Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:40 am  

Jowitt has recently been given a long contract so the club must see a place for him long term. In the meantime I have no problems with Grix at FB although I have to say if Jowitt had given the stupid penalty away like the one Grix did when he upended the Wigan player, then he would probably have been dropped!

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:22 am  

The last two seasons have seen us lose games by the narrowest of margins, anything between 1 and 6 points. Sometimes due to a rush of blood, sometimes a drop goal attempt which missed by inches, sometimes by taking the wrong last tackle option, sometimes by rushing the play of the ball.

At the moment, and the same applied last season, the team need to lift about 10% to be really challenging for the top 4. The big question is... What would give us this lift? A new head coach? A new fitness coach? A world class half back? A specialist skills coach? A new ground?

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:51 am  

Best ever 3 year period in Super League and people still questioning the coach?? the mind boggles

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:51 am  

King Street Cat wrote:

The last two seasons have seen us lose games by the narrowest of margins, anything between 1 and 6 points. Sometimes due to a rush of blood, sometimes a drop goal attempt which missed by inches, sometimes by taking the wrong last tackle option, sometimes by rushing the play of the ball.

At the moment, and the same applied last season, the team need to lift about 10% to be really challenging for the top 4. The big question is... What would give us this lift? A new head coach? A new fitness coach? A world class half back? A specialist skills coach? A new ground?

A motivationalist, belief in what you can do and not dwell in the past poor results, you get the best out of people when you motivate them than constant barrage of abuse

how good would it be that it could start on the terrace first than on the pitch or talks of a new coach

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:17 am  

Personally, I don't think a new coach is the answer. Chester has done a phenomenal job since he took over.

Some teams just know how to win, or give themselves every chance of winning the very tight games, whoever the coach or whoever is playing. Saints have been one of those teams throughout their Super League tenure, despite their changing coach and player roster. Their winning mentality goes way deeper than just the coach and players. What do they have which has us perpetually saying "never write off the Saints"?

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:25 am  

What do they have? Around about an extra million on their payroll costs I suggest. Read Rod Studds words. If you want better results, pay for better players. Its pretty simple.

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:36 am  

Daddycool wrote:

What do they have? Around about an extra million on their payroll costs I suggest. Read Rod Studds words. If you want better results, pay for better players. Its pretty simple.

In a nutshell. Although it doesn't always compute otherwise we'd be in the qualifiers.

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:39 am  

Daddycool wrote:

What do they have? Around about an extra million on their payroll costs I suggest. Read Rod Studds words. If you want better results, pay for better players. Its pretty simple.

Not always - and I do my best to avoid reading Rod Studd's words, since he started ranting and raving on social media like a drunk fan.

And I'm sure the lads will be motivated by that sentiment at the end of season bash; it's a bit like being told that you're good looking...for your age.

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:45 am  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

In a nutshell. Although it doesn't always compute otherwise we'd be in the qualifiers.

To a point but we have ‘boxed above our weight’ for years and until we get more fans turning up or a sugar daddy then we need to get value for money.

Re: Composure. : Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:17 pm  

Its definitely not anything coach related, to me its simple, while we are no doubt improving year on year which is great to see, we are yet to experience a number of 'big games' when winning really matters. As people say the top teams can win when the pressure is really on. This thing comes with both time and more experience. The more pressure games we are in when it comes to the crunch end of the season the better.

Both times last season against Saints at Home and Hull away we fell agonisingly short, at no fault of any individual, more around key decisions and doing the right thing in the heat of the moment.

Pains me to say it but we are 2-3 years behind Cas..