A serious question, ( I know they are usually few and far between)

Have other clubs looked at Saints defensive pattern and seen that they defend "narrow"

It would appear that they do leave room on the outside and invite opposition to have a go at them on the outside.

Merely an observation.

I think our defence has gone down this year, doesnt seem to have the same cohesion as last year. That said Gidley's defence is underrated and we missed him out wide

That and our penalty quota rising considerably are the two aspects of Slick Mick's leadership I was seriously worried about, and with good reason it would seem.

Agreed

I don't think you are blaming him solely for the loss, but whilst he does have weaknesses, as all players do, I think you're missing my point that it's not solely down to him that tries were scored down that side tonight. They were down to the defensive team down that side failing, whilst he is part of that team he is certainly not on his own.

All this point missing is too much!!!!

better that than the village one.

Jesus... 4 pages of utter garbage.

He was left exposed by a 2nd rower and a centre that weren't there. I'd like to see some of the people calling Ade on here go 1-on-3 and see how they do.

Well, I for one would be running as fast as my little legs could take me in the opposite direction!

(Mind you, that would kind of fit in with that bizarre backwards move we did at some point during the first half so maybe I wouldn't have looked too out of place on Friday. )

Our defence isn't as good as it was under Daniel Anderson but apart from Ade wandering away from his spot sometimes this season and letting in the odd try as a result, I can't see how he was any more or less responsible than anyone else on the pitch for our naff defensive performance on Friday night.

Our defence, on the whole, under Potter has been excellent.

One dodgy display and suddenly we cannot catch, we cannot kick, we cannot tackle, we give too many penalties away and the players are all impotent with buck teeth and 4 eyes.

This thread is ridiculous and the amount of people jumping on some badly informed band wagon is fuggin' ridonkulous.

I second that!

Our goal line/scramble defence has been pretty much but not further in. That's been more haphazard (in matches other than on Friday I mean - Friday was just pretty dismal all round).

Our discipline generally has been noticeably poorer all season. That might not matter to you but it does to me because we give away pentalties and we make our job ten times harder than it needs to be and puts us at risk of losing more games. Damn shame really.

The idea that we were angels under Anderson is a fallacy, look at the number of penalties we gave away under his stewardship.

Poor Ade, he was working his rocks off Gilly must have hated that game, he looked uncomfy and must have been made up to hear the final hooter and just get home to bed, as would have longy and KC. Poor Ade.