I must say that it comes as no surprise to me that he as got the eels to the aussie grand final from 8th place.

easy NRL, even a second rate Super League coach can get a team to a final.

I wonder if Mick Potter would do the same.

Easily, probably with Bryn at centre to.

no chance potter wouldnt get in the play-offs.

IMO Anderson is top class coach and best coach saints have had for many year even though he didn't win what millward did.

He's all class.

I wonder if his bottle will go in yet another grand final and he gives the players loads of encouragement like he did at half time in last years final!

I don't think it's Anderson who loses his bottle.

Maybe the players did.

I don't think Saints bottled it last year. I think they got cocky.

I just think we was beat by better team on the day.

Nah, that was 2007. 2008 we could have beaten Leeds no problems, had we not decided to go off game plan and play in a monsoon the kind of rugby fit for a gorgeous sunny day.

That's why Leeds won and was best team on the day. They played the conditions and we didn't.

That doesn't make them the better team, just the one that listened to their coach!

Get back on topic........Daniel Anderson is the best coach we have had in the super league era........Pure class.....

Ok mate. The best team on the day lost. Leeds was lucky.

I think it's harsh on Potter. Didn't Saints only win one super league title under Anderson which was in his first season. Look at the squad he left Potter with, giving Saints a potentially weak couple of years till your youngsters fully come through. His last couple of seasons with Saints must be classed as below standard.

Second season. His first season he choked a CC semi and 2 attempts to get in the Grand Final.

Anderson took us to top spot for four years running, to a Challenge Cup final win three years running, to three Grand Finals (one win, two losses) and a world club championship. He was very successful. Just because some supporters don't value either coming top or winning the Challenge Cup doesn't mean everyone has to view things in the same light. I think we won the most silverware under him than under any other coach in the same length of time, didn't we?

So if Potter beats Wigan, he's made a better start than Anderson, with a weaker squad. I think people need to get of his back.

Anderson secured top spot in his first season so he didn't go without silverware. If we beat Wigan but lose at the Grand Final, therefore, we will have done worse under Potter for his first year than Anderson under his (which wasn't a full season; he came in part way through the season).

what about the three challenge cups he won in a row eh. we choked in this years semi. potter is clueless

Yeah, that's why he's coaching a top SL club and you're posting on here. You obviously feel that you know far more than he does, have you thought of sending your cv to a few clubs?

And what happened in Anderson's first cup semi final? If we lose to Wigan next weekend we'll have had pretty much as successful a season as Anderson's first at Saints.

Potter hasn't had a chance to get going, as he's been working with no front row from day one. This, in fairness, is partly down to what you may call an error of judgement in letting Fozzard go, and I think it would be fair to criticise him for that, but what he's done with the troops he's had is pretty good IMO. Not exceptional, but certainly not worthy of the juvenile squawking that's been going on on here.

Not at all, unless you are meaning the first [ihalf[/i season Anderson had here. Remember, he came mid way through so had a shorter period to achieve anything. He still managed to get them to the top spot, so winning some silverware. As for his first full season with us ... no coach will match that one.