AINSCOUGH WILL FACE AERIAL ASSAULT - POTTER St Helens coach Mick Potter has warned Wigan his side will test the mettle of teenage tryscoring sensation Shaun Ainscough if his counterpart Brian Noble decides to risk him in Saturday's derby at Murrayfield. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... elens.html Bring it on I say ! For every try he [imay[/i be at fault for he will probably score 3

AINSCOUGH WILL FACE AERIAL ASSAULT - POTTER St Helens coach Mick Potter has warned Wigan his side will test the mettle of teenage tryscoring sensation Shaun Ainscough if his counterpart Brian Noble decides to risk him in Saturday's derby at Murrayfield. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... elens.html Bring it on I say ! For every try he [imay[/i be at fault for he will probably score 3

'If Noble decides to risk him'

What sort of risk is it playing a guy thats got 16 trys in 10 games including 2 against Saints and had Ade 'fall over the line' Gardner in his back pocket for the match.

You live and learn by your mistakes and if he's made any he's always bounced right back.

Thanks for telling us that Mick, gives us 3-4 days to prepare and put the right people around him when defending kicks.

Bilko will be pleased

Oh and he's now got 17 in 10 after getting the try at Barrow given to him.

I bow down to Bilko on that one.

Quote ="pie eater and proud of it"AINSCOUGH WILL FACE AERIAL ASSAULT - POTTER St Helens coach Mick Potter has warned Wigan his side will test the mettle of teenage tryscoring sensation Shaun Ainscough if his counterpart Brian Noble decides to risk him in Saturday's derby at Murrayfield. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... elens.html Bring it on I say ! For every try he [imay[/i be at fault for he will probably score 3 '" Hopefully we'll pay no notice to those comments what so ever. He's only trying to encourage Noble to stack on one side which will obviously stretch our defence to wait for the high kick to Ainscough's wing when within our own 30/40M. If we do that, then they'll just run and score every fouth/fifth tackle, probably.

Quote ="pie eater and proud of it"AINSCOUGH WILL FACE AERIAL ASSAULT - POTTER St Helens coach Mick Potter has warned Wigan his side will test the mettle of teenage tryscoring sensation Shaun Ainscough if his counterpart Brian Noble decides to risk him in Saturday's derby at Murrayfield. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... elens.html Bring it on I say ! For every try he [imay[/i be at fault for he will probably score 3 '" Hopefully we'll pay no notice to those comments what so ever. He's only trying to encourage Noble to stack on one side which will obviously stretch our defence to wait for the high kick to Ainscough's wing when within our own 30/40M. If we do that, then they'll just run and score every fouth/fifth tackle, probably.

Bilko has been moidering various statisticians about that so Ainscough should thank him personally. Bilko really needs a job...

hmm this could really come back to haunt you ....

Why? Is Gidley playing?

He's possibly trying to convince Noble to leave him out alltogether as they're shaking in their boots at the prospect of him tearing Ade no mark to bits again

The Aussies once said the same thing about Boston.

At half-time they changed their strategy......ie Dont kick to Boston!

My insurance is at the bottom of that post.

The kids made mistakes but the most impressive thing about him is how he's bounced back from them and he'll continue to do so.

If Gardner does anything to him Saturday it won't be through his own good work..............as per usual.

Well they all better be spot on because any gap and its all over..So you go risk it mr potter

we'll probably just put pat there instead of stacking everyone on one side

Think so.... hope so

I think they will play a varried short kicking game to him, he has struggled with the ball on the deck as well, the comments from Potter are i agree with you just the start of the mind games.

I think they will play away from him on downfield kicks and pressure him at every opportunity close to the line with balls on the deck and in the air. I think it will be very interesting to see how he copes and reacts if he does come up with a big error.

Anybody would think he is the only player who makes mistakes....... like carrying the ball in one hand while trying to clear your line and ooops drop ball in tackle, opposition score. Or pass ball in middle of field to opposition player who then runs under the posts.

Potter is just playing mind games, he's probably praying that Noble drops him.

Why would he be praying that Noble drops him?

Did I miss his winning try last time we played?

I missed the whole game, so anythings possible

Why single him out if he doesn't make him nervous?

BTW when is a winning try scored? Is it the first try, last try or any in between?

i think mr noble should come out tomorrow and say

" we will bombard meli"

richards will have a field day with meli against him in the air! hopefully smith start and puts precise kicks over for richards meli wont know what to do!

Mind games, do you really think Potter is going to let the oppostion know his teams game plan?



Whenever it is scored, it certainly isn't scored by a player on the losing side.

I don't know why teams don't do it more often.

Becauses its gay.

another case of media making up a headline completely unrelated to what was actually said.

How does:

"I suppose he'll be a target for kicks. He'll get his fair share if we can get down there."

equate to:

"Ainscough set for aeiral bombardment"

Although a headline of "We might kick it to Ainscough" doesnt make as good a story!