Powell was involved in player recruitment early doors, so how is the mess your in now not down to him?? Your marquee players are stealing a living and your pack wouldn't stand up in the Championship.

Bar our efforts in the first 20 minutes (which is what you'd expect in a local derby), that was as bad as ANY "performance" under Price.

Now's the time for Powell to start earning his money

We've scraped a win against the worst Leeds side in 40 years
A side coached by Lee flipping Radford
and the SL's new Leigh.

Buck your ideas up, one and all.

The honeymoon is well and truly over

Widdop has been shocking, two weeks in a row

Widdop of season #1 again - anonymous, weak in defence and ineffective. Williams has still to convince me but one of them needs dropping to give Riley Dean a chance.

I'd have said anonymous.
The Invisible Man offers more.
At least Williams takes on the opposition's line. He's just not very good at it.

Widdop might as well have brought a book along with him

Genuinely, what was you really expecting?

The last 2 games, especially tonight, were as predictable as could be. This Saints side is a 3 times champion and the best drilled team in the league by a mile - we are a side in the infancy of its 'project'. It was always going to get messy.

Tonight wasn't good at all, but let's be honest, there is going to be a few more moments like this in the next year or so and Powell needs to be given time and patience to try and sort it out.

No doubt there will be players deemed surplus to requirement along the way, but we surely knew that was always going to be the case?

We are massively missing someone calling the plays on the pitch, highlighted by Walker just throwing the ball twice into the wrong player, the one to Philbin I saw Widdop in the background just throwing his arms up in the air. Pointless him or Williams should be calling the plays it’s why we are crap in final 20 no one steps up.

Come on!!!
These are highly paid people, with International caps, marquee contracts and long careers. I'd expect a better outcome from a 16 year old YTS lad on his first day.

As for last week, we faced a side who have a dreadful record at our ground, and were missing 2 of their most influential players. I expected a win.

I've said all week, keep this under 30, and we've done ok. A small victory in itself

Lots of the players (including Widdop of the marquees) were already under contract before powell signed with us. Of the players whose contracts were up last year he should have re-signed hill. J Clark has looked alright so far but poor tonight and dropped last week so he's the only real question mark.

I don't want to see any contract extensions this season except maybe Ratchford for a season to cover Dean in the halves. We need fresh blood, we need 2 quality props.

Said it before. The problem with two marquee half backs is they are both waiting for the other to take the lead.

Agree with you, these 5 games have highlighted the work that needs to be done, this season for Powell is about him giving us something worth watching but looking at it I think some of these players are already near the exit.

Here here never been a fan of widdop..big money earned giving sod all back get rid.. and the same apply to you Williams

A genuinely hard prop, a mouthy half, an out the back centre, a captain who will strike fear into OUR players and inspire by performance.

Absolutely this, 2022 season is a free hit from me, I just want to enjoy watching my team again. Sadly this may be another season to write off.

Good post. Tonight showed the gulf in class and Saints had another gear or two which they didnt need. I'm right behind Powell but he has a massive project. We have 2 marquees that are not delivering, a pack that is not fit for purpose, and a number of players on contracts that we are stuck with which Powell would not have signed. We also have some players who think they are better than they are. In truth every Saints player was better than his opposite number tonight.