Quote: SaintsFan "No one is doubting that Leon Pryce has talent. The whinge so many of us have is that he doesn't use it! I've defended Pryce on these boards this season but after his vanishing act in the Grand Final, just when we needed him to be assertive and creative, I'm done with defending him. He does not deserve to be in the Saints first team lineup never mind the England squad.
And no, he was not the only no-show at the World Cup. But those who did show up have been called up IMO. Being tonked by the Aussies is not unique to last year's England squad so that in itself cannot be used as a yardstick for who is called up. But certainly Jammer and Roby gave their all last year and they deserve their call up. They were our stand out contributors. Pryce most certainly was not.
We weren't top of the table, Leeds were. We were knocked out of the Cup final in the semis and we even failed to achieve what the Chairman stated was our goal
Sykes was one of the worst players at the world cup, yet he still got called up, he is shocking.
I didn't say we were top of the league, i said we were up there at the top of the table, so i meant we were at the top end, which we were. Just because the Chairman stated our goal was to win the Grand Final doesn't mean we have a right to, i imagine every Chairman in Super League sets out to win the Grand Final, or get as close to it as possible, otherwise they might as well not bother.
However, i do agree that we may be in for a very boring year if Potter doesn't bring some flair into the side. One up rugby doesn't belong at Saints.