Saddened, I think, many times you make some good points. But whenever you post on here, which is sp but timely- it coincides with your perceptive fear of Warrington doing well. When saints were sailing on the crest of a Holbrook/Barba wave, I don't really recall you posting on here- and fair play; it should be the other way around.-you should have been rubbing our noses in. You posting on here again gives me hope of success.

Perhaps it is? Good spot if accurate, not something I've noticed. I've not posted on here a lot over the last few years as the Saints board packed up and moved elsewhere. I tend to just post reactionary rubbish swearing at referees and trying to get Marco Silva sacked on Twitter.

Missed the game. Has Barba learned to tackle yet? Oh wait...

Saddened.

Sorry for upsetting you with that. I posted that after seeing a shot of it obviously taken on a mobile phone. Looked all the world like he'd just swung the right forearm into the back of his head. I said on twitter when I saw the HD footage from Sky that there was nothing in it.


So why did you not come on and say you were wrong,made your decision from viewing a mobile image.

I'm romantic enough (or is it naive enough) to believe that for.most sportsmen, appearing in major events, playing key roles in big games and enjoying the adulation and glory is still a huge reason why they do it.

I think in 10 years time Tyrone may look back on last year as an opportunity spurned. He isn't going to end his career with a wardrobe full of Test caps, SoO jerseys and a bedside cabinet overflowing with Aussie GF winners medals. Last year was his shot at glory and he blew it for good.

Wouldn't he have preferred to look back and say "well it didn't work out, and god it was cold, but boy I showed Catalans how to play in the Challenge Cup and I got the photos with the boys and the Lance Todd to prove it".

Far more skilled, far higher paid sportsmen look back on their career honours above anything else and strangely, the weather never seems to crop up in conversation.

Exactly. He was and is better than how he performed for us. Even up until the gf there was a hope he would make an effort and we would win!! He never did.

This says it all. I have no more to add.

Even though he can’t tackle, he still won more than the wolf’s last year lol. Or are you gonna all claim it was his brother instead lols

You're right, he would have preferred to win the hub cap than appear in both finals. Good for him. And you, good for you too.

Not sure what you mean about claiming its his brother, then again I have a feeling family relations are a little more blurry than most for you.

Whatever Roberts memories are of his 2018 season in England, it's unlikely that he will moan about the cold....we had about 10 weeks of perma-sunshine...

I have a different theory on Roberts: he's not this great underachiever who had great talent but didn't fancy it, I think he's just an OK player rather than a great one. He played for clubs at the lower end of the NRL. He wasn't an elite signing, any more than Michael Sullivan was, or Adam Doyle. We just overhyped these guys when we signed them.

I'm not so sure.

“Sometimes you would leave in the dark and come home in the dark, so it wasn’t great for the kids.

“It was too cold for them to go outside, so they were stuck inside for most of the time"

From rlthe NRL website hererl

"It was too cold for them to go outside, so they were stuck inside for most of the time and we didn't get too many opportunities to go travelling as we played every week."
It must have spoilt his holiday having to play rugby every week.

Aye it was freezing this summer.

While we have shorter days in the winter I would think a lot of time our daylight lasts a lot longer than the Gold Coast...but I can’t be bothered googling to see if that’s true or just one of my misinformed prejudices showing.