Dont get me wrong here, I am a Huddersfield fan on sunday, no questions about it.

I am bewildered though by the amount of ' gobbing off ' that is coming from the Huddersfield camp about they are going to do this and they are going to do that to Stains.

Talk about tempting fate. Not to mention giving Stains the moral high ground plus added incentive.

Why cant they just go about their preparations quietly and effectively ?

where's all this "gobbing off"?

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proof ??

LOL.

How ironic.

HODGSON: GIANTS CAN END SAINTS' REIGN www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... 81202.html BROWN: WE CAN BEAT SAINTS www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... tlead.html Hodgson eyes Saints upset www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 70,00.html

HODGSON: GIANTS CAN END SAINTS' REIGN www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... 81202.html BROWN: WE CAN BEAT SAINTS www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... tlead.html Hodgson eyes Saints upset www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 70,00.html

What ?

Quote ="pie eater and proud of it"HODGSON: GIANTS CAN END SAINTS' REIGN www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... 81202.html BROWN: WE CAN BEAT SAINTS www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... tlead.html Hodgson eyes Saints upset www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 70,00.html'" Hodgson and Brown were at the weekly press conference yesterday. Twice as many as normal journos were there. = same thing regurgitated by the press. If it helps there are no more conferences this week so it will die away now.

Quote ="pie eater and proud of it"HODGSON: GIANTS CAN END SAINTS' REIGN www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... 81202.html BROWN: WE CAN BEAT SAINTS www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... tlead.html Hodgson eyes Saints upset www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 70,00.html'" Hodgson and Brown were at the weekly press conference yesterday. Twice as many as normal journos were there. = same thing regurgitated by the press. If it helps there are no more conferences this week so it will die away now.

Have we, without even trying, managed to land the dumbest crust muncher ever?

Coaches and players being positive and confident of an important cup tie, who on earth would want that eh.

Wasting my time trying to post a sensible post on this site obviously.

No wonder the people of huddersfield cant be ar*sed turning up at the Galpharm if all you so called loyal fans have reactions like this.

I will attempt to re-iterate my point, s-l-o-w-l-y for possibly the dumbest ' Fartowner ' ever.......

.. why wind up the opposition with over confident battle cries ? I dont see anything similar coming out of Knowsley Road.

I wont darken your door again, sorry if I tried to start a reasonable debate.

I refer to post I made some moments ago.

Perhaps they were just answering loaded questions pal. Let's see what the press report from the Saints' conference.

Gobbing off


what were they going to say?
"we're really down at the moment because we know saints will smash us"?
It is their duty to big themselves up, and on current form why not? Am I right in thinking Hudds are top of the current form table?

only team in SL to have 6-0 W-L in the form table.

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(thanks to Bilko again!)

A quote from Brett Hodgson. I don't see any gobbing off he merely states that he hopes this year will be different and that we will be the one to end Saints reign. He certainly doesn't state that we will beat them merely that we are confidant we can play well and if we do that who knows.



Nathan Brown statement. Again no gobbing off he merely points out we are playing well and that the players are confident they can win. What do you expect him to say "Nah mate, we haven't got a hope. Saints are a much better side and will clearly beat us"?

The byline of the third story, which is just a rehash of the first, even says "Hodgson Optimistic of Challenge Cup Success". Not certain, not even confident, just optimistic.

Try posting a sensible post, the ersponse might change.



Whatever.



No, they are saying all an sundry of their players are injured and its going to be tough but they are confident. <gasp> whodathoughtit.



But you didnt. You said "why wont you lot stop gobbing off".

How dare the Hudds players think they can win. Arrogant swines!

Personally, I'm very glad about that. The last time we tried to big up a match it was the Grand Final last year and look what happened, for a second time on the trot. Also, we had some comments about Magic weekend, just before Magic weekend, and looked what happened to us there. I'd much rather our guys stay quiet and just get on with the job on Sunday. We're going to struggle for lots of reasons - dodgy form and a significant injury list for two, big blokes on your side and the best defense in the league from you for four - so we really don't need to bring attention to ourselves before the match. We're hardly in a state to do that. However, you are, so go for it is what I say.

You also have to apply some common sense to the situation too. We're long odds outsiders according to the bookies; pound to a penny these reporters start with this fact and then ask what they think about it. We're hardly going to respond saying we have no chance, are we.

This is paper talk and sound bites, that's all.

Quote ="Danril"You also have to apply some common sense to the situation too. We're long odds outsiders according to the bookies; pound to a penny these reporters start with this fact and then ask what they think about it. We're hardly going to respond saying we have no chance, are we. This is paper talk and sound bites, that's all.'" www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... olumn.html Thats one for the team talk.

Quote ="Danril"You also have to apply some common sense to the situation too. We're long odds outsiders according to the bookies; pound to a penny these reporters start with this fact and then ask what they think about it. We're hardly going to respond saying we have no chance, are we. This is paper talk and sound bites, that's all.'" www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... olumn.html Thats one for the team talk.

I'm sure the chips will be flying across the dressing room, really I am!

Look at the thread title you selected and phrases like ' gobbing off'. Hardly the stuff of sensible discourse. And then straight into cheap shots about low gates at the Galpharm. Dear me.

Think that will be pinned on the Saints dressing room wall on Sunday. Hodgson & Brown comments were fair enough, I think Mase will have really fired us up

It's a CC semi final. Saints' SHOULD be fired up.

Turning this testicle brained f of a thread on it's head, what if Mason has been instructed to make these statements by Brown, knowing that it will fire the Saints players up? What if Brown's telling his players to expect Saints at their very best because they'll be upset, and that it will take every last ounce of this, that and the other to win the day?

What if Mason wants to smash Paul Wellens in an act of revenge for beating him in a game of tiddlywinks when he moved to Saints from the NRL, while he was still jetlagged? This could be..... poisonal!

at least they gob off about what they are achieving now not what they did 20 years ago

Believe me Saints will definitely be fired up anyway. Just the comments from Mase will increase the determination a notch or two further. Just my opinion. On the international scene I think he will also have increased the determination of Morley & Peacock to remain in the England team.