I noticed Cayless and Graham missing from your pack last week along with Meli not gracing these shores just yet but do you expect any of your absentee's to be back for Friday's game against our lads?

On our club website it states that Paul Cooke, Liam Colbon and Clint Newton are all doubts for Friday but we will replace them with what I would suggest to be I'Anson at 6, Jake Webster on the wing for Colbon and either Gene, Netherton or Lovegrove going in at second row.

Cant see us loosing too much creativity with the loss of Cooke he didnt really do a great deal in attack other than that one kick for Brisk's try against Leeds, I think I'Anson is an adequate replacement just maybe a bit of a big game for him to come in for but we shall see how he goes with some very good players around him (if he's selected!).

I see this game going the way of the Saints due to home advantage but will be another tough game.

Gardner limped off on Sunday - not sure what the latest is in regards to him.

Who cares - as long as Fozz plays, I'm happy

I think we'll lose



This is most definitely the time of the season to have a go at Saints. Wakefield and Quins usually thrive when playing us this time of year and KR beat us this time last season if I remember rightly.

I think it will be another big defensive effort for Saints, before hopefully we pull away in the second half. KR have a good chance though and it wouldn't surprise me to see them sneak it.

I think home advantage will play a part...

I think it'll be a very closely fort game but I do think Saints will edge it in the last 20-30 minutes

Saints - 32
Hull KR - 16

We'll score 7 tries and kick 2 goals

THAT many eh !

We should forfeit our kick at goal and just re-start the game... Longy taking his time to miss them is running down valuable try-scoring time!

Why not email the RFL ? sounds like a plan to me

Don’t worry about Longy’s kicking he always comes good against us, he couldn’t hit a cows ar5e with a banjo before he played us last year then went 8 from 8 in our game, think he kicked one from the JJB……

Looking forward to Friday, always enjoy away days at saints even if we have took a couple of slappings the last 2 times we’ve been.

Close first half with us slightly edging it followed by us putting on our tin hats and taking a pummelling in the 2nd

Saints easily, very easily.

Think we'll see the kids get plenty of gametime to capitalise on an average opposition. We could play the entire youth side and win this weekend.

I'll go for that.

Oh dear.

Hull kr look a good side this year, they should've beat bradford and were beating leeds for most of the match. I wouldn't underestimate them at all. I fully expect them to be top 6 this year.
all that said we have the quality to beat them, but not no way never easily

I don't think this will be an easy match at all. Hull KR look an even better outfit than last year and they've got plenty of soul, digging deep and keeping at it. While we defended very well by the sounds of it on Sunday we have a quick turnaround this week and if we don't have Graham and Cayliss again then we'll be lighter in the pack and a bit less rested, but they don't look so light to me and they've had the longer turnaround this week. I think it will be a challenge, but one I'm looking forward to watching come Friday night!

(Wonder if the fans will fight among themselves again?

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Without Cooke, KR will be a better team. When he was walking off at the end of that last game his kit was spotless. He looked like the Persil boy standing amongst his mud, grass and sweat stained colleagues.

www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-he ... 5011455.jp Graham and Cayless bout out, few others carrying knocks.

www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-he ... 5011455.jp Graham and Cayless bout out, few others carrying knocks.

Looks like we could be missing Flannery for a game or two due to an arm injury.

If you hadn't told me I doubt I would have noticed.

Hmmm. With Graham and Cayless in I'd have no worries at all about this one. As it stands we are probably in for a tough match. If all of the players mentioned as carrying knocks miss out we'll be well and truly up against it.

I must admit, I haven't noticed a great deal from Flannery either. Maybe I've missed the obvious, I don't know.

Sounds like Emergency Ward Ten! Add Meli, Eastmond and Flannery to the list and we will be playing the youth team.

Dont laugh just yet

Why? You don't think you can beat Catalans at home do you?

Of course i do.
100% confident we will make it 3 wins out of 3.

Flannery IMO falls into the same category as Phil Bailey at Wigan. Solid but unspectacular.

However when they don't play it's then you notice how much they generally contribute to the team.

I'd like to bet that Flannery is normally one of the first players the coach picks in his side.

bet there all randomly better for the game in three weeks though.