I think the magic game highlights why injuries aren’t an excuse for Saints and it also highlights that when the crunch comes, you’ll be extremely hard to beat, even shy of 4,5,6 players (if it came to that). That was a very good game and Saints dominated in good spells and put in a very good performance (we did have some absences as well but not to players as crucial as the Saints absences).

Both sides are disrupted at the moment but I don’t think it’s playing too much of a part in a bit of a malaise that looks to be going on. I just think both clubs are waiting for the proper stuff now. I think we’re a bit more switched on because we still need wins to cement a top two spot but I don’t think we’re near our best.

Game confirmed for the Friday on Sky

Were have you seen this?

Saints have confirmed it.

Thanks

rlhttps://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/08/09/wigan-v-saints-selected-for-broadcast/?fbclid

The better team at magic???You never got out of your half for the first 30 minutes.

Saints were easily the better team at Magic for me. They did what they do best which is suffocate with their defence and play the game almost entirely in our 40. We still could have won with fewer unforced errors (the biggest one being Isa's at the end) but we need to find a way to avoid them winning the territory battle to the extent that they did.

Just ask the referee to enforce the offside rule that should do it.

Yet you managed only a penalty and, that aside, were behind on the scoreboard for almost the entire match. Go figure.

You speak as if territory is the be all an end all when, in fact, it's only one metric among many. You can spend 79 minutes in the opposition half but if you fail to score and the opposition score during the 1 minute in yours, you lose. That doesn't make you the better team. Just the one with the most territorial advantage that you fail to turn into points. See how that works?

Answer me this: You recently beat Huddersfield with 12 men on the pitch. If they spent more time in your half than you did in theirs in that match does that make them the better team on the day?

Firstly I think we are the better team because we are 4 points clear at the top and have won 2 out of 3 games against you this season.

Secondly if you do actually read my posts you will see that a) I have argued against other Saints fans on Redvee not to use injuries as the be all and end all despite us suffering more with injuries and suspensions than at any time in the last 3 years, b) I have admitted on here that Wigan are the form team and would likely start favourites if the Grand Final was next week and c) I can't guarantee that our form will come back. I have admitted (again on here) that we look busted and fatigued.

So how do you infer from that I think that Saints are the "super dooper best team"? What I won't deviate from is that we are the best team at full strength. I do think that 100% and to be honest most of your fans would agree with that too (not you of course undoubtedly)

EDIT- I'm not sure either that I "bang on about territory" I just think we were the better team on the day full stop