Has a suspected broken jaw HP below www.saintsrlfc.com/news/1902

Has a suspected broken jaw HP below www.saintsrlfc.com/news/1902

With this sort of post and the Cunningham one it sounds to me like some of our fans would be happy for us to beat a weakened Saints side, to me that would be a hollow victory as we want all their star names to be on the pitch to see how far we have progressed.

Its like Salford beating them tonight, you can`t read too much into that result given the amount of players that Saints had out for one reason or another, it would be the same if we beat them with some of their key players missing.

To end the Saints hoodoo once and for all we need to beat a strong Saints side as anything else will always be remembered as a hollow victory where we beat a weakened Saints side especially by the Saints fans.

Course it would!
ill take any vicrtory in order to get the 2 points!

i'd like to play a full squad except Long (just cos he's a bit of a noob)

I would love to beat Saints with them having a full strength team and us scoring 50 unanswered points.

With our record I will take anything.

For the last five years I have heard 'if you don't win this year with our wekened team' every year.

A win is a win I will be delighted if we win next week.

Id take a win, Its still a win over the St.helens name!

That's complete rubbish.

We don't have to prove anything to anyone until the play-offs come around. Until then, it's two points each by hook or by crook and no-one really cares about the opposition.

By the same token, if we get to Wembley after beating St Judes' under-12s, so be it and no-one will be celebrating any less.

Bloomin' heck Rob I think all this sun is getting to you. Any win against Saints will do for starters.

Any victory against a Saints side is a good victory IMO...
Injuries are part and parcel of professional R.L. we can only play whats in front of us...

I completely agree with you

I cant believe that you are turning your noses up at playing a 'weaker' saints side.

Even with a few key players out Saints will still be difficult to beat. I do feel that once we have beaten them once and got over this poor run then next time we play we will have more of a chance even if they stick out a all star squad

Imagine the foobar if we lost against a weakened side....

it doesnt matter if theres no cunningham or long because they arent going to be there next season so we are still playing pretty much there full strength squad, a wins a win

i couldnt give a **** if it was their reserves lol we beat saints and ill be celebrating big time

Beating any team that saints put out is a great achievement IMO, I hope and think you guys will do it.

I can't really imagine Tony Smith or any of the players saying; "We've beaten you once in 14 years, so don't come to our place without a full strength side or else we won't try".

A win against Saints is a victory regardless of what team is put out on the field, especially with our record so far.

I think were missing the point here.

It's not a question of if we win or not next weekend.

This is a massive injury for Saints in the course of their season.

Without getting too far ahead of myself here, could he be out for a certain final?

Never crossed my mind for a second....................

It's only two points.

we've played weakened st's sides in the past and come unstuck a win is a win 10 years time we probably won't hardly remember who played just the win (hopefully)

I don't know Warrington fans have wanted to break Long's jaw for years, Now its happened people are moaning!

A weaker side - how much worse off are they than us - aren't we missing a hooker for the game as well?? So that levels itself out - plus it's not 100% that Briers will be fit - so there's a possibilty it'll be pretty level in terms of missing players...

Plus, if we know we have a decent chance against them with those two missing, I'm pretty sure the Giants will fancy their chances too!!!

No its not, its more than that. 14 years of hurt, pride, passion, confidence & not getting it rammed down our throats that we haven't beaten saints for that long