Quote: SaintsFan "Yes, but. This is not just one game, is it? It's a continuation of the previous season but without a good defence. If it had been just the one game then knee jerking would be a valid accusation. However, it isn't so it isn't.'"
I totally understand where you are coming from but I suspect the OP was meaning the instances where people seem to believe that THIS season is a write-off after one game and are calling for Mick's head when to be frank thought we played badly, it is only the first game of THIS season and the conditions and injury-enforced changes more than played their part - on the night.
Quote: SaintsFan "Which is why, despite my best efforts, no one has actually jumped yet. The back end of last season was a mess performance wise. The last few seasons have shown how good the players can be, the majority of them were excellent under Anderson for example. But the level and probably more importantly the style of rugby we are playing grates. Saints are an absolutely terrible team to watch, entertainment was once thought a given, but now it's a distant dream.'"
We weren't an entertaining team to watch under Anderson though, our game was built almost entirely on a strong defence and don't forget we had the majority of the 'star' players at their peaks. Don't get me wrong, i also question Potter's ability to coach 'flair' but ultimately last season was incredibly disrupted both in terms of playing personnel (did we play with the same 17 for more than a week consecutively all season?) and the rule changes completely removing our key way of playing, and I think we all too easily forget this and jump to the conclusion Potter is soley to blame. We desperately need to get some new plays but given the conditions tonight even if we had some I doubt they wouldn't have been much use.