Trouble is Saints messed around with a good formula. The lads that have played week in and week out to get to second in the table were dropped in favour of first teamers. Lads like Baines and Sutton were left out for the likes of Dixon, Ashurst, Dean and Wheeler. Tbh the first teamers were the ones that let them down. Knock ons mainly came from the Superstars!!! Hope the young lad Lucas is ok. Didnt lool too good when he went off.

That seems to be the theme of the season.


Coaching differences?

i think you're looking for problems, we've been forced to mess with the squad due to injuries, as well as we needed to blood young players to get them experience for next year, as we will next year. Don't expect a settled squad for a a year or two

Not over the last three weeks we haven't.

I don't need to look for problems at first grade level, they are there for everyone to see.

It states on this thread that you will playing Leeds reserves this weekend . Have you had confirmation of this, If so will it be at knowsley road and again what time. As think I will come down and watch this as should be a good game.

A good win for Wigan - how did Lee Gaskell do for Saints. Does he look capable of making an impact in SL?

He looks promising. Was given Saints Man of the Match by the League Express reporter and impressed when playing for Saints U18s v Wigan last month,

Thanks. Hoping Gaskell may make a good centre or stand off as we need to progress in these positions going forward. the three quarter line in particular needs an injection of pace.

He came on from the subs bench into the centre position and his first contribution was to make a 40 metre break from whichSaints should have scored and IMO would have wrapped the game up at 18 - 0, however Wheeler was caught from behind when he had 20 metres to the line with a 5 metres start.

Gaskell made one bad error near the end of the game when he knocked on fielding a kick, but he looks a really talented and quick player. he also appears to be a talker / organiser.

I just hope Saints don't bulk him up too much, which from the outside appears to have happened with Wheeler and Eastmond.

Forlorn hope with Potter.

This was one hell of a game.

Wheeler is not a 6 IMO!

Lee Gaskell is the guy you should look to the future for from your academy.

That saints team should of walked all over Wigan, I am chuffed with that result.

On paper you ould have suggested that but that is not where the games are decided, particularly at academy level.

I have every confidence in Wheeler - do not forget that he is making his way back from injuries so is going to be rusty when thrown in to a 'decision making' position.

Hope Gaskell can make it. Glad someone has said he is speedy.

On a Wigan note, they seem to be getting their sact together in bridging the success of their junior teams and making the transition to SL (e.g Tomkins, Mossop and Ainscough) although I am not sure whether that is by accident or by design with Brian Noble.

Did that Joe Mellor play well? He scored a hat trick against Saints in an academy GF that I watched.

Looked like a decent prospect.