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Quote: Saddened! "We haven't scored 20 points in a non-bye situation for a stupidly long time. Those are the sorts of records the basement dwellers don't come close to replicating.'"

We're doing pretty well in watching all the records we did hold disappear. The little ones like it was a million years since Hull KR beat us at KR, or 8 years since Hull beat us at KR. This has to be Wire's best chance in the last 13 years of beating us at KR.

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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.

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how can we be the entertainers when we so slow our backs most be te slowest in the league

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Quote: Father Jack "how can we be the entertainers when we so slow our backs most be te slowest in the league'"


You obviously didn't see Wheeler and Eastmond chase back tonight then.

As for the name, it is one that was given some time ago now and whilst many will disagree we deserve it, changin the site name is something that has been considered and debated here but ultimately left as is for a number of reasons.

Oh and being entertaining isn't always about speed of foot.

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Quote: Tony Stark "You obviously didn't see Wheeler and Eastmond chase back tonight then.

As for the name, it is one that was given some time ago now and whilst many will disagree we deserve it, changin the site name is something that has been considered and debated here but ultimately left as is for a number of reasons.

Oh and being entertaining isn't always about speed of foot.'"

yeah a scrum half and a stand off what about our wingers [i know wheeler played there tonight but hes a stand off] centres and full back and do you really want to see five drives and a kick every week

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I don't disagree with a number of the posters saying we are not as good to watch under potter as previous years but the "entertainment factor" took a back seat under Anderson too but was masked to a certain extent by success.

That we havent signed a big name since we splashed the cash on Cayless is a worry, we are bringing through young talent and although we are losing a golden age of players there was a sizeable gap between wello and roby graham stepping up but since then the conveyor belt seems in full flow.

I still cant understand the logic of a 2 year deal for Potter if we are continuing in this vein unless we have someone lined up.

But this was obviously identified last year.

As I said 1 game in and we`re spitting the dummy?

Squad wise I still think we are as good as last year if not a little quicker now. All the concern fans had last year are still there of course but if we had won tonight could we have taken much from the game played in such conditions.

Much as the pies beating the crusaders doesn't make them world beaters.

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Quote: Father Jack "how can we be the entertainers when we so slow our backs most be te slowest in the league'"


I found last night entertaining..... Thanks guys... eusa_clap.gif

And as for the comments on here... Its the first game... get a grip!!!

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Quote: Doseymarker "I cant believe all the negativity on here tonight.


It aint going to dramatically change in a game where you can only see half the play and Potter wont be sacked he simply wont be here next year.

It was one game in conditions that without sky it would have been called off'"


The Conditions were the same for both sides!!! Hull managed to play well and showed flair, commitment, fitness, desire, skill.
That game was playable with or without sky!!!

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Things may have changed now but it used to be that the ref had to stand on the centre spot and be able to see both goalposts and all 4 corners for the game to go ahead. We could see the goalposts at the scoreboard end from where we were standing, just not what was actually going on!

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