I just don't think something like that can be taught. You either have it or you don't. The funny thing is it doesn't really have much to do with technical ability (although that helps). It's just having the mind to completely dictate the game and then the personality and authority to control your players into doing it. Long oozes this as do all other top drawer half backs.

If you are a one team and longy is that man, then your in big trouble!

Longy will be lucky to play 50% of your games. The last 3yrs at saints he hardly played but always came back for the finals.

I'm not bagging him or hull as he's a saints great but that's what you will get with sean long at this stage.

If you are a one team and longy is that man, then your in big trouble!

Longy will be lucky to play 50% of your games. The last 3yrs at saints he hardly played but always came back for the finals.

I'm not bagging him or hull as he's a saints great but that's what you will get with sean long at this stage.

Have to agree, two games and on the physio bench for few weeks.
No quality at half back and a quota player who cant get in the 17

Long has played 20-odd games a season for a Saints team with 30-odd fixtures every year since 2003. If he's available for 2/3rds of our games I'll be happy. Horne's injury record is well known. It should be no revelation to anyone that for much of the season we will need another half-back, or someone to cover Berrigan if he moves to H/B.
I have been disappointed with Washbrook over the last few years - he's never lived up to the potential I thought he had in 2006. His best chance to make it could be trying to learn how to play 9.

Moa has got to play next week.
Cusack runs like my gran.
Horne was absolutely clueless.
Lauaki is a penalty machine who cant keep his gob shut or tackle to save his life.
Washy needs to learn to let go of the ball.
Fitzy unfortunately had a poor game.
Turner needs to be given a chance on Friday.
Manu couldnt catch a cold today.

We certainly do look clueless without Sean Long orchestrating things.

Apart from that the full team looked completely energy less.

Im sick as fook, you cant lose to teams like that.

Lee, Raynor and Thacks will be lovin it (And already hammered !!!)

You own me a £5..since you are upset I will let you double of quits

Got to agree with Agar about turning up for work with the right attitude and all that but smith didn't help and you have to say they defended well and didn't drop much.
Moa, Tuner and calders infor friday. I would suspect lauaki will get banned.

its all about the speed, accuracy and application of the passing. unfortunatly Long is the only player that can do it to the standard we require to be a top team. Washy can be showed how to do it time and again, but he is not the pivot that longy is.
agree about the dummy runners if that was the case.

If he has hamstring problems he'll be in and out of the side with that before he picks up any other problems. Always the risk with a 33 year old. Have to say orford looks a lot more robust and likely to be able to take the knocks

Agree with that. When we are passing its floated to each other, were as today, Crusaders passing was drilled. Much, much faster.

long was looking at 3 weeks, hopefully back for wigan game,also thought we missed Tickle today

It's not rocket science. Should be drilled into them on the training pitch so it's 2nd nature come game day

It should be, buts its not happening.