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| Quote: Two Wheeled Saint "What about the Irish prop?'"
He's in Spain, last I heard.
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45658_1356296105.jpg [color=#FF0000:1fnfdzuc]Wigan vs Leeds finals aggregate score.
Wigan 178 - 64 Leeds
Wigan wins - 6 Leeds wins - 0[/color:1fnfdzuc]
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I am all out of bubblegum.
Don't you struggle. Don't you fight. Don't you worry, cause it's your turn tonight!
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| Pretty good starting thirteen. Looks like you'll be struggling on with just one centre like ourselves next year. You've made quite a few signings this year, yet the strength in depth isn't really there once again. Saying that being decimated by injury these past few years hasn't been that detrimental to you.
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| Quote: Offside Monkey "Forster's at the front of the pecking order, though. Least he was last year.
I remeber Hand was desribed as a robot in one of the match reports.
Joe Greenwood (back row) is one I'm eager to see.'"
Yeah Forster is in the front of the pecking order - He was injured most of last season though.
Hand is very direct and aggressive
Greenwood is a second rower
Danny Jones can play anywhre in the pack
Walker is very strong in the tackle and runs well
Josh Jones is a very strong centre
Hopefully all these new lads will get a run out or two this year
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| Quote: LovesToSpooge "Pretty good starting thirteen. Looks like you'll be struggling on with just one centre like ourselves next year. You've made quite a few signings this year, yet the strength in depth isn't really there once again. Saying that being decimated by injury these past few years hasn't been that detrimental to you.'"
Meli proved a good centre, but Wheels is the one we all (bar one poster, who shall remain nameless) want to see get a run there.
The general concences seems to be that we'd rather Wellens is phased out, either with the pacey Makinson coming into full back or Lomax taking the job with Lance and Gaskell playing halves.
Pack of
Perry, Robes, TP
Wilkin, Soliola
Laffranchi
With LMS and Clough as bench props, with Flanders and Flash battling for the last spot (remember that Royce takes 1 back on the bench)
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| Quote: SaintsFan "I'm depressed by an increased number of foreign players. Makes us look too much like Hull KR for my liking. Hopefully that will just be for one year and then we can say bye bye to Meli and Flannery and go back in the right direction.'"
Are you joking here?
There are only 7 overseas players in the squad which is fine by me and 18 of the squad have come through the academy with the rest made up of English players who were signed into the club.
Don't see the problem with the squad tbh from your perspective....
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3076_1671446335.jpg SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
Wigan had eight in a row
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| Quote: Offside Monkey "Forster's at the front of the pecking order, though. Least he was last year.
I remeber Hand was desribed as a robot in one of the match reports.
Joe Greenwood (back row) is one I'm eager to see.'"
Standout player for Saints in the U20 game at Orrell this year.
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "Standout player for Saints in the U20 game at Orrell this year.'"
I've heard good things and he looks like a big boy, which is a nice thing when our last three young backrowers have been reletively weedy.
(IMO) If Hand, Walker and Forster are all half decent, then either one of them needs to get over to Leigh, or Magennis needs to get to a lower SL club (i talking loan deals, here).
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| Quote: Albion "Are you joking here?
There are only 7 overseas players in the squad which is fine by me and 18 of the squad have come through the academy with the rest made up of English players who were signed into the club.
Don't see the problem with the squad tbh from your perspective....'"
We had five overseas players last season, which was a Meli too many for me as it was. I'd be happy to see a full English breakfast to be honest. If we can do without foreign input all the better. Sad that we've increased our number, especially after all the blather put out by our chairman.
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6731_1299024498.jpg [quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg |
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| Thought Brotherton may have been given a number?
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| Ok I see it this way.
Its a very flexible squad. Most positions have at least one player who can rotate into that position.
However we do seam a little light prop wise. Its all well and good saying the academy props are good. But if we refuse to rotate them into the squad on a regular basis. We will be working with a proxy squad rather than the numbers quoted.
I've no problem not spending the cap and not replacing smelly. If there is no one quality available then use what you have.
Couple of things this year. Will we keep sia? If not does that mean he does not want to stay or are we looking longer term for an aussie centre.
Will Wheeler make the step up stay fit and take the centre spot for his own.
Will we play two none kicking half backs lomax and lance.
Will Wellens hold FB or will makinson get a run there.
Will any of our young props step up to fill that missing prop role
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44308_1279480467.gif Mugwump mocking mental illness for a second time -
"You are mentally ill and I can't indulge your madness any more"
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| Quote: SaintsFan "We had five overseas players last season, which was a Meli too many for me as it was. I'd be happy to see a full English breakfast to be honest. If we can do without foreign input all the better. Sad that we've increased our number, especially after all the blather put out by our chairman.'"
I told you at the time when McManus was banging on about our youth and how many English players we have was all a one big excuse to hide the fact we ain't signed the standard of players he'd promised to grace our new stadium.
As I said at the time, don't get sucked in to all that crap. We've gone with youth and sub standard overseas because we are skint.
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2595.jpg I'm not Jesus Christ, I've come to accept that now.
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| Quote: SaintsFan "We had five overseas players last season, which was a Meli too many for me as it was. I'd be happy to see a full English breakfast to be honest. If we can do without foreign input all the better. Sad that we've increased our number, especially after all the blather put out by our chairman.'"
Which players would you have signed instead of the ones we have in Laffranchi and Hohaia?
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| Quote: Billinge_Lump "Which players would you have signed instead of the ones we have in Laffranchi and Hohaia?'"
I've got absolutely no complaints with Laffranchi and Hohaia. We need Laffranchi as our own young props have only just been promoted to the first team and we need Hohaia's skill and experience to support Lomax. I knew we were going to go up to 7 foreign players but seeing it in black and white leaves me feeling disappointed.
Specifically though I'm disappointed Meli hasn't been relegated to the squad. Makinson is a centre/fullback who just got better and better on the wing. He should be in the starting 13, not Meli. Flannery likewise should be further down the pecking order. We should be promoting our young talents like Leeds have done. But we haven't and so I feel disappointed.
I will get over it!
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44308_1279480467.gif Mugwump mocking mental illness for a second time -
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Utter disgusting abusive remark from a keyboard warrior:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_44308.gif |
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| Quote: SaintsFan "I've got absolutely no complaints with Laffranchi and Hohaia. We need Laffranchi as our own young props have only just been promoted to the first team and we need Hohaia's skill and experience to support Lomax. I knew we were going to go up to 7 foreign players but seeing it in black and white leaves me feeling disappointed.
Specifically though I'm disappointed Meli hasn't been relegated to the squad. Makinson is a centre/fullback who just got better and better on the wing. He should be in the starting 13, not Meli. Flannery likewise should be further down the pecking order. We should be promoting our young talents like Leeds have done. But we haven't and so I feel disappointed.
I will get over it!'"
I wouldnt read much into the squad numbers. Most have kept there numbers anyway.
Sia has kept 4 jersey but he'll be in the second row, flannery has kept his 13 jersey but won't start there etc
I'd be very disappointed if makinson don't start the season in the starting 13.
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| This is how I think we will start the season
1 wellens
2 gardner
3 shenton
4 meli
5 foster
6 lance
7 lomax
8 perry
9 roby
10 tony p
11 wilkin
12 sia
13 la frank
14 gaskell
15 lms
16 clough
17 flannery
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