Pity that once again the journalists only acknowledge one team as weakened!
Didn't expect any difference but it does get annoying.
Nice to stuff the biggest whingers in SL anyway!

There is no doubt they were more weakened than us.
Doesn't make a difference to the scoreline.

Though a very similar team nearly beat Cas at Whelden Road so they are no mugs.
Good win for us.

Can anyone who was at today's game give us a summary of who/what went well and what didn't? Thought we might lose today so to win a fourth on the bounce with a lot of changes was bladdy lavley.

That's not my point PT - the press only acknowledge [ithey [/iwere weakened. I'm sure you'll agree a good number of those we fielded were not first choice!
But you're correct in that the scoreline stands and it was a convincing one.

Trys are now on Sky Sports website.

Some lovely finished tries and good execution there.

Just to be clear, Saints were missing;

Welsby
Hopoate Hurrell Percival Grace
Lomax Dodd
Walmsley Roby Lees
Mata’utia Batchelor
Knowles

Sironen Foster Paasi Sumner

J Sambou Martyn Simm Hill

Gilford and Lane (along with Corkill and Archer) are the academy group below Baxter/Delaney/Moss and putting them up against the likes of Murphy was a fools errand. But with Simm/Sambou/Hill injured what can you do? Our biggest issue this year is that our reserves level side has been decimated and we have had to go younger and younger in search of replacements.

That’s not to take away from Wakefield - whom I totally get had players out too, were good value for the win. Have some player in Murphy, very much hope there’s a deal to be done as our replacement for Grace

2 points.

Appreciate your post - YOU at least know we had players out too - it's the press I was knocking!
Anyway you're right we do have some player in Murphy and I'm sure you'll understand we'd like to keep him a bit longer!

And we still won the LLS, whilst confirming Warrington as 11th place - honestly the best result all around

Edited for accuracy

That's good multi tasking

Wakefield had Johnstone
Tupou
Lyne
Kershaw
Fifita
Hood
Whitbread
Tanginoa
Batchelor
Pitts
All missing, but not mentioned on Radio Merseyside or Sky

Lino and Arona too !!

Really enjoyable game and you couldn't really fault any of the Wakefield guys even though the tactic of throwing the ball around a bit does send to cause the occasional error. Plenty to cheer and appreciate from fringe players such as Shaw, Sid, Evans and Bowes.

Haha cheers FIL!

Evans is one I'd like to retain.

Me too

I like the look of Evans but we have Murphy, Kershaw, Taufua and Lineham next year signed up. That for me is fine. I’m already wondering where Taufua will fit in next year with the way Kersh has been playing on that right wing.

Do you honestly think Lineham will ever train with us again let alone play. I’d be very surprised.

Evens is so much better than Lineham it’s quite shocking. I’d actually say that in broken play scenarios he’s the best at the club and only Murphy is quicker, he’s a keeper for me all day long.

TBF he is a clear winner on the who was missing front but who cares. 8 weeks ago we wouldn’t have won that game now we’ve won it easily. It has to be viewed as a good win and remember as is constantly regurgitated on here I’m not yet a fully paid up member of the Poching fan club.

I have a feeling that Shaw won’t be a fringe player for long and if we pick up injuries neither will Evans.

I believe Sid is leaving, don’t know about Bowes.

Just watched the highlights. I thought our defence might have been a bit off conceding 3 tries. Delighted to say not so if the highlights mirror the whole game.

2 from 3 of the Saints tries came off blatant forward passe, no team could defend that.

Doesn’t matter this time but the ref or linesman, vid knows which one is looking for them were poor in that regard. I have to ask where are they looking. Since the game began spotting forward passes has been a pivotal part of the officials job. I accept borderline and don’t even mind a slight bias to the attacking team but this was poor. I know it could be the TV angles and I’ll look again on a bigger screen later so I may ne wrong. I’m

Take the point but the line looked a little passive in conceding all three tries… that said the team have to take massive credit for their ‘next up’ attitude…