Thats great isn't it, so why are they letting longy go at the end of the season if they think Eastmond isn't ready?

Because he doesn't have two years left in him as a top class player.

Because he wasn't willing to take a one year extension?

We also have Ellis, remember. Poor lad has only had two full matches, both of them with a beaten pack. I hope he gets some good game time next season (assuming he isn't required for injury cover this season) since I think it would be a good idea for us to explore what all our young players can do before deciding which one to offer the jersey to.

Here here couldn't agree more. Give Eastmond his head now.

It would give us some much needed attack outwide if we moved pryce to centre.

Teams know they can't give kyle any room or he will cut them up.

Longy would provide direction and a kicking game.

Also we would have goal kicker in Kyle.

Fas and Cayless will bring back the unexpected, which is something else we've missed now that Cullen gave away our one attacking play. I hope Kyle is on the bench because, along with Roby, we'll have an interchange to squeeze out wins. Am I the only one to think we can beat Leeds?

no way potter will have roby and eastmond on bench pal.

from a Leeds point of view, We will be going into our game with Ali, burgess, kirke and bailey on the bench. That a massive bench with plenty of power and pace!! If you go into the game with roby and eastmond on the bench you are asking alot of a pack that has got through some solid graft this year, for you to have success IMO you need to go with roby and 3 big'ns

I think we'll beat Leeds.

i agree with that mate, but we dont have 3 biguns for the bench

Here we go. You lot also thought we'd beat Salford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Hull KR, Bradford, Wigan etc etc etc.

40 point loss.

Cant agree with this!! Leeds saints games are alway to close to call!! It could be a big score but never a for gone conclusion!!

and you predicted we'd lose to everyone so on balance the optimists are winning

Not at all. I said we'd scrape a narrow win against Gateshead.

touché

That told him.



I don't see why we can't beat Leeds. Considering how disastrous our team is according some people, it really is a massive surprise we are guaranteed to finish in the top 2 of the league. We just starting to get some players back now. We've beat Leeds twice this season already, so we have a team capable of beating them, obviously as we have done it twice already. A lot depends on who we have back in 2 weeks time though.

Previous results are irrelevant. Leeds look a completely different side since. Every single one of our forwards look immense. Burrow, McGuire and Webb are running the show and look as good as ive ever seen. Whereas i think its fair to say your forwards and backs are looking the total opposite.

Dont get me wrong i think its going to be a good game, but Leeds will eventually have too much power in the forwards and the backs will take it from there. But that certainly aint the end of it. Saints will come back in the playoffs. As already mentioned i doubt your going to suddently hit your form again without having a couple of games. You will improve against Leeds and continue that against Catalans then i believe you will hit your straps for the playoffs.

But we have proved we are capable of beating you this season, as we have beat you twice, just like i said.

We have proved that yes, but that team we beat them with looked on course to win things, this team thats turned out for the past month or so has looked on course to just make fans boo boo booooo.

In the first match against leeds this year, Cayless went off with his injury and Puletua didn't play, so we were'nt over run with big forwards then either.

We're not playing well, your right, but we have our first proper rest in 3 years, hopefully that will do us the world of good. Like i said, we're starting to get players coming back into the side and with this weekend off, that gives us even longer to work on things and put things right.

The rest is indeed very welcome and needed. I have said many time that to play back to back to back RL at the intensity our boys have had to do is some achievment, even though we come up short in 2 GF's, not many teams will reach every cup final year after year after year... we look like we need a month rest though, not just a week.

Looking forward to the Leeds game, will watch it closely to see what were upto see if we try anything new.

Correct!!!

I think you're missing the point.

When we beat Leeds earlier this season, we were on form, Leeds were not. Leeds are now hot to trot and we just trot. We're dire at present and Leeds are entirely the opposite. Unless a miracle occurs during this fortnight off, we have nothing but a resounding loss to look forward to a week on Friday.