Squads announced. Got to be honest doesn’t appear to be a like for like but it will be interesting to see how we go. Hope the boys give a good account of themselves and that behind the scenes we are working hard to add depth and quality to the squad. COYB

First proper game, so have to wait and see.
Hopefully don't get nilled! I reckon they will rip us to pieces on the fringes, from what have seen so far. Reckon 50 plus with tommy makinson hat trick if not more.
At best we might cross the line a couple of times.
Let the fun begin.

Sounds about right. If it had been later in the season they might have rested a few. As is, they’ll all want to get out there and impress. Hopefully decent performance by us and no injuries.

Yep, think the priority for us is to get through it with no injuries

How many players do you think that we will have sent off tonight?
I am thinking that we will have two red cards, like Hull FC last night.

As I say teams who adapt to the new rules on head contact and correct PTB correctly will be those who do well. Think FC were lucky first yellow card was not red

So far we are showing we don't understand the new rules

Wouldn’t upset me if Barry Mac said a little less.

Kennedy is a big unit but he seems to struggle to get hold of players.
Also seems to have taken some ‘tips’ from Albert on offloading. Hope he stops.

Penalties are killing us.
We're doing OK so far, but it's going to blow out though, isn't it?

Damn, damn, damn. Macani does get pulled out of position, doesn't he?
Still, second half comeback!

Edge with Miloudi and Macani is a worry.

Macani stood looking at the back of his opposition winger as he touches it down again, wonder how many time we will see that this season, sorry I know he is a live wire in attack but is a liability in defence.

Yep, Baz needs to shut up. I could offer more insight.

Yay!
We got a try!

If Barry gets paid by the word his wife will be flicking through the luxury holiday brochures as we speak. Shut up Barry ffs.

Damn you, RFE.
I'm watching on SKY GO, which is always behind. I thought we'd scored again...

Meadows isn’t pulling up trees on some of his tackling but has had a decent enough game. Heavy old pitch bit worried about whether a few may be carrying pulls etc.

And yet another try coming from inability to get Square at marker. Players really need to learn the rules

I know I'm biased. (And I know you don't like this kind of comment NB.) But I thought Saints were endlessly offside in defence in the first half and didn't get pulled once. But as I've said, I'm biased and have been drinking; I may well be wrong!

Still, thought we did OK!

Meadows was poor in defence!
To be fair though that was not as bad as I expected. Oli had a cracking game in my view. If miloudi and macani can click in attack they will score points, they need to communicate better in defence though
Players need to learn the rules re markers, can't get away with it this year, think over half saints points came from marker offences
On a positive don't think we got caught offside once.

I expected we’d get beaten heavier to be honest.

Some positives.

Didn’t get nilled.
Other teams supposed to be better than us will also get soundly beaten at Saints.
Oli Leyland did well as full back.
Thought we created some good chances ( including the try) that we might have made count on another night.
Some of the attempted interceptions will come off on another day.
No lack of effort. No one looked to have given up.
We can get better.

I think that we did okay, certainly there were positives and these are early days I am sure we will improve.

Oli was the stand out for me.
I think Meadows and Campo will form a good half back combination as long as Campo doesn't get too frustrated.
Wish Waine had hit Welsby harder to stop his chirping.

I too noticed how gobby that Welsby was.