Another mess of a thread! It's pretty sad that every thread a certain person posts in turns into a petty argument.

IMO something needs doing, I'm getting to the point that I don't want to post on here anymore.

Excuse my ignorance, but what has happened to Gaskell this season? Is he carrying an injury? He looked the 'real deal' last season.

He's just not getting picked.

Which is farcical in itself....

Not in my opinion it isn't!!!!!!!!

Yes which we all no u opinion gaskell not good enough for saints and should be playing in the champions which is utter rubbish

Never said he is only good enough for the championship. Just not good enough for Saints. My standards are, obviously, a lot higher than yours.

Who was playing six last time we beat Wigan

And put in a outstanding performance if my mind serves me correctly

One swallow does not make a summer!

I think your on your own here. Your too impatient for starters , you need to give players time to develop especially those in pivot positions

Very well. I will now hold my council until such a time as he can be judged. I fully expect a host of apologies at the appropriate time. If I am proven wrong I will do the same.

Spot on.

The pressure on halfbacks is enormous IMO as they are so easy to spot on the field. The halfback positions bring massive responsibility too and success in them is often determined by the blokes up front doing their job effectively. They also require a lot of subtle play which can only be learned by actually playing.

Smith may be inconsistent but I think he has responded very well to Longy's coaching and looks a lot better than he did when he left us. I also think people are being harsh on him in judging him over the Exiles game. He was working with a brand new halfback partner after only a couple of days preparation under a coach who, frankly, appears to be fairly hopeless in the coaching department. Also there was a distinct lack of forward umph in that England side because too many changes were made.

Saints fans more than most should know what an impact on a team drastic change can have, given our experiences from last season when I don't think we fielded even a similar team for more than a couple of consecutive games. I'm surprised at the level of criticism tbh.

I see the sporting life report says Salford are cash strapped, so probably a very good deal for them.

Very very cash strapped!