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| Quote: sergeant pepper "Three takeaway bits on this/Saints/us from me...
1. Success is cyclical. Their great side (& it was a great side) is undoubtedly at the back end of a cycle. We seem to be at the start of something. That's sport, I'll enjoy it whilst we're on top but I won't gloat too much either - we'll be back there one day (just hopefully not too soon tho)
2. Their decline shows how important having a long term head coach is. I hope that, when our cycle comes to its natural end, Matty Peet is still here. Transitioning well and not having a complete drop-off, is a lot easier when you keep the same coach/manager. Bellamy, Fergie etc are the blueprints for this.
3. I still think that, should Saints get a couple of players back, there's one last big punch in them. The only question is - can Wellens motivate them enough?
4. We need to beat them on Friday. No excuses and for me, it's another acid test for finding out how good of side we are. When the roles were reversed, Saints always made us pay. Let's do the same.'"
Good post this ![CLAP eusa_clap.gif](images/smilies//eusa_clap.gif)
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| Quote: Zig "If they are only rumours then why not? Is the current attacking coach on his way out?'"
Oh there’s plenty rumours doing the rounds that we’ve all heard. Opacic, Swift, Handley all been mentioned openly on redvee. Then there are others as well which may or may not turn out to be true.
Yeah I believe Briers will replace Frayssinous.
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| Quote: The Yellow Giraffe "Oh there’s plenty rumours doing the rounds that we’ve all heard. Opacic, Swift, Handley all been mentioned openly on redvee. Then there are others as well which may or may not turn out to be true.
Yeah I believe Briers will replace Frayssinous.'"
Redvee? It is but a wish list. I don’t understand your reluctance unless you are trying to edge your bets. I won’t hold your feet to the fire, I promise.
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| Quote: Zig "Redvee? It is but a wish list. I don’t understand your reluctance unless you are trying to edge your bets. I won’t hold your feet to the fire, I promise.'"
Because sometimes I get told stuff and get asked not to make it public. Why would I burn my bridges by blabbing? Not sure I know what you mean by hedging my bets. I’ve said we won’t be signing Drinkwater - I think that’s fairly definitive from me.
Stu M who posts on here knows I get bits here and there and I’ve sent NickyKiss info in the past that wasn’t public. So I’m not some fantasist who makes things up.
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| Quote: Stu M "When he first came back a few weeks ago he looked relatively lean and in good shape however when he came back after the international break he looked quite out of shape.
It looked like he spent the week off continually eating. The players having time off has been a bug bear of mine and I have argued with other Saints fans about this. They had the CC SF weekend off and obviously the Final and the players were given time off, most of which went on holiday. The same thing happened with the international weekend and again most went away. They then came back and produced the horror show against Cas.
By contrast Wigan have played every week including the WCC and seem to be getting better every week. How many holidays do they need?'"
I don't disagree really, but I suppose the counterpoint would be that a better time to judge is at the end of the season and the state of the squads going into knock out rugby. Wane's first season immediately comes to mind when we were battering teams earlier in the year but picked up injuries and ran out of gas when it mattered.
I don't think we'll see a repeat this year, but I'd be lying if I said wasn't a bit concerned by the lack of chances to rest throughout the season.
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| Quote: Cherry_&_White "I don't disagree really, but I suppose the counterpoint would be that a better time to judge is at the end of the season and the state of the squads going into knock out rugby. Wane's first season immediately comes to mind when we were battering teams earlier in the year but picked up injuries and ran out of gas when it mattered.
I don't think we'll see a repeat this year, but I'd be lying if I said wasn't a bit concerned by the lack of chances to rest throughout the season.'"
Exactly, there is a reason the double has only been done 6 times in 28 years.
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