So which "insect" in the St Helens team was responsible for biting Lee

I suspect the club have already been informed unless you actually believe the insect bite story.

In your opinion. Not Mclennans'.

How dare a new coach try different players to determine hi best formation!!!!!

Again, in your opinion, but who do you mean??

Do you think the club were right to do that? If they were then Smith needed to grow up, show our great club some respect and act in a way befitting someone who is priviliged to don the blue and amber.

Did they? Evidence?

Quantify why it would've been one of his biggest cockups? Is he one of the most valuable members of the team? In what way?

The fact he was willing to try the "I don't know where that five grand came from your honour" defence would indicate he's not the smartest or most mature knife in the drawer.

I cant be bothered digging up old ground Gareth. You know the answers to all those questions. I suspect you might even in truth feel the same.

Your on a role, aim it where it is needed, against the others.

Indeed and unlike some I assume Mr Hetherington will need convincing that Mr Smith has truly mended his ways before he thrusts a long, lucrative contract taking up a lot of cap space into the hands of a young man who not 9 months ago was, well, let's just say, flirting with the wrong side of the law.

Neither did ryan hall and imo bluey was assessing both of them in that position which isn't a bad thing either!!

Smith was the better player in that position at that time. If McClennan couldn't see that he wouldn't be much of a judge.

However off the field he'd be the one to know what was the issue.

Akshwally cast yer mind back. Smith scored 2 tries against KR in the 1st game last year. His all around game was poor though. Mclennan commented on this.

The revisionists who now proclaim Smith as the Messiah weren't up in arms when he was replaced by Hall for the next game.

Hall went on to score two cracking tries against Huddersfield. The revisionists proclaimed him wonderful and Smith barely warranted a mention. However, the more sagely amongst us, ie me, noted Hall's around game and in particular defence was poor. Mclennan though so and Smith got back in.

The season continued in similar vein until Smith made Mclennan's decision easy by being a "very naught boy".

Smith's form last season was patchy. He certainly hit his straps in the Wigan eliminator and Grand Final and started this season the same. However, let's not re-write what he was doing overall last year.

I think McClennan could see after the first two games who was the better right wing on the field at that time.

Smith
Hall R
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It would be interesting to see that thread again after the Huddersfield match where Hall scored off a breakaway and an intercept (as I also contributed) just to see who was the more correct in their assessment.

Is this fact or just rumour G? I know a lot was said about him but no one event was really brought into the spotlight- apart form the stuff with his old man obviously.