Re: Magic weekend
Posted: 18 May 2019, 01:23
Yes but they were only missing Roby , not Gale plus half the first team squad too!
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Off top of my headTamworth Tiger wrote:Yes but they were only missing Roby , not Gale plus half the first team squad too!
Thompsons done ankle ligaments so will miss Magic Weekend. Zeb Taia should also be looking at least a game ban for that swinging arm. Roby and Naiqama will be back. Not heard anything about Percival, but saw Saints fans tweeting him asking if he'd be back for Sunday, so possibly injured.jackknife wrote:Off top of my headTamworth Tiger wrote:Yes but they were only missing Roby , not Gale plus half the first team squad too!
Roby
Percival
Naiqama
Thompson
Its probly a good thing for us sts won, no one is going to catch sts so id rather they had the 2pts instead of Salford and last thing we need is a sts backlash next week.
gateman wrote:having watched Saints a number of times their defence is top draw coming in a solid wall and no one coming out of the line, a kick just behind this line could make them think, when we had Alan Hardisty playing against this type of defence he used to exploit it to the full
Saints were missing Roby, Thompson , Percival and LMS so as many starters as Cas had missing at Leeds.Tamworth Tiger wrote:Yes but they were only missing Roby , not Gale plus half the first team squad too!
Doesn't offer enough in attack for me. How long is Moors out for?gateman wrote:we are going to miss Jesse I am wondering if Oliver Holmes will be ready to come back ??
Sorry should have checked my facts!!Sharlotiger wrote:Saints were missing Roby, Thompson , Percival and LMS so as many starters as Cas had missing at Leeds.Tamworth Tiger wrote:Yes but they were only missing Roby , not Gale plus half the first team squad too!
I think your Normanton link gets the better of you here. I'm also from Normy and went to Freston at the same time as him but I think where he can be solid in defence he just doesn't have enough outwide to make us a threat like Meeks and Jesse.gateman wrote:I suppose it boils down to a matter of opinions mate I rate Oliver with Jesse having to leave we need body's back it would be good news if goth Moors and Holmes were fit I cant see Foster being ready anytime soon
They're also constantly offside. Especially that young Matty Lees who seems to always fly out of the line looking for big hits.gateman wrote:having watched Saints a number of times their defence is top draw coming in a solid wall and no one coming out of the line, a kick just behind this line could make them think, when we had Alan Hardisty playing against this type of defence he used to exploit it to the full
Problem is that playing off the cuff against saints is lethal.orrsome wrote:Saints are very, very organised in defence so the only way to attack is to play off the cuff, such as off loads at every opportunity and chip kicks to make them wonder what’s going to happen next and upset their d formation.
But energy is also key. Allowing them to control the ruck is a recipe for disaster. Cas players need to struggle to get to their feet when tackled, so the ref sees that Sts are trying to slow down the play of the ball.
Overall we may as well try something different as our normal game as our previous efforts have been remarkably unsuccessful!
I don’t see the harm in trying something different though as we’ve been beaten by them for several seasons now.Dez wrote:Problem is that playing off the cuff against saints is lethal.orrsome wrote:Saints are very, very organised in defence so the only way to attack is to play off the cuff, such as off loads at every opportunity and chip kicks to make them wonder what’s going to happen next and upset their d formation.
But energy is also key. Allowing them to control the ruck is a recipe for disaster. Cas players need to struggle to get to their feet when tackled, so the ref sees that Sts are trying to slow down the play of the ball.
Overall we may as well try something different as our normal game as our previous efforts have been remarkably unsuccessful!