Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:35 am  

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/10608189._/ Good news to have the big guns coming back for the play offs, however, we often seem to play worse when we have a full strength team that when backs are against the wall. Blessing in disguise?

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/10608189._/ Good news to have the big guns coming back for the play offs, however, we often seem to play worse when we have a full strength team that when backs are against the wall. Blessing in disguise?

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:55 am  

We've really picked up recently, having Sia and Roby back raring to go is ideal for the play-offs. I really fancy us this year!

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:05 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

We've really picked up recently, having Sia and Roby back raring to go is ideal for the play-offs. I really fancy us this year!

Wheeler is also going to make a barn storming cameo appearance for the first twenty minutes of the Grand final, so I'm lead to believe

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:31 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Wheeler is also going to make a barn storming cameo appearance for the first twenty seconds of the Grand final, so I'm lead to believe

Much more likely

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:19 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

We've really picked up recently, having Sia and Roby back raring to go is ideal for the play-offs. I really fancy us this year!

I wouldn't get too excited, but quietly confident may be fair enough. If we're to beat the big guns, I don't think there's going to be a whole lot of pretty rugby.

RObes and Sia will be a massive boost. We're playing the best rugby of the season and certain members of the pack have got themselves together, but Robes and Sia were not problem performers when we were struggling. Sia was probably our best player and, when robes was re-introduced in the Hudds, he had a huge impact in improving our pack.

If it were Josh Perry and Gary Wheeler making their comebacks, then fair enough, but we certainly don't have to worry about Roby and Soliola.

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:37 pm  

I think Saints are the really dark horse for the play-offs; it all could come right for you after all, just at the right time.

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:39 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/10608189._/

Good news to have the big guns coming back for the play offs, however, we often seem to play worse when we have a full strength team that when backs are against the wall. Blessing in disguise?

That article is a bit misleading. I think the quote about sitting out 3 weeks is in reference to O'Brien, not Roby.

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:09 pm  

Hoping we'll be the Leeds of past years with a late surge and win it from 5th.

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:39 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Wheeler is also going to make a barn storming cameo appearance for the first two minutes of the Grand final, so I'm lead to believe

Corrected

Re: Sia back this week, Roby nearly ready : Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:01 pm  

The improvement in form and results IMO comes from having a proper number 7 who balanced the team and let the other players do their jobs. I do worry with him being recalled that it will all go tits up. I really hope not.