: Thu May 21, 2009 9:00 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

:lol:

I still can't believe he did that. I'd love to ask him why he did!

Maybe he had seen Sam in the showers and thought mmmmmm Id love a feel and just couldn't help himself

: Thu May 21, 2009 9:04 pm  

saint billy wrote:

IIRC, they both said it was only a laugh after the game. I could be wrong, but i think there mates away from the field, and it was just a joke.

If they're such good mates, he should get his mate over here to replace cayless

: Thu May 21, 2009 9:41 pm  

To be impartial on this.

I went into the world cup favouring Pryce at standoff, but came out of it thinking he was somewhat limited.
Pryce is excellent at capitalising on a team playing on the front foot, but when faced with a side that wouldnt let England get on the front foot, his game collapsed completely.
Look at Pryces game and you can see its based on broken field running especially from dummy half. He has a long pass, but isnt a play maker, more an offloader in the tackle, and his kicking game is very poor.
A well organised defensive unit merely prevents him running from dummy half and stops him offloading. With that his game is nullified completely.
The Aussies, Kiwis and even PNG managed to do this to him.
Leeds also did a similar thing in the grand final where he was completely anonymous.

For me Mcguire while not outstanding, proved a capable half at international level. He showed that his game is maturing, and he is now more than just a try poacher. He directed the team far better across the park than Pryce, and offered a threat even with a team finding the going tough. In short he played like a standoff.

: Thu May 21, 2009 9:55 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

I find it hard to believe anybody could rate McGuire more highly than Pryce.

McGuire has done nowt all year too.

McGuire couldn't lace Prycey's boots.

: Thu May 21, 2009 10:06 pm  

Pryce deserves another chance at 6 Imo. He is better than Mcguire.

Pryce was awfull in the word cup but he was also awfull in our last 5 or so games in the Super league last season. I blame it on personal issues.

He is on fire again this season.

What GB lack is a great Scrum Half who can organise a team. Burrows cant do it imo.

: Thu May 21, 2009 10:49 pm  

OoOGazOoO wrote:

McGuire couldn't lace Prycey's boots.

theres a rounded view

: Thu May 21, 2009 10:52 pm  

Ashmeister wrote:

Pryce deserves another chance at 6 Imo. He is better than Mcguire.Pryce was awfull in the word cup but he was also awfull in our last 5 or so games in the Super league last season. I blame it on personal issues.

He is on fire again this season.

What GB lack is a great Scrum Half who can organise a team. Burrows cant do it imo.

yeah!! glad to see you all have forgotten how mcguire has out played pryce time and time again in the biggest games at club and world level

: Thu May 21, 2009 10:53 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

To be impartial on this.

I went into the world cup favouring Pryce at standoff, but came out of it thinking he was somewhat limited.
Pryce is excellent at capitalising on a team playing on the front foot, but when faced with a side that wouldnt let England get on the front foot, his game collapsed completely.
Look at Pryces game and you can see its based on broken field running especially from dummy half. He has a long pass, but isnt a play maker, more an offloader in the tackle, and his kicking game is very poor.
A well organised defensive unit merely prevents him running from dummy half and stops him offloading. With that his game is nullified completely.
The Aussies, Kiwis and even PNG managed to do this to him.
Leeds also did a similar thing in the grand final where he was completely anonymous.

For me Mcguire while not outstanding, proved a capable half at international level. He showed that his game is maturing, and he is now more than just a try poacher. He directed the team far better across the park than Pryce, and offered a threat even with a team finding the going tough. In short he played like a standoff.

summed up to perfection

: Thu May 21, 2009 11:06 pm  

sgtwilko wrote:

yeah!! glad to see you all have forgotten how mcguire has out played pryce time and time again in the biggest games at club and world level

So Mcguire outplayed Pryce because he was on the winning team ? Give over man. Mcguire was shizzer in last years grand final.
He had his forwards and Lee Smith to thank.

: Thu May 21, 2009 11:23 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

To be impartial on this.

I went into the world cup favouring Pryce at standoff, but came out of it thinking he was somewhat limited.
Pryce is excellent at capitalising on a team playing on the front foot, but when faced with a side that wouldnt let England get on the front foot, his game collapsed completely.
Look at Pryces game and you can see its based on broken field running especially from dummy half. He has a long pass, but isnt a play maker, more an offloader in the tackle, and his kicking game is very poor.
A well organised defensive unit merely prevents him running from dummy half and stops him offloading. With that his game is nullified completely.
The Aussies, Kiwis and even PNG managed to do this to him.
Leeds also did a similar thing in the grand final where he was completely anonymous.

For me Mcguire while not outstanding, proved a capable half at international level. He showed that his game is maturing, and he is now more than just a try poacher. He directed the team far better across the park than Pryce, and offered a threat even with a team finding the going tough. In short he played like a standoff.

I've always been a massive fan of Pryce, but the above post is spot-on - the guy is a flat-track bully.

Playing well in a great team like Saints have been over the years (getting almost two-thirds possession in some games) can distort people's view in terms of his effect in more competitive games and in this respect, McGuire is more likely to deliver.