Mark Percival is a genuine young player who has saved our bacon numerous times and who fully deserved the recognition of the coaching staff for the positive impact he has had on the team, including coming to our rescue with goal kicking duties since Walsh was injured. Looks like Dawson is Nathan Brown's current Scott Moore, in which case watch out Adam Swift (although if he gets shipped out to the right team as Sean Lunt did he may end up with a GF winner's ring!).

I'd agree, with the Percival bit, not the mad anti Brown mantra

How silly.

It is silly to be so Anti Brown considering the youth he has brought through, the good purchases and the position he has moved us to.

Again, so silly. 'Anti Brown' indeed. You sound like a kid on the playground!

He has brought through no higher number of youth than Simmons did. And Simmons took a real risk - he brought young halves through. Just because you choose to forget that Brown is not the only Saints coach to have brought young players through as a result of injury doesn't mean it didn't happen. Ergo your reason for having a childish dig at me is in tatters.

He's brought them through without injuries, which if anything is more difficult.

As for bringing young halves through. Royce had no options in year 1. Leon was crocked and Eastmond was on another planet.

You make your dislike of Brown quite clear, with statements like Brown can finish anywhere as he is pals with Rush.

I on the other hand, have never disliked a Saints coach. Royce is long gone and Brown deserves our support, not snipping from the sidelines about him being best pals and therefore untouchable.

Eh? We started seeing our young forwards this season when the forwards started to drop with injuries.


He did. He could have played Wilkin, like Brown did last year.


I don't know Brown at all. I've only spoken to him briefly once, in Nandos! I didn't want him as our coach and I set out my reasons why. So far, he hasn't overcome those reasons. Clearly Rush thinks very highly of him because Rush himself has said so, in print, and has spoken of his (Rush's) wish to extend Brown's contract, in print. So where you get this silly notion from that it's my 'anti-Brown' stand that's talking I don't know. That daft imagination of yours by the looks of things.

You assume I'm talking about the forwards. I've rarely read a chairman so anxious to pay tribute to a departing coach than McManus was in the official statement issued by Saints on Monday. "He's also a great bloke. I'll be quite candid, that's one of the main reasons I appointed him. He's just a very honest, trustworthy guy. He's emotional about the sport, but when it comes to coaching he's very professional and clinical." www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2 ... lens-leeds Just because you like a coach and are gushing about him in the press does not mean it has nothing to do with results.

You assume I'm talking about the forwards. I've rarely read a chairman so anxious to pay tribute to a departing coach than McManus was in the official statement issued by Saints on Monday. "He's also a great bloke. I'll be quite candid, that's one of the main reasons I appointed him. He's just a very honest, trustworthy guy. He's emotional about the sport, but when it comes to coaching he's very professional and clinical." www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2 ... lens-leeds Just because you like a coach and are gushing about him in the press does not mean it has nothing to do with results.

that simmons was a bad coach?

So a bad coach gets us to a grand final and third in the league and in an injury hit year too?

Royce did one or two things well, but on the whole, he was a poor tenant.

And to be realistic, did he guide us to a GF, or did James Graham?