Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Sun May 26, 2019 6:24 pm  

Good god I’m so bored by St Helens. Metronomic and monotonous, honestly not that good to watch. Why do teams stand back with them and not rip in? That being said, Cas are bloody awful. What does Powell have to do to be sacked?

Thank god nothing’s won in May, this lot still won’t win the GF.

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Sun May 26, 2019 6:30 pm  

matt_wire wrote:

What does Powell have to do to be sacked?

Hang your head in shame, m_w
Don't you know they've got injuries?
It might have been mentioned before

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Sun May 26, 2019 10:01 pm  

Commenting on Stains on this board is a huge mistake as it will attract the like of ARS108 and Judderman as sure as planting hostas in your garden attracts slugs.

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Sun May 26, 2019 11:39 pm  

matt_wire wrote:

Good god I’m so bored by St Helens. Metronomic and monotonous, honestly not that good to watch. Why do teams stand back with them and not rip in? That being said, Cas are bloody awful. What does Powell have to do to be sacked?

Thank god nothing’s won in May, this lot still won’t win the GF.

If we won't, then congratulations, Wire are champions. The rest of the league is a mess, there's only two teams in the competition this season. Saints aren't boring to watch either. The only monotonous thing at the moment is the outcome of the games. The rugby being played is sublime at times. The attack is fluid and balanced with genuine danger across the field. Our youth players in the pack are genuinely better than any other side in Super League's senior forwards other than Warrington and IMO that is a close thing which is ridiculous given the ages involved. Thompson, Lees, Smith, Ashworth, Knowles all sensational prospects. Thompson, Lees, Ashworth and Knowles should all be in the GB squad if they pick on performances not names. Teams do rip in, if you watch that game back you can see Cas do have a real go, they're just outclassed and physically battered. Saints success this season is nothing to do with Lachlan Coote or Kevin Naiqama or even James Roby who has become some a celestial godlike master (Best hooker in SL by an enormous distance). It's the defense that is winning games. Cas had the ball for the first 4 minutes of that game today and came away with nothing. Denied. Then Saints score off the first spell in the Cas 20 and the game was already over at that point, heads down across the field in Cas shirts.

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Mon May 27, 2019 12:34 am  

I agree Cas we're excellent in that first ten and saints defended superbly and then attacked superbly...reminded me of us 2011. They are streets ahead of everyone else including us. I will take exception with the Roby comment. He is an absolute class act but he is not a country mile ahead of Daryl clark, still better -, maybe but its not by a distance that's for sure.

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Mon May 27, 2019 9:19 am  

Very fluent attacking by Saints. Thought they were a bit lucky in the first 10 minutes but Cas have injuries (apparently). The league position accurately reflects the current difference between us and them, but there is a long way to go.
I do not agree that Roby is significantly better than DC,if at all.

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Mon May 27, 2019 9:23 am  

2 good hookers but give me Clark any day

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Mon May 27, 2019 9:49 am  

matt_wire wrote:

Good god I’m so bored by St Helens. Metronomic and monotonous, honestly not that good to watch. Why do teams stand back with them and not rip in? That being said, Cas are bloody awful. What does Powell have to do to be sacked?

Thank god nothing’s won in May, this lot still won’t win the GF.

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Mon May 27, 2019 10:05 am  

ratticusfinch wrote:

I agree Cas we're excellent in that first ten and saints defended superbly and then attacked superbly...reminded me of us 2011. They are streets ahead of everyone else including us. I will take exception with the Roby comment. He is an absolute class act but he is not a country mile ahead of Daryl clark, still better -, maybe but its not by a distance that's for sure.

Spot on. Saints are the outstanding team so far this season with us a good second best, but still second best. There is a long way to go but I'd sooner see a Saints side like yesterday's prosper than have the likes of Wigan grind out another championship in their mechanical style.

Re: Sky TV games non Wire. : Mon May 27, 2019 11:19 am  

Asgardian13 wrote:

Spot on. Saints are the outstanding team so far this season with us a good second best, but still second best. There is a long way to go but I'd sooner see a Saints side like yesterday's prosper than have the likes of Wigan grind out another championship in their mechanical style.

Same here I would sooner see Wire, Cas or Saints in the Grand Final and I don't want to see Wigan or Leeds having a sniff and sneaking into the top 5. If Wire and Saints can take more points off Wigan and Leeds then the job is done for perhaps a more entertaining final. Catalans need to be carefully watched though.