Saddened! wrote:
Good news. I never wanted him to sign for Saints.
But it does beg the question, assuming Smith has signed for Wigan, in that we've been beaten to our first two choices for this mystery half back berth we'll have next season. One has to wonder how desperate we'll get before the seatch for a new halfback who isn't called Lee Gaskell will get before the season starts next year.
So how have Saints been beaten to the signing of anyone?
Finch was always a non-starter due to the overseas/quota thing. Doesn't stop the press and the Nosey Parkers of this world making stuff up though.
As for Matty Smith - Wigan are welcome to him. It seems to me this idea that Matty Smith turned down Saints to sign for Wigan is - once again - another myth created in Wigan in order to "sell" to the Wigan fans the replacing of a New Zealand international with Matty Smith. It works every time. The Wiganers become so fixated on the idea of getting 'one up' on Saints they end up ignoring the fact that its actually a rubbish signing. Its happened before. It'll happen again. Whats more i can guarantee if Saints announced the signing of Matty Smith all i'd see on this board is 'lack of ambition' and 'poor recuritment policy'.
Finally, how has Gaskell been frozen out when he was a sub at the Hull game last week, and came on at some point during the 2nd half?
