: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:18 pm  

I think our main problem was our decision making today, whenever we made a choice it seemed to be the wrong one. Kicking early in the count, offloading in heavy traffic, last tackle options, defenders commiting to the wrong man etc, I think as has previously been said the last few weeks has cought up with us. Both sides looked tired, but Wigan's decision making and execution was better than ours and they exploited us and deservadly won the game.

Lets hope we can get a couple of troops back shortly and give some of the lads a well earned break - you just wonder how long it will take to get over the last few weeks when you consider that we had 8 days rest since Hull.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:43 pm  

adam9641 wrote:

You could yeah he had an off game today, made 1 good break though which got fooked up. Was limping early on in game but shook it off.

And it was down Blanch side where Wigan cained us. Like I said down that side we are normaly solid.

Fair comment, think all the three quarters were poor today, Brough and Martin had a couple of good stints without being spectacular. Forwards went OK, couple of poor plays from Scully but he was trying, thought Snitch and Hendo were the standout performers, never stopped in both attack and defense.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:44 pm  

Haywire wrote:

Fair do's, I stand corrected (Said the man in the orthapedic shoe) about the selection,

but wasn't he injured in the reserve game which would indicate he had been dropped?

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:46 pm  

St. Chunter wrote:

but wasn't he injured in the reserve game which would indicate he had been dropped?

Thats what i thought but someone said he took knock on it last week but was made worse in academy.... Which was bit strange!

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:56 pm  

jonh wrote:

The game today was an indication of the effect of the sallary cap, 2 very average teams playing a low quality game.

What a load of cr@p! Salary cap hasn't affected Saints? Another Wigan excuse for their dissapointing results and poor signings. Blame the coach and the board if anyone.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:11 pm  

Wigan were probably better on the day.

Shocking refereeing though. Im normally laugh at 'forward pass' cries but there second try came from a pass that could have been in American football!

A well dodgy knock on against us when they had just knocked on and should have been called as no advantage.

Plenty of others too

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:27 pm  

i must admit i watched the highlights and couldnt believe how bad the pass for the 2nd try was and a couple more looked decidedly dodgy but wigan were by far the best team on the day

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:39 pm  

TFC wrote:

What a load of cr@p! Salary cap hasn't affected Saints? Another Wigan excuse for their dissapointing results and poor signings. Blame the coach and the board if anyone.

I am not talking about Wigan specifically i am talking about the quality of the product across the board. Being more competative does not mean it is a better quality. The scores in some of the games are a joke verging on basketball.

I would also like to say i think the cap is a good thing just not in its current form, but lets not worry about the future of our sport and enjoy the fact average to poor teams can do well in SL but yet we continue to get mullered at International level.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:45 pm  

jonh wrote:

I am not talking about Wigan specifically i am talking about the quality of the product across the board. Being more competative does not mean it is a better quality. The scores in some of the games are a joke verging on basketball.

I would also like to say i think the cap is a good thing just not in its current form, but lets not worry about the future of our sport and enjoy the fact average to poor teams can do well in SL but yet we continue to get mullered at International level.

Something I don't agree with you on, gone over it in the past!

But I think the competion gets better each year. And the standards and quality does go up. But hey ho that is my opinion.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:45 pm  

TFC wrote:

What a load of cr@p!

Absolutely right. The salary cap has nothing to do with holding down at the play-the-ball, nor does it have anything to do with the referee's inability to stamp this out and make for a free-flowing game. Best team still won, though, regardless...