SaintsFan wrote:
Tony Smith did wonders with the England team Down Under, didn't he? It's all a question of context.
Correct, its a question of context.
So whats the point of bringing up your Tony Smith point above when it has no bearing on his challenge cup or SL achievements which is what we are discussing ?
Nobody could have got that England team to perform against the best international RL team on the planet and the 2nd best international team on the planet, not even Craig Bellamy or Wayne Bennett would have done much better.
We simply got shown up for what we are at international level which is light years behind the australians and were also behind the kiwis especially when they have a full squad available which isn't that often these days, we have some workld class players in the England team but unfortunately we are not world class from 1-17 and you can't afford to carry passengers against the australians or kiwis when their at full strength.
Anyway, to the point about you falling apart at the seams. Your successful team that has carried you for a long time in SL is falling apart at the seams.
Long has left who was your organiser and lead you round the pitch, Cunningham is set to retire, Talau has left who was class at his peak but he hasn't been replacd with equivelant quality. Sculthorpe retired and again he hasn't been replaced with equivelant quality, Flannery is a solid player but he's no Sculthorpe. Cayless left then you brought Fozzard back to replace him lol.
Hargreaves is another average player you signed, Eastmond is a class act but how often is he appearing for you on the pitch these days ? He's certainly no organiser like Long, who will take your team around the pitch after Long and Cunningham ? Don't say Pryce as ive got a cuppa in my hand at the min, he has just over a handful of decent games a year from what ive seen and he's certainly no organiser in the Long or Cunningham mould and neither is Roby or Eastmond as they are 2 individual off the cuff type players.
Yeh your a bogey team, their are plenty of times we should have beaten you but i aint going down that road.
We are falling to bits at the seams? If we are, but we're in second, what does that say about you? You had to play the bottom team to get to the final this year; we had to play Leeds - again - and without halfbacks. Sure, we have been injury-struck this year but in spite of that, we're second and therefore in with a chance of getting to and winning the Grand Final. Only Bradford have won the GF from third. Once. Fact!
