Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:19 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Broadbent’s hardly played, then thrown in against Hurrell. What did we expect? This should have been his 5th or 6th game starting. Think you’d see a different player. I can’t comment on specifics as only listened and seen highlights, but we need to stick with these young guys for rest of the year…

Id have him over sutcliffe or briscoe every day of the week im certainly not writing him off at all.

I know you like Hurrell but he did absolutely nothing other than score that easy try, hell be out of that saints first team as doon as they have players back.

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:20 pm  

Rommel wrote:

I'm not a big fan of Oledski he always looks unfit to me? he was subbed today after 15mins?

He’s been carrying an injury most of season so far plus he got a heavy knock tonight

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:20 pm  

Rommel wrote:

I'm not a big fan of Oledski he always looks unfit to me? he was subbed today after 15mins?

He probably is playing injured, as weve no choice, he’s quality playing in a side lacking confidence and quality

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:26 pm  

christopher wrote:

Id have him over sutcliffe or briscoe every day of the week im certainly not writing him off at all.

I know you like Hurrell but he did absolutely nothing other than score that easy try, hell be out of that saints first team as doon as they have players back.

Which of our players bar Newman could have scored the try Hurrell scored that easily?

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:27 pm  

Rommel wrote:

Sky said Groin

I think they meant he’s been playing W4nk…

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:31 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Which of our players bar Newman could have scored the try Hurrell scored that easily?

Everyone of them the defence was that poor, you may not really have got the best perspective if you listened on the radio, it really wasn’t anything remotely special at all

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:32 pm  

Agree with much that has been said regarding the massive improvement in effort. The players put a shift in tonight and competed for much of the game without ever looking like they would win it. They deserve credit for that.
The lack of threat with the ball has been a problem all season and tonight was no different. Saints' line speed was as quick as I've seen, but a few well placed chip overs for Tindall to chase in that 1st half would have made them think twice about moving up so quick. It was disappointing that neither halfback at least saw the opportunity and asked a few more questions. We really are clueless in attack. With Dwyer back for the Huddersfield game I would put Leeming at halfback. We are going to be back to the same position as we were in last season, asking players to fill in at halfback, which is criminal after signing 2 new halfbacks on a sizeable part of the Salary cap.

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:33 pm  

christopher wrote:

Everyone of them the defence was that poor, you may not really have got the best perspective if you listened on the radio, it really wasn’t anything remotely special at all

I’ve seen the try on highlights. Nothing special and looked really easy. However, good players make things look easy……

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:33 pm  

A few thoughts. We at least tried in defence, and that should be the easiest thing to sort out. We still have poor technique but the effort and communication in defence seems to have improved from last week.

We are desperately poor with the ball, have no shape and as we don’t go forward quickly enough the lack of shape means the halves always look poor. Sutcliffe again proved he’s not a half, or even a rugby league player?

The kids, Broadbent, Tindall, Gannon and I’d still include Walker because of the time he’s missed, will make mistakes but need to play to learn. We have to persevere with them, the likes of Briscoe and Sutcliffe aren’t going to get us out of this.

We need a new Head Coach urgently, someone has got to put some structure into the play and work on individual skill levels and decision making.

Re: SL RD 7 | St Helens (H) : Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:38 pm  

Shabino wrote:

I’ve seen the try on highlights. Nothing special and looked really easy. However, good players make things look easy……

Sorry shabs, it was nothing special whatsoever, he was then utterly anonymous apart from a knock on his next play.