Re: Matty smith to join Wigan "within days" : Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:12 am  

Northampton_Saint wrote:

I was quite pleased with it I must admit

Haha my mistake didn't see his error. Well played ha.

Still im sure you tried to buy out the Salford deal at the time but he turned it down because you'd shipped him out on loan all year and he enjoyed it there. Not to mention the fact that you'd picked Eastmond over him even though everyone knew he was off to union even then. Had he done any of the disrespecting fan gestures at that point?

Re: Matty smith to join Wigan "within days" : Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:20 am  

hula89 wrote:

Haha my mistake didn't see his error. Well played ha.

Still im sure you tried to buy out the Salford deal at the time but he turned it down because you'd shipped him out on loan all year and he enjoyed it there. Not to mention the fact that you'd picked Eastmond over him even though everyone knew he was off to union even then. Had he done any of the disrespecting fan gestures at that point?

Union was a rumour at that point and other than being injured Eastmond hadn't started his tricks. Smith was recalled from loan basically because he was still a Saints player and we needed him for those games. As mentioned at the time he wouldnt have got into the 17 if everyone was fit so it was best for both parties to part company

Re: Matty smith to join Wigan "within days" : Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:39 am  

No1 Saint wrote:

Union was a rumour at that point and other than being injured Eastmond hadn't started his tricks. Smith was recalled from loan basically because he was still a Saints player and we needed him for those games. As mentioned at the time he wouldnt have got into the 17 if everyone was fit so it was best for both parties to part company

The big Saints mistake was letting Smith go and keeping Scott Moore. Smith would have done a far better job and could have covered hooker and half back, similar to what Tommy L did at Wigan.

Re: Matty smith to join Wigan "within days" : Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:49 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The big Saints mistake was letting Smith go and keeping Scott Moore. Smith would have done a far better job and could have covered hooker and half back, similar to what Tommy L did at Wigan.

Have I missed something?

Re: Matty smith to join Wigan "within days" : Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:52 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

Have I missed something?

Rumour has it he won't don the cherry and white ever again.

Just rumours mind.

Re: Matty smith to join Wigan "within days" : Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:00 pm  

warrior24 wrote:

Rumour has it he won't don the cherry and white ever again.

Just rumours mind.

Would be a massive shame if true (if only for us fans to see him leave wearing the shirt one last time and give him a good send off).

He's been an integral part in the change of fortunes for this club!

Re: Matty smith joins Wigan - Official : Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:04 pm  

There's bound to be rumours about Leuluai and they'll stick around until he's back on the field. I think he will come back but you just never know.

All we can do is trust the coaching staff and hope for the best.

Re: Matty smith joins Wigan - Official : Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:11 pm  

funny how this whole notion that 'rugby league is rubbish at the minute' is being peddled by saints fans when their team is in no danger of winning anything. would they still be like this if they were top of the league and in a cc semi?

if their basis for this argument is that our national side is crap, then how is that different than the past 20 years?

their team might be crap but this wigan side would beat any of their sides from the last 5/6 years.

Re: Matty smith joins Wigan - Official : Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:14 pm  

pk wrote:

funny how this whole notion that 'rugby league is rubbish at the minute' is being peddled by saints fans when their team is in no danger of winning anything. would they still be like this if they were top of the league and in a cc semi?

if their basis for this argument is that our national side is crap, then how is that different than the past 20 years?

their team might be crap but this wigan side would beat any of their sides from the last 5/6 years.

COULD NOT AGREE MORE...

Re: Matty smith to join Wigan "within days" : Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:22 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The big Saints mistake was letting Smith go and keeping Scott Moore. Smith would have done a far better job and could have covered hooker and half back

Hell might have frozen over, but I agree. An extra decent boot can help a team too, Scott Moore is dreadful.