Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:39 am  

Really looking forward to Friday. That performance from us yesterday was our best of the season. Hudds were poor no doubt but that was the Saints of old. The intensity in defence as under Woolf but also with some superb attack as under Holbrook. Welsby, Dodd and Lomax linked up really well and we scored some fantastic tries. From our point of view I hope its a turning point from an inconsistent campaign so far and if we start to pick up form now then its a really good time of the season to do so.

Percival and Lees back and having the likes of Paasi and Matautia on the bench gave us some real punch and of course everyone's favourite pantomine villain Knowles is back next week too. We win the game and our game in hand and we are right back in the hunt for finishing top 4 as a minimum.

Peet will demand a response from Wigan naturally and they will come out of the blocks firing. I know they are a bit light in the forwards but with Marshall, French and now Field back they have pace to burn and can score easily from their own 20. Going wide early against our compressed defence is always a good option. I expect Saints to target Field defensively so it will be interesting to see how the game pans out.

Really hope its a sell out but can't see it given people will be on holiday, weekends away with the good weather etc. Lets hope its as good as the Good Friday game but obviously with a different result this time!

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:45 am  

Stu M wrote:

Really looking forward to Friday. That performance from us yesterday was our best of the season. Hudds were poor no doubt but that was the Saints of old. The intensity in defence as under Woolf but also with some superb attack as under Holbrook. Welsby, Dodd and Lomax linked up really well and we scored some fantastic tries. From our point of view I hope its a turning point from an inconsistent campaign so far and if we start to pick up form now then its a really good time of the season to do so.

Percival and Lees back and having the likes of Paasi and Matautia on the bench gave us some real punch and of course everyone's favourite pantomine villain Knowles is back next week too. We win the game and our game in hand and we are right back in the hunt for finishing top 4 as a minimum.

Peet will demand a response from Wigan naturally and they will come out of the blocks firing. I know they are a bit light in the forwards but with Marshall, French and now Field back they have pace to burn and can score easily from their own 20. Going wide early against our compressed defence is always a good option. I expect Saints to target Field defensively so it will be interesting to see how the game pans out.

Really hope its a sell out but can't see it given people will be on holiday, weekends away with the good weather etc. Lets hope its as good as the Good Friday game but obviously with a different result this time!

Nah, should be an easy win for us, don't forget the RFL have got it in for you lot and you'll have 18 players suspended by 3pm today

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:00 am  

apollosghost wrote:

Nah, should be an easy win for us, don't forget the RFL have got it in for you lot and you'll have 18 players suspended by 3pm today

Beat me to it
It's a conspiracy I tell you

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:01 am  

Good to have a sensible discussion.....

Appreciated

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:16 am  

Stu M wrote:

Good to have a sensible discussion.....

Appreciated

Well to be honest Stu you do come on here to tell how good your team has played and how we could improve our play which I am sure it is much appreciated.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:22 am  

Jason65 wrote:

Well to be honest Stu you do come on here to tell how good your team has played and how we could improve our play which I am sure it is much appreciated.

Well after Saturday's performance you need all the help you can get

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:31 am  

Stu M wrote:

Well after Saturday's performance you need all the help you can get

To be honest if an away game against Saints can’t fire us up then nothing will. Sure we’ll be a different side. Regardless to both results at the weekend, I’m sure it’ll be a good match

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:41 am  

Stu M wrote:

Well after Saturday's performance you need all the help you can get

Agreed

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:59 am  

WWste wrote:

To be honest if an away game against Saints can’t fire us up then nothing will. Sure we’ll be a different side. Regardless to both results at the weekend, I’m sure it’ll be a good match

I've watched this fixture for far too long to believe that Friday will be anything other than a massive massive test.

It's come at a good time for Saints with everyone back fit and available.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:57 pm  

I am normally as confident as anybody when we play Saints but I cannot see how we beat them this week. Our pack is so small compared to theirs I don't see how we will keep them below 20 points which we will need to do to have any chance of winning.

Saying that I will happily take a 40 point loss this week for a win the week later. The cup game is the big one at this moment in time