Just been told he tweeted earlier today the he was just about to go into theatre. Anyone know what's going on? (Medical theatre before people have a field day with quotes from Shakespeare et al).


Was wishing he was back for Friday.

briers is out indefinately at the moment
morley 2-3 months
harrison couple more weeks
j monas couple of weeks
m monas hopefully fit for friday
waterhouse a couple of weeks

That is bad news, very bad news.
No disrespect but how sure are you this is correct?

briers said 2 weeks to 6 months so maybe hes going off that? im not confident of anything friday if all them are still out *not that im ever confident vs saints at home*

No briers or monas and were bakkoxed on friday

I'm not so sure. I think a loss of Mickey Monas will be more detrimental than Briers only because we have cover with Myler & Ratch. Don't get me wrong, I would love Briers to play on Friday to use his experience. The loss of Waterhouse will be massive if it turns into a slog and tackle fest.

briers himself said he didnt know and gave 2weeks to 6 months and t smith is being very cagey

Didn't expect Briers, Harrison and Moz obviously to be fit for Friday anyway but losing Mick Monas and Waterhouse would be a massive blow.

We really lacked some guile near the opposition line on Sunday and a fit Monas would have made a big difference.

Equally, Trent provides a lot of unseen, unmentioned, uncredited but massively crucial grunt work ..... as well as a lot of go-forward and he'll be a massive loss particularly as 2nd row is one area Saints did look ok in V leeds.

Well us Saints fans need a bit of a pick me up, so we'll take it.

Indicates hes off in for exploraty surgery, arthroscopy and dependant on that leading to a re-construction and rehab as opposed to a clean out etc

Knock me out.

As with Morley, its about time people started taking their rose tinted spectacles off.

Briers is not the messiah, we can win without him and he is no great loss. In fact I think this should be his final year with Warrington.

No one can delay mother time im afraid, age catches us all up eventually.

Weren't we all crying out for some of these younger lads to get more game time anyway?

Rather have these injuries now than a week or 2 before the playoffs start.

fishwick im sure your just trying to wind people up. i agree with you on Morley, he still does what is required but we don't miss him when he isn't there. briers though, has still got it, his ability and form hasn't dipped as he's got older, its actually got better since smith came in. briers greatly improves our team no doubt about it.

Welcome back Colin. You are always good for a laugh!

My thoughts too. Looks as though Briers is out for a while. If so it means Myler and Ratchford can cement what is already looking to be a useful partnership. Bringing GOB back will give Bret a rest and give GOB a chance to stake a claim at half.

The only position I have misgivings is prop. Currie or Laithwaite can slip in at BR, but moving House to prop doesn't look ideal, and I am not convinced Ben Harrison would make the yardage if he moved up.

Meanwhile we have 22 games left to secure a top 2 or 4 position, and it looks pretty even in the top 6 at the moment.

People don't seem to want to read it, but losing a few games isn't important in the grand scheme of things... All these injuries could be a blessing in disguise come the end of the season... top 4 and a load of the young players with plenty of game time behind them and its happy days as far as im concerned.

Some people expect Briers to play every game to the day he retires, then want Ratchford, or whoever to step in and play at the same level with the same level of 'understanding' with his half partner ??? It's not going to happen is it.

and throw in saits best performer against over the years agent silverwood and we are knackered..saints by 18...

Silverwood was in charge when we beat them last summer

We will finish in the top 2. Probably top.

Also officiated our last two Challenge Cup finals.

Briers never plays well against Saints, he wants it too much and tends to panick, that said Id always want him in team, a 50% Briers is still pretty good.

Father Time, Mother Nature surely.

Morley has been superb this season and we have missed him. No one remembers the early season, and position 5 in the league is the best place to finish up, with a saved and rested Moz and Briersy .

Briers won't be playing again for a long time (3 months +) if at all again. Massive loss for this years ambitions.