Quote: FearTheVee "I agree, they should have played the team that got hammered by saints in pre season, couldn't beat a twelve man Widnes and struggled past a team that had just been nilled at home by Hull. That would have sorted it!'"
We would have got much closer.
Pre-season is pre-season.
You beat a Cats with no half backs - and we all know how hard it is to play without half backs as Saints told us every 2 minutes last year - and a hopeless Salford.
We drew with Widnes, which is better than we usually do, and beat a top rival with a full side out, while we played without our first choice half backs - and we all know how hard etc etc.
You only had to watch the 3 world club challenge games to see who had good defensive structures and balance and who were all over the shop.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Saints miss the top 4, as Leeds, Wigan and Wire are better teams, and Cats could be if Carney fulfils his potential. All 4 of those teams put over 30 points on Saints last year, so it's not as if it would require anything other than the status quo continuing.
