Weird feeling coming away from the game tonight. We lost, were on the back foot for a lot of the game, getting pummeled when we had the ball and made umpteen errors, yet we could've won the game and I was pretty happy. We hung in there and I don't think KR will feel great about themselves after that.


If we can get Nsemba, French and Thompson back in and finally find some momentum, that sort of KR performance won't beat us if there is a next time. The league feels more wide open than ever tonight. I think all of Leeds, Saints and Leigh would think they could mix it at that level. 


Looking forward to the next few weeks. 

It's those biased Wigan refs again 

Should be a great game with the form you're in. I don't think KR will want to lose momentum but I could see them having a couple of tricky weeks, starting with Leeds this week. They put a lot in to Friday night and mentally they'll know the LLS is done.

They've hammered us the last two seasons at their place so I'm hoping for a much improved performance and at the very least if we lose then not by many. 

I  think we have the form player in the comp in Sailor at the moment- only Lewis has better stats with tries and assists. It's taken Sailor time to settle but if you recall I don't remember French and Field being great immediately. 


The big conundrum we have now is selecting the right spine. I've no idea how he fits Welsby back in as Sailor has been much better at 1 than 6. Unfortunately for us, Welsby is also better at 1 than 6. 


Personally I would have Sailor at 1, Welsby at 6 and Lomax dropped but I don't think that will happen. I can also see Welsby pulling his face if asked to play at 6 as he will want to play 1 for the rest of the season with the Ashes coming up.


Dagnall too has had a real breakthrough season and has been superb, negating the loss of Murphy 

- Is this more reflective of the (poor) quality of recent opposition or a fair representation of Saints being a real force?
- How is fitting Welsby back into the team going to affect the dynamics now Sailor has had a good run at FB? 
- How do you rate your GF chances now - we know Saint's are usually difficult to beat regardless of form and now they have found attacking threat look to have a chance?   (I'm guessing you'll say 'see how we go after KR away....?).