Maybe if we'd have had a pretty much settled 17 for 2 seasons running, as Saints have, then our mojo may have been working. We're only in April and we've already used about 30 players this season. When was the last time we were able to put out a pretty much settled, strong side for a good run of games?

Think you've missed the point.
You don't need your starting 17 to play with enthusiasm, motivation or desire,it's a mental thing.
Your starting 17 will give you a better chance of winning however.

A bit of continuity helps form though, and I think our inconsistency at the present is down to the fact.we haven't had any continuity in a long time.

There was a possibility that we could have gone level on points with Wire yesterday if results had gone in our favour. So we're not that far off and we haven't even hit our straps yet.

A coach that kicks backsides and doesn't make excuses would help too, surely?

One that breaks club records and puts trophies in the cabinet, is alright by me.

Fair post, although recent attacks stretching it a bit far, attack no having a go at you yes, But you make some good points , so cant argue there,

The three teams highlighted are perhaps the wealthiest in the league and by some distance. That's said, it hasn't stopped wire from being middle 8's a few years back, Leeds middle 8's for two seasons and currently struggling badly or Wigan floundering at the foot of the table.

I went yesterday. Yes, its very disappointing to get a good hiding and the best team by a country mile won on the day. At 10 Nil up after ten minutes there was a sense of optimism. Then St's woke up. Their first two tries were very soft. From that point everything went St's was (a bit like everything went our way on Good Friday). Now, just for clarity, I am not blaming the referee for our defeat and its likely that every call was probably correct on the field of play, but the consistency in the official was not there at all. St's were awarded penalties on tackles 4 or 5. Most of our penalties were on tackles 1 or 2. We had three consecutive penalties within their 20 meter line within 2 minutes, yet no yellow card or team warning. We get pinged five time for forward passes (two of which disallowing tries) yet apparently St's never passed the ball forward once.

We also got confirmation that certain players, when given the opportunity, were a long way off the standard needed simply to compete. The coach takes ultimate responsibility for the team, but there has to be some personal responsibility by the players as well. For the number of times our left edge got targeting yet the players on that side didn't seem to learn or recognise the dangers in front of them??? That's not the coaches downfall.

But surely when you have one of the best centres in Super league playing for Saints you dont play a young rookie centre against him.
It would have been better to move Tuimavave to left centre and play Scott at right centre.
Even better play Connor Wynne at full back and move Connor to centre.
One of the reasons i dont rate Radford

And one of the very many reasons your not the coach tf

Sorry meant to say Robert Hicks is a “card” not what I said before, which was removed, a right card as well, were fifty down and he still crucified us with penalties.

We don't l know if Wynne was available after the game on Friday.

wynne was warming up with the players before kick off, looked like he was 18th man

like many said, bad decision to throw scott in at the deep end v a red hot saints team, wynne played 50 minutes on friday, for an 18 year old did he really need resting? no, wynne to fullback, connor centre and scott on the bench if radford wanted to give him some minutes

I remember a young Kirk Yeaman being put up against Paul Newlove and having his pants pulled down all game. Scott will only be better for the experience.

High easthullwesty, if your referring to the game Yeamo was schooled on the Boulevard, when he was very young, was it not Martin Gleeson who tormented him that day, not a hundred percent sure though