Slick Mick - we need to improve : Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:48 am  

Good to see he strives for improvement and doesnt get complacent http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 008160.stm

Good to see he strives for improvement and doesnt get complacent http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 008160.stm

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:32 am  

It's a good job he doesn't have the same attitude as some of our fans, in that we have won one game comfortably and now were going to go unbeaten and win everything without even trying.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:06 am  

Our attitude in defence was poor at Castleford.

There was no excuse for them scoring all those trys, and for us to give away soft penalties

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:12 am  

Saint_Jen wrote:

It's a good job he doesn't have the same attitude as some of our fans, in that we have won one game comfortably and now were going to go unbeaten and win everything without even trying.

That's why he's the coach and you're the fans.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:25 am  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Our attitude in defence was poor at Castleford.

There was no excuse for them scoring all those trys, and for us to give away soft penalties

correct, the referee was looking for any excuse to penalise us in the 2nd half and we gave him too many opportunities.

Defensively we have conceeded 4 tries in each of the last 2 games, whereas before that the most we had conceded was 3 - so obviously the intensity in defense has been lost a little.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:33 am  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Our attitude in defence was poor at Castleford.

There was no excuse for them scoring all those trys, and for us to give away soft penalties

After a glut of games over Easter and putting themselves in an unassailable position, I don't blame the players for not flogging themselves to death to keep the score to nil.

Tired defence is a fixture of the Easter weekend, one of the reasons it should be scrapped.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:07 am  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Our attitude in defence was poor at Castleford.

There was no excuse for them scoring all those trys, and for us to give away soft penalties

But it is good that the coach acknowledges this and doesnt just say we scored so many, like mr noble has over the lump

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:16 am  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/sport/rugby_league/ Harry Gration presents a Super League Show special from the home of the Wigan Warriors.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/sport/rugby_league/ Harry Gration presents a Super League Show special from the home of the Wigan Warriors.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:21 am  

Steven Soderbergh wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/sport/rugby_league/ Harry Gration presents a Super League Show special from the home of the Wigan Warriors. I noticed that, the JJb has gone down hill since a week last Thursday!

Steven Soderbergh wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/sport/rugby_league/ Harry Gration presents a Super League Show special from the home of the Wigan Warriors. I noticed that, the JJb has gone down hill since a week last Thursday!

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:50 am  

Saint_Jen wrote:

It's a good job he doesn't have the same attitude as some of our fans, in that we have won one game comfortably and now were going to go unbeaten and win everything without even trying.

Perfect example of the muppet 'holier than thou' attitude we have resident on here.

Saints shouldn't lose at home all season, losing to HKR was bad enough.

We have tough places to go to in which we have to play well, the reality is that if we do, there are very few places where we would lose the game, if any, particularly as we have already proved that we can win at our toughest venue.

We have to play well but the one person suggesting we could do is in no way being outrageous. I suppose we could all sit on the fence and pretend we're playing in a great competition in which all the sides are equal and getting a result anywhere is an achievement. Fortunately, the fans in the real world know that we aren't. We are playing in a comp where Saints shouldn't lose many due to the total lack of quality throughout the Super League. In fact, if Saints play at 80% at most grounds, we'll win. Thats just the reality of the game, not being overtly arrogant as the 'holier than thou' folk pretend.