As a fan from a rival club I am really suprised that KC is getting stick from some quarters.
Tonight was not a Saints performance.
The first 10 minutes it was a drop-a-thon. That's not something any coach would expect. Whether it's due to the players not getting their 'match heads' on or not, I'm not sure. Now that could be a coaching / management issue.

I rate KC, and actually after years of 'antics' Long seems to have settled down.
Things can turn around quickly.
This year has seen all sides have wobbles due to the nature of the comp.

I actually think there's 2 ways to look at this match.
1. Study in detail and show each player their pluses and minuses
or
2. Put it down to 'one of those things' and move on.
Both approaches have their merits - if you're not careful the negatives can become quite corrosive. That's the danger of 1.
In his time at Warrington, I believe Smith has used both approaches - albeit the 2nd one sparingly. I also think McDermott has done the same at Leeds.

Regarding the Cas match- it was nip and tuck and you have to credit Cas. I think they're starting to come into some really good form. (Hopefully Carney's defence doesn't mprove much !!).

To be honest we need a few of the top sides to slip up - it might allow us to stay in the top8 and sneak into the top 4 !

For the CC I think it'll be a fresh start and very close. This match will count for nothing - I still think you're more than capable of beating Leeds

I don't. I think he's physically gone, even before you get to the 100 foot mental barrier he seems to be facing. I doubt he'll see the season out.

He's been back from the initial break a while now so he should be ok in that respect. He should be over that now. I just feel he's lost his bottle. Maybe he needs a good whack on the leg for him to get over it.

I've just come back from broken ankle and got over it after the first few knocks as most players do. You then forget about it as you get into the game. Few weeks later and I don't even have 2nd thought before the game, during the game or after.

He needs to just get in there and play. If it's going to go then it's going to go and nothing he can do about it so Might as well go for it.

He's been back from the initial break a while now so he should be ok in that respect. He should be over that now. I just feel he's lost his bottle. Maybe he needs a good whack on the leg for him to get over it.

I've just come back from broken ankle and got over it after the first few knocks as most players do. You then forget about it as you get into the game. Few weeks later and I don't even have 2nd thought before the game, during the game or after.

He needs to just get in there and play. If it's going to go then it's going to go and nothing he can do about it so Might as well go for it.

He also broke a toe 2 weeks ago which didn't help.

Doesn't stop him tackling