 am  

efcrhino wrote:

I'm going for free actually, for my F.A Cup Semi, good deal tbh, free first class train, Club Wembley seats.

Btw 99 to 09 is 10 years, do the maths mate.

I think they said eleven seasons - which 99 to 09 is. Simple maths really.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:54 am  

TheOtherOne wrote:

I think they said eleven seasons - which 99 to 09 is. Simple maths really.

00 - 1
01- 2
02 - 3
03 - 4
04 - 5
05 - 6
06 - 7
07 - 8
08 - 9
09 ... 10!

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:13 am  

efcrhino wrote:

00 - 1
01- 2
02 - 3
03 - 4
04 - 5
05 - 6
06 - 7
07 - 8
08 - 9
09 ... 10!

+99 equals 11 (yes I know you won it in 99 but the original poster said 99 - 09 was eleven seasons which is in fact correct)