But why is it safe and secure? Because he's got a long and expensive contract and we can't afford to release him from it?

Or because he's actually doing a good job?

I'm not going to slag potter off as I think he's had tough hard season with injurys and a pretty thin squad.

I would agree at times this year we have been shockingly poor and very boring to watch but don't forget he's had 2 hard acts to follow in millward and DA.

I can't think of to many times DA had ashurst, lomax, eastmond, dixon playing regular. In fact vinnie Anderson and fozzard didn't make the 17 in a few finals.

I'm still not sure on potter but he's done ok so far by coming 2nd and 80 mins away from grand final.

IMO DA is best coach saints have had for many years but his 1st year wasn't so hot. I do however think we would have beat hudds in the semis because DA would have changed our game plan with hudds defence closing us in outwide.

Lets give potter some more time before calling for his head.

If you're talking about 2005, he only had half a year. However, he still managed to coach us to top spot, so came away with silverware. If you're talking about his first full season, that was 2006 and no coach will beat that year.

I know DA didn't have full season in 2005 and injurys cost us that year also.

Millward won it in his 1st season which wasn't a full season in charge but that don't make him a better coach than DA.

All I'm saying is Potters doing the best he can with what he's got.

Yet he couldn't coach the team through two home matches in the play offs having lost one key player...

I may be wrong, but didn't Potter only sign a two year contract?

Saints are going through a transitional period. People like Cunningham and Long are nearing retirement. Potter has blooded a lot of youngsters which Anderson didn't, hopefully by Potter giving them this chance they may re-pay him in years to come. You can't blame Potter for having the weakest squad in years.

Saints are going through a transitional period. People like Cunningham and Long are nearing retirement. Potter has blooded a lot of youngsters which Anderson didn't, hopefully by Potter giving them this chance they may re-pay him in years to come. You can't blame Potter for having the weakest squad in years.

We're two games away from being crowned Champions and yet people are writing off this season and saying we need to build for the next?

Don't wish your lives away dreaming for what you might get next year if you can get it now.

Think of the season as starting now, just two games. Think about it. Starting again, surely you'd fancy our chances against slack-mouthed pie eaters and dough-headed Loiners?

Er...so long as it doesn't rain.

Best post i've read in a while

Spoke to Daniel this morning and hopefully the interview will be broadcast later this week. He says he never gave up hope of going well this season even when they were 5 and 10 earlier on

Squad have really come together since then and whilst theyre 2nd favs on sunday against Melbournes superstar squad ( his words) theyve already beaten the top 3 sides in the play offs so there's no fear

says he still keeps a keen eye on SL and didnt expect last weekends results - still looks out for saints and says no reason why they cant win at OT

since losing DA and getting Potter, when are you going to change the forum name from "St. Helens - the-entertainers.tv" ? surely this is now against the Trades Descriptions Act?

We only lost one league game from May till September that year, after his appointment and that was the last one that didn't matter.

The 2005 team was the 2006 team but with much more flare. Unfortunately, they bottled it on the big occasion three times. Something that happened at least twice as much in the Anderson era as it did in the Millward one.

I think Anderson was a better coach than Millward and ten times the bloke but, motivationally, I had my doubts until the last two weeks.

Haven't most of the youngsters used this year already played under Anderson? The difference is that Potter has [ihad[/i to use them, Anderson didn't.