: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:37 pm
J.I.M wrote:
disagree
hudds defence was superb and they produced some fantastic set moves and clinical finishing to take their chances.
Saints from the past few years would have lost just like they did today.
I disagree with you. We would have passed out wide and Longy would have killed you with kicking, possibly with Wilkin and Pryce chipping in.
Leeds and Saints have both slipped back. That's clear to anyone watching both teams play this season. Where Leeds have the advantage over us is they still have the same core team and the same coach as they did last season so I think they'll still pull off the Grand Final. We, however, will not because we have a team that hasn't been the same for two matches together this season either due to Potter's piddling about or injuries. We are going to get nothing this year which is difficult to take but most Saints' fans expectations are far lower now than they were at the beginning of the season.
Today Huddersfield were great. They deserved their win, without doubt, and I was congratulating their fans after the match. However, they dropped some ball and even at the outset of this season, there is no way we would have let them get away with that. Which is another reason why Huddersfield wouldn't have won this match if it had been played during the last three seasons.