Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:33 am  

MattyB wrote:

They are under massive pressure.

Really? I don't think we are at all. Seems like Salford fans are confident of beating us, Wigan fans no longer worry about playing us so how are we under pressure? We've won 3 GF's on the run and a CC last year, we can't keep winning everything. The reason 4 in a row has never been done (in a SC era) is that it is unbelievably hard to do so, so if we fall short then we fall short.

However Woolf leaving just means that we have an added incentive to do it, the players will be busting a gut even more to do it for him and to create history. Remember when Wane and Tomkins both left in 2018, there was only ever one team going to win that GF.

I actually think we are flying under the radar now

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:47 am  

Stu M wrote:

Really? I don't think we are at all. Seems like Salford fans are confident of beating us, Wigan fans no longer worry about playing us so how are we under pressure? We've won 3 GF's on the run and a CC last year, we can't keep winning everything. The reason 4 in a row has never been done (in a SC era) is that it is unbelievably hard to do so, so if we fall short then we fall short.

However Woolf leaving just means that we have an added incentive to do it, the players will be busting a gut even more to do it for him and to create history. Remember when Wane and Tomkins both left in 2018, there was only ever one team going to win that GF.

I actually think we are flying under the radar now

Its yours to lose

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:52 am  

Stu M wrote:

Really? I don't think we are at all. Seems like Salford fans are confident of beating us, Wigan fans no longer worry about playing us so how are we under pressure? We've won 3 GF's on the run and a CC last year, we can't keep winning everything. The reason 4 in a row has never been done (in a SC era) is that it is unbelievably hard to do so, so if we fall short then we fall short.

However Woolf leaving just means that we have an added incentive to do it, the players will be busting a gut even more to do it for him and to create history. Remember when Wane and Tomkins both left in 2018, there was only ever one team going to win that GF.

I actually think we are flying under the radar now

Try and kid us all you like but you and I know Saints are favourites for the Grand Final. You’ll be missing a winger and a scrum half come the play offs and have by a distance the best pack in the league. The bookies know what they’re doing and they expect you to win another Grand Final. Woolf leaving adds pressure but also adds a determination to get the job done.

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:56 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Try and kid us all you like but you and I know Saints are favourites for the Grand Final. You’ll be missing a winger and a scrum half come the play offs and have by a distance the best pack in the league. The bookies know what they’re doing and they expect you to win another Grand Final. Woolf leaving adds pressure but also adds a determination to get the job done.

Not at all. Wigan beating us last week seems to have changed things in the RL world. I think if both get there, the odds will narrow further where they can't be split.

We'll also be missing Percival as he hasn't been named in the squad for Saturday and after being out from May, I can't see him being thrown straight into a SF so you'd have to assume he's done for the season.

Also given that Hopoate is made out of biscuits he may well start the SF but wouldn't surprise me to see him limp off before HT.

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:04 pm  

The greatest team in the super league era are flying under the radar because they have 2 injuries

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:07 pm  

Stu M wrote:

Not at all. Wigan beating us last week seems to have changed things in the RL world. I think if both get there, the odds will narrow further where they can't be split.

We'll also be missing Percival as he hasn't been named in the squad for Saturday and after being out from May, I can't see him being thrown straight into a SF so you'd have to assume he's done for the season.

Also given that Hopoate is made out of biscuits he may well start the SF but wouldn't surprise me to see him limp off before HT.

Factually you’re favourites, so that’s how we stand. We’ll see on Percival but Hopoate and Makinson will make a huge difference. You only need to look at the Magic game to see what Hopoate can bring. Will he get injured again? Maybe but maybe Field and French both pull up with hamstring tears again.

Ultimately it matters little if you claim your not favourites or I claim you are. There is pressure on you guys to win the Grand Final and the whole club will be devastated if you don’t send Woolf out with another. I don’t think the pressure is quite as heavy on us due to the cup win but it’s still there and by the same token, Tommy Leuluai retiring has added some on top.

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:14 pm  

Stu M wrote:

Not at all. Wigan beating us last week seems to have changed things in the RL world. I think if both get there, the odds will narrow further where they can't be split.

We'll also be missing Percival as he hasn't been named in the squad for Saturday and after being out from May, I can't see him being thrown straight into a SF so you'd have to assume he's done for the season.

Also given that Hopoate is made out of biscuits he may well start the SF but wouldn't surprise me to see him limp off before HT.

Don’t take it personal Stu. As far as I can see, you ain’t one of the fans who at the start of the season we’re saying you’d already won it. 3/4 in row is a massive achievement and saints have my respect for that but like it was said earlier some saints fans have built up in there head that the team you have are invincible and it’s very easy to wind people up with this view. When it goes tits up this is what happens. If it was any other team including our own the view would be the same. Probably slightly more intense with it being saints haha

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:18 pm  

NSW wrote:

The greatest team in the super league era are flying under the radar because they have 2 injuries

Instead of being a smart a**e actually read my post in full. Since Wigan beat us last week, there has been a bit of a sea change. Some journalists are now saying that Wigan are the team to beat, they have the blue print to beat us etc. Others are also saying that Salford could go all the way.

A few months ago it was a foregone conclusion that Saints would win it. I don't think it is anymore. We do look a bit busted and fatigued and this could be one Final too far. That's not just my opinion nor a Saints opinion.

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:28 pm  

This 'always the victim' mentality amongst some fans is plain weird. The extent of the resentment is equally weird. Seen comments online saying boycott the semi-final and final, one wants the chairman to write to all of the fans to explain the decision, some saying they're done with the sport altogether...

Good god.

Re: Play-off dates confirmed : Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:35 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

This 'always the victim' mentality amongst some fans is plain weird. The extent of the resentment is equally weird. Seen comments online saying boycott the semi-final and final, one wants the chairman to write to all of the fans to explain the decision, some saying they're done with the sport altogether...

Good god.

Hardly surprising when Wigan are involved. Its a massive conspiracy against every other team...