Great effort by the team tonight,for those people who are having a small dig at Hanley, I can can remember watching a young lad on debut for Saints at Wembley who dropped everything we aimed at him,had a nightmare, but he turned out ok,it was a certain mr Gary Connolly

Really good turn up from the lads last night. I’m confident now for the rest of the season that a few of those players can step into the first team and do a job. Ben Kilner especially, never took a backwards step and showed a great aggression (that looked under control and used more as a drive) I was really impressed by Kai Pearce-Paul he had some great carries and had a strength that seemed to come from no where (similar to Batty) going to really enjoy seeing what this lad can do when he fills out a little. Hanley got a lot of stick but I think people are forgetting that most of these lads have not Had a competitive game in months and to be thrown in against one of the best in the comp they should be proud of themselves.

To me saints looked shot last night. A lot of errors in attack, no flair to them. Looking at the players they are bringing through; Bentley, welsby, lee, Knowles looked poor . I see a lot to be concerned about when the Ageing saints players retire.

I wouldn’t go as far as that on Saints but they’re not the team that scared the hell out of me under Holbrook. We didn’t contain Walmsley well last night but they’re so reliant on him creating space it’s untrue. In a proper game if we can get in his face and limit his impact you’ve won half the battle. It’s easier said than done with the form he’s in but it’s not as big a task as it was to keep him and Thompson quiet. The downgrade from Thompson to Graham is huge. I’ve so much respect for James Graham but he’s clearly ready for a well deserved retirement.

Think you were watching a different game pal ..Bentley is arguably the Best British youngster coming through at the moment and it shows by keeping his place all season in the best team in Superleague. Hes very similar to Bateman has has that bit of steel about him.The work he gets through in the middle is relentless. That side last night would have upped a gear if they were playing your first team and still would have won at a canter.

He’s a decent young player Bentley but I find the comparisons to Bateman a bit of a laugh. Talk about heaping pressure on a player! He’s not the biggest, he was signed from Bradford, he has eyeballs and a mouth, so therefore he’s like John Bateman. I’m not bagging you, as you’ve just said he’s got steel about him like Bateman but I’m hearing these comparisons on a regular basis now and it’s ridiculous. We’re talking about one of the best backrowers in the world here, a guy who has smashed it in the NRL and was the best in his position in superleague whereas Bentley is a reasonable young player.

We’re all entitled to our opinion. Bentley is no Bateman and he never will be.

We only know the answer to that on Saturday I think. We have to win the game.

How come this amazing team didnt 'up a gear' against Wire in the cup? They would have won at a canter and would now be looking forward to a semi final and probable trip to Wembley? Funny that.

LeBron says nobody wants the cup, only the small teams.

That explains the 12 years.

Youngster, he's almost 24! He'd have been a grandad in that Wigan team last night.

If we’d have played the first team last night there would be no guarantees of beating a strong saints team. It would have majorly reduced our chances of winning on Saturday.

Whatever the result Saturday we’ve given ourselves the best chance.

I agree, but because we have put our eggs so obviously in the cup basket we have to win it.

Think people are being a bit harsh on Clark.

Not sure how many minutes he did but:
38 tackles (2nd after Rushton who made 41), 93% tackle efficiency
87 metres (2nd after McDonnell who made 121)
17 carries (2nd after Hanley with 17)
1 error and 0 penalties (knocked on from a poor Hanley pass)

I think Clark has been good the last few weeks TBH but having been billed as the most explosive forward in the league (or something like that) people are no doubt wanting to see something more than solid stats.

Then again, people like Clubby for some reason and his stats are terrible and isn't exactly explosive either.