[Dick Jones]

OK You are the manager, recruit for next year : Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:49 am  

Who would you recruit and who would you keep:

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:56 am  

That can only be answered in about 5 games time, as there is every chance we will be in Championship 1 at the moment unless we can find about 3/4 wins from our last 10 games. By the way, I can't.

[Dick Jones]

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:58 am  

The worry is DEmon we have to play FAX twice so thats two losses.

I can see us beating Gateshead, Donny and maybe Sheffield all at home, cant see us winning at Haven which is a week on Sunday

[Dick Jones]

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:04 am  

Games to play;

FAX home TBA
Gateshead this Sunday
Haven away 28th June
Fax Away 3rd July
Sheffield 19th JULY
Barrow 25th July
Donny home 2nd Aug

Can we survive

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:34 am  

We aren't going down, be serious!

We've got Fax Home & Away
Gateshead Home & Away
Haven Home & Away
Sheffield Home
Barrow Away
Toulouse Home
Donny Home

Think we can forget Fax and Barrow, the rest are winnable!

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:03 am  

We won't go down. For next season - get rid of everyone except for:

Hill - If he doesn't get snapped up elsewhere
Mort
Taylor
Armistead
MacGraff
Donlan
Watson - if we can't get anyone better for tuppence ha'penny
Durbin - if we actually want to play him
Higson

No doubt we will have the same team or worse but we will be consoled by the news of Anthony Stewart's new 18 year contract extension.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:25 am  

I agree we will probably stay up (still don't feel comfortable yet) but if we lose on Sunday, lets see if you feel the same. We need our 6 asap

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:06 am  

Realistically we are more or less stuck with what we have got.

We have enough players with decent ability but too frequently have little organisation or leadership. There isnt one player in yesterdays starting 17 who I would willingly drive to another club.

All of them at some point have proven their worth. If I have one major criticism it would be 'getting up' for a Widnes game isnt good enough, they need to get up for all of them.

Put a good stand off and prop in our squad and I think it will look totally different. Not unbeatable table toppers (we need 2000 more fans through the gate for that) but miles away from the 'worst Leigh team in living memory'.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:17 pm  

The ST Helens squad

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:19 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

That can only be answered in about 5 games time, as there is every chance we will be in Championship 1 at the moment unless we can find about 3/4 wins from our last 10 games. By the way, I can't.

I felt like that too, Demon. But I reckon we will beat:- Doncaster (H) - if they fulfil their fixtures; Whitehaven (H); Gateshead (H) and maybe Whitehaven (A).

Please note - Whitehaven are in a false position in the Championship - they only have three home games left.