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    2019 Superleague and rugby league thread

    Well just like last year, the time is almost upon us!

    Thursday 31st January is the date of renewed hostilities between Saints and Wigan, and I can’t wait!

    With almost inevitable predictability, i again called it right last season....

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    Following on from 2017’s thread (http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...t=Rugby+league)

    Season Opener on Thursday 1st February is almost upon us!


    Well, Saints and KC went their seperate ways and it was no shock after our lack of direction at times and poor recruitment but with new coach Justin Holbrook arriving in time for Magic Weekend we looked a different team but still one capable of an amazing kamikaze moment or two, and the innate ability to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat https://youtu.be/OHphpqI3eBI

    Or of course, snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory..... https://youtu.be/zyMESo7gYiY

    But I’m confident we’ll be there or there abouts again this season, with young talent like Richardson and Grace, old hands like Wilkin and the ever dependable Roby. With some magic from Daily M winner Barba (with a pre season under his belt) I see us in the semis again at season end.


    COYS!!!!











    Barbra indeed injected that extra bounce we needed. Unfortunately he lost form (and some might say interest) at a key stage of the season but ultimately the first silverware since 2014 for Saints (in the form of the league leaders shield) was scant reward after a season of losing just 4 games in the league. By comparison, Warrington lost a barely believable 11 games.

    Ultimately, we know how the league works and although the final was a grind-fest, it once again proved that you only need to get into the playoff places and then have a couple of good games.

    Catalans proved that grunt and brute force would beat superior skill and guile in a one off game, but we shouldn’t be surprised as in Wanes world it happened a few times!

    Barba has gone back to Australia with the MOS which I predicted back on 2nd Feb 2018


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    Well I’m smug as I can be!

    46-6 winners against Cas and I’m not exaggerating when I say we smashed ‘em!

    Ben Barba for man of steel, mark my words (injury’s caveat!)

    It’s like a reversal of the Cahllenge cup from last season where we didn’t turn up......


    COYS!!!!

    Ps walmsley has signed a 4yr as well!!!




    (I’d like to thank all the opposition fans for telling us each time we played) and hopefully we will be a bit more balanced, and not trying to put 75% of our plays through one player!

    Bring it on!






    COYS!!!!!!

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    Yes, the new season is almost upon us. I'm reasonably optimistic that Wakefield will go well this season, we've made some sensible signings although I`m still not sure about Danny Brough, at 36 his best days are behind him but on his day he's still a very effective player. Chris Chester knows him well, so we have to trust his judgement. Unfortunately we've lost Pauli Pauli for approx. 8 weeks due to a knee injury, but with the strength in depth we now have that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

    The ground issue still rumbles on, God knows what's happening, but we're still at Belle Vue this year and likely to remain so till it falls down.

    I predict we'll finish 5th again, London are likely to finish bottom, other than that I`ve no idea!

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    Cracking opening game. However, whats Barba been up to now, sacked already and not even played a game down under....

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinnabull View Post
    Cracking opening game. However, whats Barba been up to now, sacked already and not even played a game down under....

    Stuart
    Allegedly

    Battered his missus in a casino whilst drunk.
    The casino is a Cowboys sponsor........

    And he plays for.....the Cowboys!

    You couldn’t make it up.



    https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019...lub-statement/




    Anyway, 22-12 flattered Wigan last night: if Ben flowers try was fortunate, Marshall’s was a gift but Saints much more mobile pack was much better than Wigan’s too-big pack, especially with the reduced interchanges.

    Roby turned back the clock with another excellent performance, and it was great to see LMS doing his thing, followed by Mark Percival hitting way above his weight. Powell’s dive was embarrassing though for the Goons.

    All in all, I think we had a great start, and the new “team” on Sky were much better, however Eddie Hemmings needs putting out to grass. He kept coming out with such nonsense, trying to suggest foul play that wasn’t there.....

    “Did Percival play at the ball before it went in touch", "did Tommy M have his foot on the line when he knocked the ball back",


    "did Fages knock on",


    "Is Wigan's disallowed try the first controversial decision of the year"

    “Was there a hint of a shoulder charge”


    I think tonight is the worst I have ever heard him.

    He made Clarke sound like a Saints fan!

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    Yeah thats the talk re Barba, however until its been officially confirmed thats whats happened it could be owt. And thats if it is ever confirmed/revealed, i guess we will never know the absolute truth, just second or third hand rumours and part truths. One thing is for sure though, he is a wasted talent who doesnt seem to learn, like Sandow, Chase, Hardaker to name a few. Seems the more talented they are the easier they self destruct and implode.

    I suppose Eddie has to ask questions during his commentary. TBH at first glance and on TV I thought much the same re foot in touch, was it played at etc. I think he just asks it so they get a replay perhaps.

    These new interchange rules will probably favour a more mobile pack that can do longer minutes like you say though. Hilly and Coops can both do big minutes for us thankfully. The likes of a 10 minute ‘impact’ prop may soon be a thing of the past eh?. I think we’ll see more of the backs running and using footwork on the bigger fellas as they tire, a more entertaining game perhaps. On the flip side though, once all the subs are used I dont want to see players struggling, I get the argument they should be fit, but I can see the downside of this as well in slow plays, tired legs etc. The game is hard enough without asking more of the players, we’ll just have to see how it pans out.

    Looking forward to the Ull derby tonight, then we face the whinos, just hope we get a win to get our season started.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinnabull View Post
    Yeah thats the talk re Barba, however until its been officially confirmed thats whats happened it could be owt. And thats if it is ever confirmed/revealed, i guess we will never know the absolute truth, just second or third hand rumours and part truths. One thing is for sure though, he is a wasted talent who doesnt seem to learn, like Sandow, Chase, Hardaker to name a few. Seems the more talented they are the easier they self destruct and implode.

    I suppose Eddie has to ask questions during his commentary. TBH at first glance and on TV I thought much the same re foot in touch, was it played at etc. I think he just asks it so they get a replay perhaps.




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    NRL are reporting it pretty much as fact https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/01/...sland-cowboys/

    Silly chap. Not the first time he’s hit her, if the allegations are true. He was charged in 2013 for domestic violence.



    Eddie is trying to be controversial, he does it so many times in a game it’s embarrassing, last night he called “6 to go” for a deflection, he called “Saints head and feed” when it was Wigan and several other gaffes. Hardaker banging his face on Percivals chest head-on could never, ever be seen as a shoulder charge except by Eddie.....

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    Agree with Stuart’s comments, I think the interchange rule will have some effects, some good and some not so good. Even though my team (Trinity) have used the old interchange rule to great effect, bringing Pauli Pauli and Fifita on as impact players for short stints, overall I dislike the ‘10 minute impact player’ thing.

    I enjoyed last night’s game, a great start to the season. I wasn’t too bothered who won, apart from the first 20 mins when Saints were totally on top I thought it was quite evenly matched.

    Maybe Rick’s watched the game through his COYS glasses?..........we’re all guilty of being slightly biased when it’s our own side playing. Rick, I bet you were sweating till the last try made the game safe!

    As for Barba, looks like he’s in trouble again. I find it hard to have sympathy with these ‘flawed genius’ types, I didn’t enjoy seeing Hardaker playing again last night either. Will Barba pop up in Super League again?.......I hope not despite him being an excellent player on his day.

    I enjoyed last night’s Sky presentation, I like Jamie Jones-Buchanan and I like Jon Wilkin......except when they’re playing against the mighty Trin

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    Just watched the hull derby and it was a cracking game, much closer than last nights game imho.

    Great game for the neutral.

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    Yes, just watched it myself, thoroughly enjoyable match played in the right spirit. Whoever lost the game by such a slim margin was bound to be disappointed.

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    Well, glad we got the first game out the way and came out unscathed. King in the SR was a surprise but he held his own and we now know he’s a viable option there as well. Thought Mamo may have figured somewhere after his hat trick last week against Widnes, and also for his pace.

    The binning of King was harsh imo, ok it was a ‘dangerous’ tackle in the strict sense, but no intention or malice there at all.

    Austin is fast becoming a fans favourite and got the sponsors MOM but I agree with Sky, Ratchford was superb last night. Bit early for Man of Steel talk though. Our pack overwhelmed their counterparts as well. Unless Leeds improve considerably could be a long season for them on that performance. Ultimately though, it was 6-6 second half so maybe they aint that bad....

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    London Broncos 42 Trinity 24

    Didn't see that coming, thought we might struggle but never expected this.

    I`m fuming, thank god I didn`t go! Just tried regulating one of my own watches whilst listening to the commentary, had to give up and walk away from it........Teddy has temporarily left the cot.

    Just poured myself a large whisky, I`m off for a soak (and a sulk) in the bath. Wifey says I`ve to stay in there till I've calmed down.

    I suppose it's only a f*****g game.....Saint Helens will get a cricket score against us next week on this form!

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    Castleford win their 2/2, against Hull.

    Looked a pretty close game to me, and could have gone either way. The Cod’s Losing streak continues......

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    Hull are on an awful run! Think the lack of signings in the off season will show. We’ve got Bowden and Green injured but missing some size in the forwards. I think it’s a season too far for Manu and Mini too...

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    Quote Originally Posted by alex View Post
    Hull are on an awful run! Think the lack of signings in the off season will show. We’ve got Bowden and Green injured but missing some size in the forwards. I think it’s a season too far for Manu and Mini too...
    Hull were unlucky imho, Connor tried to take the game himself in the last 20 minutes and was close a couple of times. Hull will be fine, but I can’t see them above 6th.

    Personally, I’d be worrying about keeping Connor. He’s developing into a top class player and if he can cut out his dissent and wind up tricks, he’ll be on all the top top clubs radars, if he isn’t already.

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    Saints narrowly defeat Trinity to make it 2/2

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    We beat HKR but truth be told it wasnt a good performance. A better team would have done us I think. However if we can play bad and win I suppose it bodes well for when we hit our straps.

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    After the WCC hullabaloo it’s nice to get back into SL.


    Wakefield spanked Les Dracs last night, making a mockery of all this “Catalans will be a force this season” from Eddie Hemings and the like.

    I didn’t even think Trinity played in top gear but brushed the dragons away with relative ease, and the MattySmith/Gigot/Timmins conundrum continues.

    More of a worry was David Mead’s injury, I wish him all the best.

    In other news, Widnes look in major financial trouble, and I hope they can pull out of it.

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    I haven’t watchd the Trinity-Catalans match on TV yet, I’ve got it recorded and I’ll watch it when I’m in the mood. I was at the game and I was relieved that we won, but I wasn’t impressed. Our attack isn’t sharp enough to open teams up, we ‘re struggling to turn good field position into points. That’s why we lost to
    Saints, we had plenty of possession in good areas but failed to score, and the first 25 mins against Catalans looked similar. On the plus side, Danny Brough had an excellent game, I was impressed with his cover tackling and the pace he’s still got for a 36 year old. He looks leaner and fitter than last year, hopefully he’ll stay injury-free and have a positive influence on our season.

    Last night’s Saints-Leeds game was a good one, looks like Leeds are moving in the right direction. Possibly Leeds were unlucky to loose, had the ref got the knock-on decision correct in the last few minutes they would’ve had an attacking set close to Saints line and one score coyld’ve won the game. We play them next Friday at Headingly, first home game of the season, I’m sure they’ll be well up for it we may end up feeling the backlash.......or maybe Trinity wil piss on their fireworks and spoil the party.......I certainly hope so!

    Trnity gave been fairly lucky with injuries over the past 2 seasons, but our luck may be running out. We’ve already lost 3 players for 8-12 weeks each, all forwards, not a good start. On paper our strength in depth is excellent, we have quality players to bring in, but it’s still a worry.

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    Wigan lose to a golden point, so they are rooted at the bottom on 0 points......

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    Saints beat Salford on a rainy Thursday night next to the Mcr Ship canal.

    James Roby puts in yet another MOM performance.

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    Leeds 18 Trinity 35........I`m wearing a huge smile tonight

    Didn't see that one coming, I honestly thought we'd struggle tonight. One or two refereeing decisions went our way, and I think we were fortunate with the disallowed Leeds try, but I`ll take a win at Headingly regardless!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walkerwek1958 View Post
    Leeds 18 Trinity 35........I`m wearing a huge smile tonight

    Didn't see that one coming, I honestly thought we'd struggle tonight. One or two refereeing decisions went our way, and I think we were fortunate with the disallowed Leeds try, but I`ll take a win at Headingly regardless!
    Watched some highlights earlier, you murdered them!

    Johnstone is a real talent, he was very unlucky with conceding he dropout which led to a Leeds try. I thought the score line flattered the Rhino’s.

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    We flew out to Perpignan this morning for our game against Catalans tonight. Just chilling in the hotel, then off to the stadium, game, and flight back, should land UK around 11 ish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJM25R View Post
    Watched some highlights earlier, you murdered them!

    Johnstone is a real talent, he was very unlucky with conceding he dropout which led to a Leeds try. I thought the score line flattered the Rhino’s.
    Conceding the dropout was a strange one, if Johnstone had left the ball it would've gone dead from the kick-off for the second time. Easy to say with the benefit of hindsight.

    Johnstone's good with ball in hand, but his defence is still suspect. He tackles well, but his positional play needs to improve.

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    Well Warrington struggled and lost to Catalan but that wasn’t the biggest upset....

    Excerpt from the WiganToday match report from their loss to London:-

    “This was the Warriors' fourth defeat in five matches but it will raise more eyebrows than any of the others.

    They were awful.

    Adrian Lam said they couldn't get out of second-gear against Hull FC a week ago.
    Today? They stalled on the driveway.”

    Read more at: https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rug...s-16-1-9627151

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJM25R View Post

    All in all, I think we had a great start, and the new “team” on Sky were much better, however Eddie Hemmings needs putting out to grass. He kept coming out with such nonsense, trying to suggest foul play that wasn’t there.....

    “Did Percival play at the ball before it went in touch", "did Tommy M have his foot on the line when he knocked the ball back",


    "did Fages knock on",


    "Is Wigan's disallowed try the first controversial decision of the year"

    “Was there a hint of a shoulder charge”


    I think tonight is the worst I have ever heard him.

    He made Clarke sound like a Saints fan!
    In other news Eddie Hemings is retiring after the Good Friday derby.

    Is he a member on here perhaps, and read my comments?

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    Saints 6 from 6, and Benny “He’s 37 you know” Westwood shows his hard man credentials by head butting Escare, the smallest Wigan player on the pitch.


    More worrying is the injury to Trinity’s Tom Johnstone, a great player to watch and I hope it’s not too serious.

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    Haven’t heard anymore about the injury to Tom Johnstone, hopefully it’s not as serious as initially feared.

    Ben Tupou also ended up on crutches after getting injured, hopefully that won’t be a bad one. Ironic that we lose our two best backs on the same match, I guess the fact that we won is some consolation. Trinity were fairly lucky with injuries last year, but this season’s not looking good so far. Fortunately we’ve got depth in the squad, particularly in the forwards, looks like we’ll need it!

    The only side playing consistently well at the moment is Saints, but Leeds gave them a scare and so did Trinity........it’s turning into an interesting season. Come the end of the season I think the top 3 will be Saints, Warrington and Cas, but I wouldn’t like to predict any of the rest! I expect Wigan to come good eventually, and I can’t see Leeds continuing to struggle, but neither are good at the moment.

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    Just learned today that Tom Johnstone is out for the season, anterior cruciate ligament damage again but not the knee he damaged in 2017 when he missed much of the season. Apart from the obvious loss to the team you really have to feel for the guy, second time this has happened to him.

    Fingers crossed that he makes a full recovery again.

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    Saints demolished Cas last night!

    I’ve just watched Thursday nights game on catch up and Trinity were very unlucky to lose.

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    Watched the Cas game last night at home, then called in the local for a couple of late pints. Bumped into a few Cas fans who had been to the match, they trudged in like a defeated army and got no sympathy from myself and a couple more Trinity fans. That’s what it’s like in Normanton, roughly 50:50 split between Cas and Trinity, always plenty of banter!

    Saints were v. good last night, but Cas should’ve done better. Daryl wasn’t happy, I’ve never seen a coach stage a one- man pitch invasion before to castigate his players, a comedy moment I won’t forget.

    Unless the wheels come off the Saints bus big-style I can see them dominating the game this season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walkerwek1958 View Post
    Watched the Cas game last night at home, then called in the local for a couple of late pints. Bumped into a few Cas fans who had been to the match, they trudged in like a defeated army and got no sympathy from myself and a couple more Trinity fans. That’s what it’s like in Normanton, roughly 50:50 split between Cas and Trinity, always plenty of banter!

    Saints were v. good last night, but Cas should’ve done better. Daryl wasn’t happy, I’ve never seen a coach stage a one- man pitch invasion before to castigate his players, a comedy moment I won’t forget.

    Unless the wheels come off the Saints bus big-style I can see them dominating the game this season.
    Powell looked to have a total meltdown!

    I thought Cas were poor, ahentons try was a mile offside so the score line flattered them.

    I think that performance on Friday would have had some motivation from JJB saying on Thursday that Warrington hadn’t hit top gear but we had. I STILL think we’ve got a couple of gears left in us but we were ruthless. Bearing in mind we had 2 tries chalked off and missed conversions, the score line could’ve been a lot worse.

    Roby was awesome again, and if he stays injury free I can see him as MOS...

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    Well this weekend has thrown up some odd results so far. The Pies conceding a 20 nil lead, Cats doing a job on Saints was the one I never saw coming, but to be fair to Cats they do turn it up on their home soil as we found to our cost. Next week we visit Saints and that should be a good game, should be !!. We actually made hard work against a very committed London side for the first 25 mins or so, we cant do that against Saints tho.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinnabull View Post
    Well this weekend has thrown up some odd results so far. The Pies conceding a 20 nil lead, Cats doing a job on Saints was the one I never saw coming, but to be fair to Cats they do turn it up on their home soil as we found to our cost. Next week we visit Saints and that should be a good game, should be !!. We actually made hard work against a very committed London side for the first 25 mins or so, we cant do that against Saints tho.

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    Refereeing was poor, Cats messing in the ruck and diving around was poor but the weather killed us more than they did.

    No Fages or Lomax didn’t help neither did Louie M-S staying home, selfish swine wanting to see birth of his child!!


    As I keep saying nobody wins anything in April but Wire and Saints look head and shoulders over everyone this season.

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    Well, after last weekends well publicised events in Catalans, lets see if we can turn in a better performance in against Saints tonight. I imagine it will be close to a full house so the atmosphere will be good. Interesting to see the range of comments and views and the game in Catalans. It is deffo one of the hardest places to go, not only because of the travel, but also their really vocal and partisan crowd. You are not just playing the 13 on the field, its like playing their country. Very intimidating, and the Cats species more than any others, try to influence the ref at every play. The addition of Matty Smith will be interesting tonight, playing against his former employers.

    Looks like Pauls lot (Wakey) seem to be on a downward spiral at the mo after a good start, and have found themselves in the relegation battle now. The pie eaters seem to have found a bit of form and are steadily climbing the table flying under the radar. They have HKR at the piedome this weekend so you'd assume they will be victorious. Wakey have Hull, and unfortunately I cant see Wakey having much joy there, but you never know.

    Two more weeks and we will be at Wembley. Am I looking forward to it, yeah and no. Love going there, its good for the club (financially especially) and puts us in the spotlight. But Saints, on that big pitch....... mmmm that's the problem !!

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    I`ll be down at Wembley in 2 weeks, usual format, staying over the weekend and drinking too much beer.

    Trinity's season has totally imploded, it started with the injury crisis but the malaise goes way deeper. Relegation is now a real threat, I said it a few weeks ago and sadly I`m being proved right. Too many players underperforming, partly due to injuries but I suspect there's more to it than that. Our attack is poor and our defence is questionable.....hardly a winning formula.

    I was shocked and disappointed by last weekend's debacle at Catalans, I`ve never been but I didn`t realise how hostile it can be. Hopefully the enquiry will get to the bottom of it and actions will be taken to prevent recurrence. The majority of fans are fine, but all clubs have an idiot minority and it's sad to see the influence they can have. Wakefield are no better in this respect, can`t deny that.

    I`ll be in the Saints end at Wembley, but that was a 'coin toss' decision, I`m strictly neutral on this one. In some ways Warrington deserve to win after losing in the past, but I can`t see it happening.

    Meanwhile, I`m praying for a win against the Codheads on Sunday.

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    Off to Wembley in the morning. A hard job has been made even harder if Austin doesn't play. Whatever happens though, I hope its a good game and no more injuries. It will be party central if we beat Saints, if we don't, well, not a good night to be a Wire fan.

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    Was in there yesterday. Must have been 85/90 degrees pitchside, no wind, just a suntrap. Getting ready to go again now, praying for a Wire win.

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    Well well. We effin did it. Our defence was outstanding, and imo that won us the game. Saints played their part, but some costly errors cost em. I also think when Coote missed their conversion that was a critical moment in the game. Had he kicked it, ok only 2 points, but its all about momentum. He didnt perform to his usual self today. I also think the argument about the best hooker in SL was settled today. Roby has been an awesome force for years, but maybe time is catching up on him. Still a top player but no longer in his prime.

    Our forwards proved more than a match for the Saints lads, and my biggest fear, the Saints backline didnt show up much. No doubt Saints will be in the mix come Old Trafford, but today it was our day, The Wire.

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    An interesting absorbing final, didn’t see that result coming!

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    I dont think many saw it Paul. Sometimes though when there is virtually no pressure/expectation on you, you just go out and play your game. I think we outplayed Saints in all areas to be fair. It maybe that we have the ‘wembley mentality’ having been there reasonably regularly over the last decade, who knows. I think if Saints had played with the same mentality, attitude and game plan as they have in the league it could have been very different though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinnabull View Post
    Well well. We effin did it. Our defence was outstanding, and imo that won us the game. Saints played their part, but some costly errors cost em. I also think when Coote missed their conversion that was a critical moment in the game. Had he kicked it, ok only 2 points, but its all about momentum. He didnt perform to his usual self today. I also think the argument about the best hooker in SL was settled today. Roby has been an awesome force for years, but maybe time is catching up on him. Still a top player but no longer in his prime.

    Our forwards proved more than a match for the Saints lads, and my biggest fear, the Saints backline didnt show up much. No doubt Saints will be in the mix come Old Trafford, but today it was our day, The Wire.

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    Warrington were good for their win, it was the perfect storm where everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, went their way.

    Hicks not giving knowles try or sending it upstairs, Wire playing their game plan with very few errors, loads of handling errors from Saints plus 3 major mistakes by Saints players leading directly to tries, Hicks missing the forward pass for BMM’s try, Coote missed conversion, Roby/coote/Walmsley/knowles coming back from injury and clearly not match ready, Saints not playing their own game.

    If you switch one or two of those things around, it could have been a very different result but ultimately, Warrington played Cup Final Rugby, they played the conditions better than us and played what was in front of them and came away with the Cup, and deservedly so.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RJM25R View Post
    Warrington were good for their win, it was the perfect storm where everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, went their way.

    Hicks not giving knowles try or sending it upstairs, Wire playing their game plan with very few errors, loads of handling errors from Saints plus 3 major mistakes by Saints players leading directly to tries, Hicks missing the forward pass for BMM’s try, Coote missed conversion, Roby/coote/Walmsley/knowles coming back from injury and clearly not match ready, Saints not playing their own game.

    If you switch one or two of those things around, it could have been a very different result but ultimately, Warrington played Cup Final Rugby, they played the conditions better than us and played what was in front of them and came away with the Cup, and deservedly so.


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    Deffo a try for Knowles, should have used the screen. Dont think there was a forward for the BMM try though, it came originally from an unusual knock on from Coote.

    I agree some of your guys could have done with a couple of games before a monster like Wembley, but if guys like Walmsley, Coote etc put their hand up you’d have to pick em wouldnt you. Walmsley looked like he was blowing out of his booty after 20 mins, and in that heat who can blame him.

    Like you say though, a couple of things a tad different and the game has a different complexion. Still think Saints will be at the GF, and if they get a big game ‘winning mentality’ they will be very difficult to beat.

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    Just watched it back again on TV, surprised how many mistakes Saints made. The conditions were brutal, far too hot for playing rugby, possibly that contributed to the errors.

    The disallowed try in the first few minutes was a strange one, referee was in a good position but he got it wrong. In real- time it appeared that the ball wasn’t controlled but slow- motion proved otherwise. Ref should’ve sent it upstairs, I think there was enough evidence to give the try. That may have put a different complexion on the game, but possibly not. I think Saints were the better side for 25 mins, and I thought they were fairly patient and composed, it seemed inevitable that they would score and I felt they were gaining control. All that changed after the first try, that’s when the errors started.

    Overall, I enjoyed the weekend, travelled down Friday morning, walked several miles around London visiting a few pubs, managed a look in Austin Kayes window on the Strand. Stayed at the same hotel we’ve used for the past few years, went to the same Indian Restaurant which has gone downhill since last year, walked across Regents Park on Saturday to Finchley Rd, underground to Preston Road, lunch in the Preston pub then walk to the ground.

    Train home was slow, had to change at Sheffield owing to the East Coast mainline being shut from Kings Cross to Peterborough.

    Full marks to Mrs Walker for organising the whole trip, she’s good at these things........all my mates and I have to do is turn up! Weather was too hot, drank too much beer, curry was disappointing, the match was a good ‘un..........roll on next year!
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    Sounds like a good weekend Mr W. Watches, beer, curry, top weather and a game of rugby. How can it actually get any better?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinnabull View Post
    Sounds like a good weekend Mr W. Watches, beer, curry, top weather and a game of rugby. How can it actually get any better?

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    Saints winning?

    :-(

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJM25R View Post
    Saints winning?

    :-(
    Haha, yeah i suppose one set of speccys is always going to be disappointed. I should know, you’ve done us multiple times this year. You have had a top season though so far and its not over yet.

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    Haha, yeah i suppose one set of speccys is always going to be disappointed. I should know, you’ve done us multiple times this year. You have had a top season though so far and its not over yet.

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    I’m philosophical about it, we have had a major upheaval of Longy leaving and Holbrook’s imminent departure coupled with the “perfect storm” yesterday however it was only 2015/2016 when we were playing shite rugby and nowhere near any trophies or finals:

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    The suspense continues! As the season draws to a close my Trinity heroes are locked in a struggle for Super League survival, 2 games to go and we need another win to be certain of survival. If Leeds had list to London last Sunday we would’ve been deep in the brown stuff, Hull KR winning at Catalans did us no favours and neither did the Huddersfield win at Hull FC. We were unlucky to lose to Wigan on Sunday, one (possibly two) of their tries should’ve been disallowed. Ref was poor, spoiled the game somewhat. One positive from the game was the performance of our pack, more than a match for Wigan on the day, shame we couldn’t convert possession and field position into points.......but that’s been a problem all season.

    Hull KR vs London on Friday could decide the relegation issue, if Hull KR win I think London are down. Can’t see us beating Warrington on Friday, so that would leave us on 20 points and London on 18. We play London the week after, but our points difference is vastly superior so we could afford to lose the game and still stay up. If London beat Hull KR we need to beat London in the last game OR we need Hull KR to lose at Salford in their last game. Having to rely on results from other games is a poor way to stay up, but that’s where we find ourselves. Sunday was frustrating because we went toe to toe with Wigan and almost won the game, their last 6 points came literally in the last seconds of the game following two consecutive penalties.

    Sooner this season finishes the better, I haven’t enjoyed the last couple of months at all.

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    Fridays game isnt a given Paul. We are not playing well in the league so imo its a 50/50. I think London are favourites for the drop tbh, and i’m not too bothered about that as it means I dont have to go to their place next year. However I dont want Toronto up either, much rather have Leigh, Fev or whoever but not Toronto. Are you coming over on Friday?

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