Very true

You're right. He's no kevin penny, that's for sure.

Saint's won't get down into wigans half that many times anyway so they're not really going to get chance to test him out...............

I've already said that. Try and keep up.


Your right on the second point but if a team wins by say 20 points when is it scored then?

The fact that Potter has already even mentioned Ainscough shows that he is worried about his threat. Any coach in his right mind would be with the way he'sperformed this season. 17 tries in 10 is awesome by any standards. come on Nobby, get his name on the team sheet now!

potter is blowing smoke up nobles with the ainscough comment

shaun can catch balls he caught a belter at wakey then ran 20 yards he s caught loads of hard kicks do they not think he ll be get bombarded with high ball s in training all week bring on the bombs lol

i am assuming that he was asked a direct question in a press conference, rather than just releasing a statement saying stuff about Ainscough.

If anything, Potter may play a completely different tactic now this has come to light. Who knows??

I think Shaun has shown enough guts that any high balls sent his way he'll challenge for 100%.


Btw, is the magic weekend on BBC or is it sky??

Tactics or not, is Saints play the way they did against Bradford, Wigan will win the game.

Providing we play the way we did against Bradford.

So you don't know then?

This is true. We didnt get in a position in the Bradford game to worry about putting their wingers under pressure, so another similar performance and Ainscough wont need to worry.

ok then, I admit it is very possible that Mick Potter is sat awake at night worrying about Ainscough and then released a short statement about it. Possible, but not likely.

He may have cracked and done a Rafa!



Plus, seeing as your the greatest supa dooperest team in the world theres ever been, surely you won't need to resort to 5 drives & a Kick to beat us?!

I am expecting a feast of champagne rugby.

He also got walked all over for one of their tries. He completly misjudged a kick and blanch leapt over him to score. Blanch isn't considered a great catcher and Gardner is.

So there are two sides to it tbf

Gardner used to get pilloried for being poor under kicks - shows what a good attitude and hard work can do for your game.

Ainscough will be just fine I'm sure.

Of course he will, he's from Wigan



I'm not concerned for the future, no doubt he will sort it, but it will take more than a week to go from being outjumped, to outjumping Gardner imo.

Still, gota play him for me

Tactics or not, if Wigan play the way they did in 90% of their games in the last 4 years, Saints will win the game.

looking at boots and all now and it looks like the way ainscough is getting caught out is when he is being sucked in in defence. If I was noble I would tell him to hog the touchline in defence, when it comes to the last two tackles. This will give him that extra split second to take the ball.

As people have already said, ainscough can take a high ball its just the odd defensive blip which he needs to cut out. He does not deserve to be dropped for a blip, noble should have him working on soulutions in training which I am sure he is.

It would be great if he could get some advice from Jason Robinson for training, Jason was not the biggest player but never really struggled under the high ball.

It would be great if he could get some advice from the worlds best under a high ball.....and we just happen to have him at our club. 2h with rads this week would rke ainny a different player under the high ball.

Just hope nobby doesnt drop him......that is clearly what potter wants or why else make the statement. Potter is running scared that ainny will show his established stars up again, so he tries to grow the seed in nobbys brain that ainscough cant defend!! Hopefully noble isnt stupid enough to fall for it.....but then this is Brian Noble we're talking about

What's that got to do with us being worried about Ainscough then?

Nothing. Just thought you might know.