Sorry but if we have aspirations of being anywhere near the top 4 we should be able to finish a team off who are literally relying on the u20's to fill the squad. We used those self same injuries as an excuse for not competing in 2008/2009 and to a point in 2010. Yet when Saints have those injuries it is a different kettle of fish.

Good comparison made

Sure it was a weakened side but hardly a rubbish one was it ? You still managed to get a lot of internationals out onto the pitch!



I've not blamed him for the result, it was our own fault because we didn't defend a couple of kicks well enough and let Saints have a ten minute purple patch in which you punished us.



You obviously have not watched Hull FC play this season or for the matter the last three seasons. We play some of the most boring Rugby ever and are not exactly the brightest of teams about, I'm so shocked that you were even worried about the result ! We haven't scored 50+ points in over five seasons so why anyone would think we would blow you off the park is beyond me. Even Wakefield have scored 50 in a game this season and they even beat us at the KC quite comfortably.


Every team has injuries, its not like it was Hull's first choice line up either. We had Long and Phelps out which whilst it may not be an injury list of 7 or 8 players its in two pivotal positions.

really? saints pack was still quality, throw in roby who kept us on the back foot most of the second half, it was the perfect platform for wilkin and eastmond, foster, armstrong have played games regular for saints! only ashe i can think of is who hasn't played for the saints 1st team before

Maybe that is because they are not afraid to try youngsters when players are injured. Anybody who thinks that Saints were not well under strength must be deluded. Yes they still had good players out there but strangely we had internationals playing for us in 08/09 but the excuses back then were that we were missing too many "Influential" players.

The only positive we can take from today is that we did not lose.

I sort of see what your saying but I can't help but think your purposely thinking like this in order to support a certain campaign.

All credit to the Saints youngsters. They showed real promise. Stuck to the coaches game plan second half and came away with a point.

Forget the referee, that was an excellent game today and a draw was the right result.

We scored some outstanding tries and Saints comeback inspired by James Robey matched ours of last season.

Disappointed that our pack had no 'go forward' in the second half and we were far too indecisive against their speculative kicks .

The last 3 games have re-ignited our season.

I don't think we had a choice in that to be honest with you. Saints dominated the ruck and got over the advantage line with ease, we hardly had any ball in the first 25 minutes of the second half, so we had no choice but to defend IMO.

We didn't deal well enough with a few kicks and soon found ourselves on the back foot. IMO the game plan didn't change just that the momentum went Saints way and we found ourselves on the back foot rather then choosing to be on it.

well said sir

another inmate who has just escaped the Asylum ,boll*cks to this caring in the community

Agree to disagree on this one. Everyone has different views of a game and ours obviously don;t match Why we let a team with so many first choice players out dominate the 2nd half so much is a mystery.

Armstrong played a couple of games last season. This season he's been on dual reg with Leigh and only got brought back last week due to our injuries.

Eastmond, well let's not talk about that, we all know what happens. Suffice to say, when he has played for us, our own fans boo him.

Foster, yes. He's very good, not denying that ( if only I was 20 years younger <sigh>icon_wink.gif.

Wilkin. Also very good but in his own post match interview 'never a 6'

I never meant any intent when I said we had a lot of kids out. I said our forwards and second row were first teamers/internationals, call them what you will.

But I still say our kids came very good, especially Ashe, who was only given a shirt number two days ago.

Thought some decisions either way were dodgy, but half the refs are aligned with one team or another so don't think that can be an excuse either.

If Hull had Longy uninjured think it might have been different! You would almost definitely have had a drop goal!

Oh and PS: Wire Wonder is a very very bad troll who apparently spends all his/her spare time trying to think up inflammatory comments to rouse everyone. Fun to answer back but pointless

It wasn't a poor team, but it was well short of their best team.