Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:03 pm  

Twentyman wrote:

I'll take that mate. Our kicking game was v poor against them in April.

I think Burns needs to step up now. He started the season well but drifted off in recent weeks. This is what we paid to bring him here for.

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:03 pm  

St pete wrote:

I think Burns needs to step up now. He started the season well but drifted off in recent weeks. This is what we paid to bring him here for.

Burns is being held back by Wilkin ( playmaker extraordinaire) when Walsh comes back we will see a different Burns who will work in tandem with Walsh. ( fingers crossed)

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:16 pm  

wirefox wrote:

Burns is being held back by Wilkin ( playmaker extraordinaire) when Walsh comes back we will see a different Burns who will work in tandem with Walsh. ( fingers crossed)

What claptrap. Burns has been poor and that is nothing to do with Wilkin. The fact that Wilkin has been the more effective halfback most if the time says everything about Burns performances.

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:23 pm  

Burns looked worse when he was with Walsh than he has the past few weeks with Wilkin. He started the season really well and will need to emulate that form.

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:49 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

What claptrap. Burns has been poor and that is nothing to do with Wilkin. The fact that Wilkin has been the more effective halfback most if the time says everything about Burns performances.

As I said . Wilkin is playmaker. See what happens when Walsh comes back.

I am not calling Wilkin but he is not a no 7.

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:46 am  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Burns looked worse when he was with Walsh than he has the past few weeks with Wilkin. He started the season really well and will need to emulate that form.

+1
Thought he was great early doors.

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:53 am  

Burns looks to be carrying a knock

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:02 pm  

theblondebomber wrote:

Burns looks to be carrying a knock

I'd say he was carrying several. He's so physical and so tough that serious injuries don't bother him. He'd rather run off a knock a different player would roll around the floor and call for a stretcher with.

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:15 pm  

Wilkin isn't a ball handling scrum half. But he can do a job. The big question is whether Saints will return to their tactic of kicking early which paid big dividends early this year and at the back end of last. This is where Wilkin proved really strong.

Re: 19 Man Squad Named for Wigan : Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:16 pm  

Well up for this one tonight.

They are dangerous and we need to restrict their space when they are returning our kicks. Our defence held up well last week and was a good test of how Wigan will shape up.

I just hope we don't let Williams run the show. He's a fantastic player and we need to eliminate his time on the ball. He likes to throw a dummy and run at the line too so we need to be making contact with him every time he's on the ball.