Saddened! wrote:
In all seriousness I cannot see why he wasn't kept. Kyle, as wonderfully talented as he is, isn't an organiser yet and Smith would have been a sensational foil for him. Why not keep Pryce/Lomax and Eastmond/Smith? Give Wheeler the boot instead.
It's not a catestrophic mistake because Lomax and Eastmond is a perfectly good future partnership, Eastmond probably the brightest individual talent I've seen at Saints for years, but I just feel they could have fit Smith in somewhere. He could then have covered halfback and hooker and would probably have played most weeks. Instead we'll have the biscuits sat in the stands watching Wilkin and Roby play halfback most weeks next season.
I said the same thing before the game last night. I'd have kept smith before scott moore as imo smith would do better job at hooker.
Matty smith should now play the rest of the year. He always played very well and i thought it was mistake even letting him go out on loan.
He will never have the x factor that kyle has or shoot thru defences like kyle but smith is a proper scrumhalf with a top class kicking game. He also has passion which i think kyle may lack a little bit of passion and heart.
When sia smashed mathers but also caught smith, i doubt kyle would have got up from the bang smith took.
Smith plays the same style as long did in the latter years.
