Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:39 pm  

Superb effort from the boys this afternoon and in hindsight, we should have gone for touch instead of going for goal and then set up a drop goal (or try).
Proud of the boys and this shows that we can compete with the best.
Saints and Wire will be battling for the LLS and we were within a whisker today.

Great effort

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:44 pm  

I don't think they were that much better than us today - more clinical perhaps but we were more like what we've come to expect especially in the first half with 2 quality Johnstone tries. Should have made more of the 3 dropouts and sets on their line before we eventually scored second half then Broughy missed with the penalty on half way and they sneaked it at the end. Overall, much better than last week, room for more improvement, hopefully a win against Catalans a week on Thursday and push on from there. Miller had a good game and thought Reece Lyne deserves a mention too. All our forwards matched theirs, on another day we'd have just got the win.

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:46 pm  

I don't think the season is back on track just yet, the next 4 games are going to show where we're going this season. They're all games we should be winning if we stand any chance of making the top 5

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:51 pm  

After last weeks drubbing I was feeling very nervous for today. Fantastic performance from all the team and i'm feeling almost as happy as I would with the win.
Great effort from all the team but Miller & Brough in particular played a blinder

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:00 pm  

Much better effort but we needed to turn more of the pressure we had into points. Saints were there for the taking but we just lacked the killer instinct at crucial times whilst they were more clinical, their goalkicking apart. Plenty of positives though and play like that against Catalan (and if Brough can keep his trap shut) then we’ll get tge two points.

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:03 pm  

We’ve Got to try and stop these penalties late in the tackle count , not saying that they are all penalties, but don’t give the refs any thoughts, also coughing up the ball with silly knock ons in our own half . We and enough sets in front of their sticks to win the game, but a big improvement, made saints work hard for their win, onwards and upwards.

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:08 pm  

At 18 all, I just knew Saints were going to pinch it. Even if Brough had have kicked that last penalty, I think we'd have still lost by 2 or 4 points. A lesser team would have caved in way before Saints, but they soaked it all up and played until the last minute.

Roby is an absolute machine. If there was ever a player to personify 'Man of Steel', it's him.

We'll play worse and win.

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:12 pm  

Losing chuby at half-time was a real turning point

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:51 pm  

Massive improvement today, well done lads. Saint are a class outfit and we went toe for toe today. Tom needs to work on his positioning, Danny needs to keep his gob shut and cut out the daft pens and we will be a decent side ourselves! Up the Trin!

Re: Next up - Saints : Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:03 pm  

[quote="King Street Cat"]At 18 all, I just knew Saints were going to pinch it. Even if Brough had have kicked that last penalty, I think we'd have still lost by 2 or 4 points. A lesser team would have caved in way before Saints, but they soaked it all up and played until the last minute.

Roby is an absolute machine. If there was ever a player to personify 'Man of Steel', it's him.

We'll play worse and win.[/quote

I have bought the opposite and we could win it but the effort from everyone eventually took it's too but Roby always gets them on the front foot and as know they are so hard to stop. Well done to everyone and I'm feeling much more positive then last week. Hope Hubys ok but it looked bad