: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:43 pm  

Prestwich Red wrote:

We only beat you on average once every 4 years so let us have our moment of Glory
BTW Our youngsters are better than your youngsters

See my post on your board (I'm the Saints fan who isn't being quoted!)

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:44 pm  

Prestwich Red wrote:

We only beat you on average once every 4 years so let us have our moment of Glory
BTW Our youngsters are better than your youngsters

But your youngsters are someone else's youngsters

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:05 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

But your youngsters are someone else's youngsters

So what we still have brought them through the ranks and spent the time and money to develop them.
We also have some local lads in the academy who look very promising.
BTW thanks for Mc Gilvray thought he had a great game tonight

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:08 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

But your youngsters are someone else's youngsters

ONE of our youngsters is on loan from elsewhere and, as a Wiganer, I'm sure he will have enjoyed tonight's victory even more than most.

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:05 pm  

RIGSBY wrote:

after last weeks pathetic peformance im not surprised at this result..
ok there was a few missing..but what about the so called batch of young worldbeaters we are supposed to have then?..well at least theres another piece of history been made.weve never got beat at the willows since 1997.

Don't forget they had few missing and the mom hadn't trained all week

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:17 pm  

Saint from Prestwich wrote:

Agreed -these youngsters have been over hyped well above their ability.

Just get used to it mate. We hear it every year when some kid comes through.

Just like tyrer was next jamie Lyon and all that...

Don't know why certain people on here have to hype them up so much to be next big thing. Let them just develop and see how they go.

Sure enough wheeler, eastmond and ashurst are doing ok but it's early days.

: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:12 am  

St pete wrote:

Just get used to it mate. We hear it every year when some kid comes through.

Just like tyrer was next jamie Lyon and all that...

Don't know why certain people on here have to hype them up so much to be next big thing. Let them just develop and see how they go.

Sure enough wheeler, eastmond and ashurst are doing ok but it's early days.

I think the difference between the crop of players you mention and the Tyrer situation was that Tyrer was hyped for some time BEFORE he played in the first team. It wasn't until he played in the first team that we saw the flaws in his game. The current crop are getting 'bigged' up by many on here because SINCE they've made the step up into the team they have proved themselves at least capable if not more than that.

Some people 'Hype' them as much as they do because they believe in the talent they have shown already and in some cases have been told by people at the club (who you could consider experts on the subject) that they are likely to make it at Saints.

If you check back there were very few people who had seen Tyrer play that thought he would be 'the next Lyon' in fact some people, like Rogues i think, said his success at academy level came from the fact that he had developed physically faster than most and was therefore bigger/faster/stronger.

Having said all that the chinese whisper nature of internet message boards and communities of people (such as sports fans) in general can often lead to people jumping on bandwagons.

: Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:09 pm  

Saint from Prestwich wrote:

Ruth Ellis could have made a better job when the try was laid on a plate only for him to inexplicably drop the ball.

You try playing before having a go. Nobody on here has mentioned the chip kick he put in for Meli's try. Give the lad a chance

: Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:15 pm  

confused.con wrote:

You try playing before having a go. Nobody on here has mentioned the chip kick he put in for Meli's try. Give the lad a chance

Quite right, anyone who has played the game has dropped a ball under "pressure". Very few of us could even imagine the pressure of a debut for the first team of saints. My hand would sweat so much i couldn't tie my boots!

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:10 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

Quite right, anyone who has played the game has dropped a ball under "pressure". Very few of us could even imagine the pressure of a debut for the first team of saints. My hand would sweat so much i couldn't tie my boots!

At the time I actually thought the pass was forward to him and that if it was possibly passed back he would have gone all the way.....

I also thought that our second try was a forward pass by Wilshere but others have said it went back so I'm willing to accept that