Do you not think Wigan and Wire tried these tactics when we played and beat them earlier in the year though, or that other teams haven't tried it? It's one thing for then to do it against a team starting to hit an iffy patch, when we're back to some form it won't be that straight forward a tactic.

Problem is - unless our players (especially the forwards) knuckle down & take on the opposition, our 'iffy patch' could become a mid season run of losses. By July/August we could be down to 3rd/4th or worse & having an up hill struggle in the play offs, as we have in the last couple of years..............for me a result of GH & McD. hanging on to too many older players & NOT having a succession plan to introduce more young players in key position (prop & half back in particular) !

Oh cr@p we have lost 2 of the last 3 games.....let's hit the panic button!!! Get real!

I'm pretty sure when Saints had back to back defeats, they didn't think "poo, we might get relegated at this rate. Sod it sack Brown!"

The problem for some people is we have had a fantastic first half of the season and their expectations have become a little unrealistic. Yeah it would be nice to finish the season at the top of the pile but we was never going to go the rest of the season undefeated like some we're thinking!