Remember when Millward sent that team out at Bradford? : Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:49 am  

Back in the day and we were stuffed with our reserves/fringe players?

How things change now. That day Joynt, Gleeson, Jonkers, Bibey and Feanuati started who you would regard as regulars. The likes of Gardner, Wilkin,Roby and Graham also played but for the purpose of this, they can be classed as the Lomax, Wheeler and Ashursts of today.

So we're allowed 5 regulars, none of whom play in a pivotal position.

Lets have a go.

Armstrong
Foster
Gidley (for Gleeson)
Dean
Meil (For Feanuati)
Lomax
Eastmond
Graham (for Jonkers)
Wheeler
Emmitt
Ashurst
Dixon
Wilkin (for Joynt)

Fa'asavualu (For Bibey)
Frodsham
Yates
Bostock (who played that day)

I suppose the point I'm trying to make is that if Potter decided to do a Millward we would be far better eqipped to deal with it now with the kids we are bringing through. The bench isn't brilliant granted but if you compare it to the team we put out in 2004 with our young uns, it's a mile away in terms of class.

Put it one way, I'd fancy that team to finish comfortably mid table in SL this season.

Re: Remember when Millward sent that team out at Bradford? : Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:07 am  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

Back in the day and we were stuffed with our reserves/fringe players?

How things change now. That day Joynt, Gleeson, Jonkers, Bibey and Feanuati started who you would regard as regulars. The likes of Gardner, Wilkin,Roby and Graham also played but for the purpose of this, they can be classed as the Lomax, Wheeler and Ashursts of today.

So we're allowed 5 regulars, none of whom play in a pivotal position.

Lets have a go.

Armstrong
Foster
Gidley (for Gleeson)
Dean
Meil (For Feanuati)
Lomax
Eastmond
Graham (for Jonkers)
Wheeler
Emmitt
Ashurst
Dixon
Wilkin (for Joynt)

Fa'asavualu (For Bibey)
Frodsham
Yates
Bostock (who played that day)

I suppose the point I'm trying to make is that if Potter decided to do a Millward we would be far better eqipped to deal with it now with the kids we are bringing through. The bench isn't brilliant granted but if you compare it to the team we put out in 2004 with our young uns, it's a mile away in terms of class.

Put it one way, I'd fancy that team to finish comfortably mid table in SL this season.

If it did happen I would put alot of money on the opposition

Re: Remember when Millward sent that team out at Bradford? : Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:10 am  

Rich Rhino wrote:

If it did happen I would put alot of money on the opposition

But you wouldn't. That's the point I'm making.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:13 am  

Compare this to the 2006 side who went to, and almost beat a full strength Catalans side

Ian Hardman
Gaz Langley
Craig Littler
Lee Gilmour
Dean McGilvray
Craig Ashall
Matty Smith
Nick Fozzard
Ian Webster
Paul Leyland
Vinnie Anderson
Paul Clough
James Graham
Scott Moore
Neil Rigby
Tommy Hodgkinson
Ste Bannister

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:27 pm  

I'd be interested to see that side that went to Bradford, does anyone know what the full line up was?

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:21 am  

http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/ ... 7&seq=4504

http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/ ... 7&seq=4504

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:53 am  

Contrast to Warrington this weekend who had 2 on international duty, 1 out injured, and then briers picked up an injury after 13 mins of the game. So call it 4 players out and they didnt get a sniff of winning the game. Not good when you lose a few and it all falls down around you. We on the other hand, shove a ton of teenagers in hats in the team, and hey presto we have a winning combination.

SEND IN THE KIDS

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:55 am  

Supreme Sydney2002 wrote:

Contrast to Warrington this weekend who had 2 on international duty, 1 out injured, and then briers picked up an injury after 13 mins of the game. So call it 4 players out and they didnt get a sniff of winning the game. Not good when you lose a few and it all falls down around you. We on the other hand, shove a ton of teenagers in hats in the team, and hey presto we have a winning combination.

SEND IN THE KIDS

You can't win anything with kids

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:16 pm  

That team would lose about 60-0 even to the current Bradford team.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:15 pm  

RB wrote:

That team would lose about 60-0 even to the current Bradford team.

It'd beat the current Wigoon team.