Can Harry raise them for next week? : Mon May 04, 2009 10:07 am  

Were we drawn away to Catalans I have little doubt we would be going out of the Challenge Cup next weekend. Fortunately for us it is at home.

Despite the horrible performances of the last two weeks, I don't think the picture is as bad as the Goons are telling us. The era hasn't quite ended yet and I doubt we're really going to lose to sides as poor as Wigan too many more times this season, despite their triumphant chufty banging. But if we are to stay in the cup until at least until we play the mighty Wigan again, Harry needs to raise the energy levels and performance almost infinitely. Catalans are much the same as Wigan, a limited team capable of shocking performance, but also of raising their game and putting in the odd big game in a sea of inconsistency. They should not be underestimated.

Harry passed his first test as Saints coach with the near perfection we showed in the double victory over Leeds to leave us top with our big rival knocked out of the cup in their own back yard. But his ability to juggle the 17 or 18 players we have is going to be the test of whether we win anything this season.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:09 am  

I think we'll pick ourselves up and win comfortably.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:14 am  

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:

I think we'll pick ourselves up and win comfortably.

You optimists thought we would do the same to Bradford and the Goons too and look how that turned out.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:20 am  

Saddened! wrote:

You optimists thought we would do the same to Bradford and the Goons too and look how that turned out.

yea but they was not cup games

Re: Can Harry raise them for next week? : Mon May 04, 2009 10:22 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Were we drawn away to Catalans I have little doubt we would be going out of the Challenge Cup next weekend. Fortunately for us it is at home.

Despite the horrible performances of the last two weeks, I don't think the picture is as bad as the Goons are telling us. The era hasn't quite ended yet and I doubt we're really going to lose to sides as poor as Wigan too many more times this season, despite their triumphant chufty banging. But if we are to stay in the cup until at least until we play the mighty Wigan again, Harry needs to raise the energy levels and performance almost infinitely. Catalans are much the same as Wigan, a limited team capable of shocking performance, but also of raising their game and putting in the odd big game in a sea of inconsistency. They should not be underestimated.

Harry passed his first test as Saints coach with the near perfection we showed in the double victory over Leeds to leave us top with our big rival knocked out of the cup in their own back yard. But his ability to juggle the 17 or 18 players we have is going to be the test of whether we win anything this season.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:22 am  

Saddened! wrote:

You optimists thought we would do the same to Bradford and the Goons too and look how that turned out.

We've got to be optimistic, no point thinking we'll lose every game.

Re: Can Harry raise them for next week? : Mon May 04, 2009 10:25 am  

MattyB wrote:

Go on then, which part of what I said was wrong?

: Mon May 04, 2009 2:00 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

You optimists thought we would do the same to Bradford and the Goons too and look how that turned out.

And you predict a loss for us every other week and we usually win.

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:46 pm  

Harry shouldn't need to pick us up. It's the cup. The players should be able to pick themselves up.

If we lose, don't make being tired an excuse. Catalans will have travelled across the Channel three times in three weeks (Hull KR, Magic Weekend, then us), so if anything they should be shattered.

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:54 pm  

In the 1st post of this topic it says lucky we are not away next week and will be better coz at home.

We have lost to hull kr at home.


We have lost to the bulls at home.

We have not lost at another teams ground yet, so maybe our away form is better than our home.