: Mon May 04, 2009 7:46 pm  

St_Maca wrote:

Just another weekly round game for us it was quite simply the goons cup final hence had a wigoon win stamped all over it. Lets see who's winning the trophies come the end of the season.

Haaa, I was waiting for this pathetic excuse of a comment.

No, it wasn't our cup final. It was a league game for us as well.

If you want to console yourself, go and ask your mum for a hug.

: Mon May 04, 2009 9:26 pm  

ROBINSON wrote:

Haaa, I was waiting for this pathetic excuse of a comment.

No, it wasn't our cup final. It was a league game for us as well.

If you want to console yourself, go and ask your mum for a hug.

Your players prepared for it like a cup final and the fans celebrated it like they'd won a cup final.

: Mon May 04, 2009 9:28 pm  

St_Maca wrote:

the fans celebrated it like they'd won a cup final.

We used to.

: Mon May 04, 2009 9:29 pm  

Wigans 10 year transition period is over mates!

: Mon May 04, 2009 9:35 pm  

St_Maca wrote:

Your players prepared for it like a cup final and the fans celebrated it like they'd won a cup final.

No, our players prepared for a tough match against tough opposition. We celebrated as any set of supporters who expected to lose, but instead kicked the opposition's backsides all the way back to Merseyside, would.

Of course it helps that it's you we beat. Both teams are always delighted to get one over the other. You would have done the same 10 years ago. In fact I dare say that most of your fellow supporters did.

: Mon May 04, 2009 9:37 pm  

ROBINSON wrote:

No, our players prepared for a tough match against tough opposition. We celebrated as any set of supporters who expected to lose, but instead kicked the opposition's backsides all the way back to Merseyside, would.

Of course it helps that it's you we beat. Both teams are always delighted to get one over the other. You would have done the same 10 years ago. In fact I dare say that most of your fellow supporters did.

Like I said, we did.

And like my thread said, is was refreshing to see how much it meant to Wigan fans. All those Saints fans commenting on how they celebrated like it was a cup final obviously never felt like beating Wigan was winning a cup final. I think you will accept that if you hadn't had the glory of 15/20 years ago, it would be as good as a cup final to beat a successful Saints side.

: Mon May 04, 2009 9:41 pm  

It was the worse St Helens performance I have ever seen. I was wondering I as going to see St Helens niled at one point.

One other thing, did Saints lose a centre to injury?, because I couldnt work out why from the mid point of the 1st half, Wellens went to Centre and Eastmond went to fullback?.

: Mon May 04, 2009 9:43 pm  

andysilsden wrote:

It was the worse St Helens performance I have ever seen. I was wondering I as going to see St Helens niled at one point.

One other thing, did Saints lose a centre to injury?, because I couldnt work out why from the mid point of the 1st half, Wellens went to Centre and Eastmond went to fullback?.

I think we pushed Gilly into the second row to try and help stem the flow, it failed.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:28 pm  

for the second time is as many weeks our pack has been not bullied but certainly dominated, i dont think there has been a lack of effort on anyones part to be fair, i just think because we're being dominated in the forwards its leading to long pryce etc panicing somewhat leading to the wrong decisions being made ending up with being caught in possession on the last,

however they are not excuses they are imo what has happened, why our senior players like long and pryce haven't been standing up and using that experience we talk about to get us out of these situations is another question and if we all knew the answer to that question we would be getting paid alot of money for provididng the solution.

as for the comment regarding lack of effort, i dont think thats the case at all as those who have played or are playing know if you go onto a pitch and show no effort you get hurt so this for me is absolute rubbish. all teams even champions have mid season lul's if you think of the premiership it normally happens to teams around crimbo, hopefully this is our lul, and its coming at the right time so we can forge a great run towards the business end

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:39 pm  

vila_16 wrote:

for the second time is as many weeks our pack has been not bullied but certainly dominated, i dont think there has been a lack of effort on anyones part to be fair, i just think because we're being dominated in the forwards its leading to long pryce etc panicing somewhat leading to the wrong decisions being made ending up with being caught in possession on the last,

however they are not excuses they are imo what has happened, why our senior players like long and pryce haven't been standing up and using that experience we talk about to get us out of these situations is another question and if we all knew the answer to that question we would be getting paid alot of money for provididng the solution.

as for the comment regarding lack of effort, i dont think thats the case at all as those who have played or are playing know if you go onto a pitch and show no effort you get hurt so this for me is absolute rubbish. all teams even champions have mid season lul's if you think of the premiership it normally happens to teams around crimbo, hopefully this is our lul, and its coming at the right time so we can forge a great run towards the business end

In defence of Pryce I thought he was one of the few that played well and didn't go hiding as he has done in the past. Not condoning what he did but given all the problems that have been hanging over him this past couple of months I think he has given a lot to the team effort.