Quote: St pete "I just feel we ain't capable of wining big games. I know we've beat Leeds and Warrington but in tight games I don't think we have the x factor players to pull it off.
I think Wigan, Catalan , hudds and Warrington are much better than us, they have pace and power all over the park and that's something I feel brown is looking at for 2013.
I think we are on par with Leeds and hull this year and will battle for 5th spot which IMO a big step backwards and has to be seen a terrible season.
I can't honestly see us winning any of the next three games, I fear for us in the two Wigan games as we just can't handle the way they play rugby. The way they move that ball wide with dummy runners/options we struggle big time and our attack isn't as good as id like against Wigan.
I'm not bagging saints as the improvement has been massive from how we started the season but it's clear we are 3/4 good players off being a top side again. We struggle in the halves with lance hohaia basically going missing, we miss a strike player out wide and also lack some grunt in the pack.
With the play off conception we will always be in with a shout but IMHO I can't see us making Wembley or old Trafford.
Roll on 2013!'"
The thing is though if you look at our games against the top sides, they are not miles infront of us.
Catalan we should have won, last second of the match try and goal denied us.
Huddersfield 1 point and we did not play well.
Warrington we beat.
Wigan (well I did not see the game) but even then if Wigan had lost a half back after 15 mins would they have still beaten us?
I don't see a major difference in these sides, each side has a few special players, a few decent academy prospects and some players to make up the ranks. Wigan are looking slighty more potent and maybe that is telling when you look at their halves compared to the rest. Everyone else is very similar on the points difference. I can see Wigan losing and I can see them losing to us. In a way I would rather play them early in the cup rather than later.