Can someone tell me what he offers ?

In my eyes, he has no pace, can't beat a man, no game management, poor in defence, doesn't take like on and the worst kicking game I've seen from a 7.

In all honesty, I've not seen a worse 7 play for saints in my time. I honestly think he's the worst 7 in super league.

I just don't see one positive in his game at all.

I agree.

FWIW i feel sorry for Matty his a dad and a partner got 3 kids under 4 which is stressful and hard enough. Ill always respect any player that puts ourjersey on and he does actually care about this club. However sport is a cruel business and the lads not good enough, time for him to move on.

Why was he subbed before half time ?

I don't know why the club signed him was it Cunningham thinking 3rd time lucky, I seem to remember Matty saying that he knows saints style of open brand rugby and it was his intention of bringing it back to this current team. Season almost over and we are still waiting for the organising and kicking skills to surface.
It looks at though he could go down historically as one of the worst scrum halfs we,ve had at the club in terms of creativity, there is probably a decent scrum half in him with a different club as he was with Salford perhaps.

Nothing against him personally and know him to say hi to though friends of friends at the club but he's got to be based on rugby and I'm 100% sure he's the worst 7 the club have had in my time watching them.

I think he's probably the worst 7 in super league at the moment and he's definitely got the worst kicking game and attack.

I'd put Richardson, lomax, fages, barba and even Wilkin in the halves before Smith.

In fact, I just wouldn't pick him unless we had bad injuries.

Why was he subbed

I think it was for a concussion test but can't be 100% sure on that

He offers nothing at all,his much vaunted kicking game is average at best,he has no pace at all and no guile. He needs to be let go,tell him he can find another team ( if one will have him )

Despite our good season we are having, I do feel if there is any postion we could improve on, it is at 7.

Finny has gone ok for us TBH, but hes getting no younger, and certainly no quicker. His goal kicking isnt bad but his last tackle kiccks is average at best. As a team we have only managed 2 40/20s all year. Some individual players manage more than this.

Our other scrum half, Sam Williams, it would be fair to say he hasnt met the expectations we were hoping, considering he is from the NRL, and is only here for one year

The only reason I want Smith in the team is so that I can make a fortune at the bookies with 'in game play bets' predicting his every move on the pitch. He is so predictable in his play its scary. Been saying it all season we need a ball playing No7 in that team. Oh and dropping Fage and Richie for Smith and Lomax on Friday was a disaster! Hope he puts them two back in for Thursday or we in real trouble.

We need a new No7, another big Prop and more speed in the team for next year. Maybe a new centre too and a better back rower.

And we signed him on a 3 year contract LOL

Regards

King James

Matty is a great guy, loves the club.....BUT....we need a better 7 for next season and I would leave Smith out of the 17 for now. Keep Richardson in the halves for the rest of the season, let him play with some freedom in attack instead of him looking over his shoulder to see if Smith is coming on and attack at pace like we used to do at Knowsley Rd (look on YouTube at our pace we used to attack at and the off loads we used to do). As I say, really nice guy but lets aim for higher performances than we are currently getting.

COYSaints

I've got feeling matty is out the 17 this week with richardson in at 7 and fages on bench to replace the axed Amor.

Even that's not how it should be. Richardson and Fages should start (and finish) the game with Lomax on the bench as an interchange 9. He can also cover most of the back positions if anyone gets a knock. Smith can only play 7 and 6 as an emergency.

Holbrook needs to start planning for next season and the only way these 2 lads are going to gel is to play week in week out. He has potentially another 5 games to pair them together. Let them play I say.

I wouldn't fancy a Richardson/Lomax experimental combination, its just crazy to try different combinations at the most important end of the season its dumb. Is the coach under some kind of obligation to play Smith-Wilkin-Lomax at all costs.