Agree regarding your comments on Clarkson and Achurch.

Does anybody actually believe McDermott has a bench tactics policy apart from drawing straws? Clarkson manages to get one but always the shortest one; Kirke draws from all the longest ones with a nod and a wink; Moore obviously loses his; Singleton outsmarted the coach for a short time by smuggling in his own straw... and McShane is lucky if McDermott even remembers to give him the opportunity despite his straw regularly getting him as far as the bench.

Yes. For about three matches every season.

It's an unusual feeling to feel indifferent towards a Saints side. It's like we're playing Hull KR or something.

The Wigan game is the undisputed big one this season. Other teams win everything and somehow those feckers end up with all the credit.

As proved again on pointless last night.

I think we'll win and whilst i agree this current squad are nowhere near the standard of past ST's teams we've had plenty of quality battles with i'd never write them off totally.
This is still a big game and along with Wire ,Wigan and possibly now the Giants reman our biggest tests of the season imo.

On Pointless last night they gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Superleague Clubs as they could.

A little town called Wigan was the top answer, a city called Leeds were second.

Well with Peacock and Ablett out and Delaney struggling I'd be tempted to go with:

1. Watson
2. Hardaker
3. Watkins
4. Moon
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. McGuire
8. Leuluai
9. McShane
10. Kirke
11. Jones-Buchanan
12. Achurch
13. Clarkson

14. Burrow
15. Moore
16. Singleton
17. Bailey

Personally I wouldn't be risking Delaney and would go

Hardaker

Watson
Watkins
Moon
Hall

Mguire
Sinfield

Kylie
Mcshane
Bailey
Clarkson
JJB
Sutcliffe

Achurch
Moore
Singleton
Burrow

Ferdy for first team coach ....Apart from considering one of the two u-19 lads on the RW I'd have exactly the same with potentially Watson given a run at FB with Hardaker on the RW.......AND I would use the bluddy subs too.

Kaboom!