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LMS returns to the squad but is listed as a serious doubt along with Tony Puletua. Eastmond is dropped from the squad following his recent suspension, Shaun Magennis and Andrew Dixon are named on stand-by.
Wilkin, Pryce and Soliola all still out injured.
1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Michael Shenton, 5. Francis Meli, 8. Josh Perry, 9. James Roby, 10. James Graham, 11. Tony Puletua, 13. Chris Flannery, 14. Scott Moore, 15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 16. Paul Clough, 17. Gary Wheeler, 18. Matty Ashurst, 19. Andrew Dixon, 20. Jonny Lomax, 21. Shaun Magennis, 22. Jamie Foster, 25. Lee Gaskell.
www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/661
I think we'll go with:
1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Shenton
4. Wheeler / Lomax
5. Meli
6. Gaskell
7. Wheeler / Lomax
8. Perry
9. Roby
10. Graham
11. Flannery
12. Puletua/Dixon
13. Moore
14. Clough
15. Ashurst
16. Magennis / LMS
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LMS returns to the squad but is listed as a serious doubt along with Tony Puletua. Eastmond is dropped from the squad following his recent suspension, Shaun Magennis and Andrew Dixon are named on stand-by.
Wilkin, Pryce and Soliola all still out injured.
1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Michael Shenton, 5. Francis Meli, 8. Josh Perry, 9. James Roby, 10. James Graham, 11. Tony Puletua, 13. Chris Flannery, 14. Scott Moore, 15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 16. Paul Clough, 17. Gary Wheeler, 18. Matty Ashurst, 19. Andrew Dixon, 20. Jonny Lomax, 21. Shaun Magennis, 22. Jamie Foster, 25. Lee Gaskell.
www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/661
I think we'll go with:
1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Shenton
4. Wheeler / Lomax
5. Meli
6. Gaskell
7. Wheeler / Lomax
8. Perry
9. Roby
10. Graham
11. Flannery
12. Puletua/Dixon
13. Moore
14. Clough
15. Ashurst
16. Magennis / LMS
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can we just put up a white flag, how many more bloody injuries. At this rate we might have one first teamer in the squad for the next home match.
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| Quote ="Trav2005"can we just put up a white flag, how many more bloody injuries.'"
If we had a bigger squad it wouldn't be a problem. We've got 4 or 5 injuries, but Wigan, Leeds and Warrington have just as many, if not more and it doesn't bother them. |
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| Quote ="Blobbynator"If we had a bigger squad it wouldn't be a problem. We've got 4 or 5 injuries, but Wigan, Leeds and Warrington have just as many, if not more and it doesn't bother them.'"
And yet apparently we are spending to the cap ... |
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I agree with the posts made here, we seem to have very little 'strength in depth'. If it is true that we are spending to the cap we must have some very inflated pay cheques for some players. We have a lot of young players in our squad who won't be expensive to pay. The likes of Warrington and Wigan have as many, if not more injuries than us and can still field a very strong team. Leeds have more injuries than us and although their front row is decimated at the minute they can still field a fairly strong pack. I hope there are numerous signings to be coming in next season along with the stadium, or we're well and truly screwed for a few years. The youngsters we're bringing through, many are just not up to Saints' past standard.
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Quote ="BackrowSaint"LMS returns to the squad but is listed as a serious doubt along with Tony Puletua. Eastmond is dropped from the squad following his recent suspension, Shaun Magennis and Andrew Dixon are named on stand-by.
Wilkin, Pryce and Soliola all still out injured.
1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Michael Shenton, 5. Francis Meli, 8. Josh Perry, 9. James Roby, 10. James Graham, 11. Tony Puletua, 13. Chris Flannery, 14. Scott Moore, 15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 16. Paul Clough, 17. Gary Wheeler, 18. Matty Ashurst, 19. Andrew Dixon, 20. Jonny Lomax, 21. Shaun Magennis, 22. Jamie Foster, 25. Lee Gaskell.
www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/661
I think we'll go with:
1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Shenton
4. Wheeler / Lomax
5. Meli
6. Gaskell
7. Wheeler / Lomax
8. Perry
9. Roby
10. Graham
11. Flannery
12. Puletua/Dixon
13. Moore
14. Clough
15. Ashurst
16. Magennis / LMS
17. Foster'"
Looks quite a good team to me.
Might have a few quid on it with betfair!
In fact I just have at a very generous 7/5. I also had an even more generous bet on Quins against dire at 9/2. |
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Quote ="BackrowSaint"LMS returns to the squad but is listed as a serious doubt along with Tony Puletua. Eastmond is dropped from the squad following his recent suspension, Shaun Magennis and Andrew Dixon are named on stand-by.
Wilkin, Pryce and Soliola all still out injured.
1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Michael Shenton, 5. Francis Meli, 8. Josh Perry, 9. James Roby, 10. James Graham, 11. Tony Puletua, 13. Chris Flannery, 14. Scott Moore, 15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 16. Paul Clough, 17. Gary Wheeler, 18. Matty Ashurst, 19. Andrew Dixon, 20. Jonny Lomax, 21. Shaun Magennis, 22. Jamie Foster, 25. Lee Gaskell.
www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/661
I think we'll go with:
1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Shenton
4. Wheeler / Lomax
5. Meli
6. Gaskell
7. Wheeler / Lomax
8. Perry
9. Roby
10. Graham
11. Flannery
12. Puletua/Dixon
13. Moore
14. Clough
15. Ashurst
16. Magennis / LMS
17. Foster'"
Looks quite a good team to me.
Might have a few quid on it with betfair!
In fact I just have at a very generous 7/5. I also had an even more generous bet on Quins against dire at 9/2. | |
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| Quote ="saint at wire"Looks quite a good team to me.
Might have a few quid on it with betfair!
In fact I just have at a very generous 7/5. I also had an even more generous bet on Quins against dire at 9/2.'"
I use bet365, their odds are more generous usually.
They have us at 6/4 and Quins at 6/1 |
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| Quote ="No1 Saint"And yet apparently we are spending to the cap ...'"
Exactly. I'd pay, in all honesty, a good £2,000 just to see the payroll figures for Saints.
How the hell we can be at the cap limit is beyond me. |
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This thread just saves people trawling through pages of one thread to find the team, or having to look elsewhere.
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| Quote ="BackrowSaint"This thread just saves people trawling through pages of one thread to find the team, or having to look elsewhere.'"
Yet tells you exactly the same as what it would in that thread, therefore meaningless thread. |
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| Quote ="Saddened!"Exactly. I'd pay, in all honesty, a good £2,000 just to see the payroll figures for Saints.
How the hell we can be at the cap limit is beyond me.'"
I get them for free once a year, i'll happily sell you my copy for £2k ! |
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| Quote ="Frosties."Yet tells you exactly the same as what it would in that thread, therefore meaningless thread.'"
Erm, I don't care. |
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| Quote ="Saint Simon"I get them for free once a year, i'll happily sell you my copy for £2k !'"
Well Mr Shareholder, are we? |
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| Quote ="Billinge_Lump"Well Mr Shareholder, are we?'"
we are indeed, just one or two less than Eamon |
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| Quote ="Saint Simon"we are indeed, just one or two less than Eamon'"
Buy a couple more and sort the club out please? |
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| Quote ="Saint Simon"I get them for free once a year, i'll happily sell you my copy for £2k !'"
But it still doesn't really tell you what he wants to know. |
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Buy a couple more and sort the club out please?'"
If i won the euro millions tomorrow i honestly think i couldnt do a better job than our current boss, i'd probably spring for a heli pad at the new gaff and get Jonathan Thurstons Mrs a £500k/yr job keeping it free of dust |
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| Quote ="Saint Simon"If i won the euro millions tomorrow i honestly think i couldnt do a better job than our current boss, i'd probably spring for a heli pad at the new gaff and get Jonathan Thurstons Mrs a £500k/yr job keeping it free of dust'"
I hear that Billy Slater's mum is a brilliant cook, some may say her services are worth upto £350k a year. |
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| Quote ="Saint Simon"we are indeed, just one or two less than Eamon'"
We are overpaying for some players then. I suppose this is what happens in the NRL too though. Team wins trophies, everyone wants paying more because they are champions, players end up leaving. |
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| Quote ="Billinge_Lump"We are overpaying for some players then. I suppose this is what happens in the NRL too though. Team wins trophies, everyone wants paying more because they are champions, players end up leaving.'"
Hmm its a tough one, in theory we are paying the current squad the same as the 2006 squad, so by that measure we are well overpaying our current players. However about half the teams in superleague are spending up to the cap, yet we've not missed out on the grand final in 5 years, so by that measure we're getting good value. Nothing is clear cut.
Add to that that Roby and Graham were probably on junior (ish) contracts in 06 and Lyon was playing for far less than his market value and that could explain our dominance that year. |
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I don't think Saints are spending anywhere near the cap. Indeed, I reckon we could be in or near the bottom third for total wage bill in SL.
I think we're scrimping and squeezing every last penny for the ground and McManus is telling everyone we're spending high because we can't afford to lose ANY season ticket revenue.
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| Quote ="Saint Simon"Hmm its a tough one, in theory we are paying the current squad the same as the 2006 squad, so by that measure we are well overpaying our current players. However about half the teams in superleague are spending up to the cap, yet we've not missed out on the grand final in 5 years, so by that measure we're getting good value. Nothing is clear cut.
Add to that that Roby and Graham were probably on junior (ish) contracts in 06 and Lyon was playing for far less than his market value and that could explain our dominance that year.'"
We had four world class players in the squad in 06 in Lyon, Long, Cunningham and Scully, and a pack strong enough to leave Fozzard and Anderson out of final squads. We now have Graham and Roby and kids filling the squad past the first 13.
We were getting good value, but are we this year? I think that there are probably a similar number of average players in there, but there are far more kids expected to be first teamers, and I don't think it's them taking up all the cap space. |
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| Quote ="Mugwump"I don't think Saints are spending anywhere near the cap. Indeed, I reckon we could be in or near the bottom third for total wage bill in SL.
I think we're scrimping and squeezing every last penny for the ground and McManus is telling everyone we're spending high because we can't afford to lose season ticket revenue.'"
What and the hundreds of shareholders, who are mostly small holders and fans like myself choose not to tell anyone? |
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| Quote ="Billinge_Lump"We had four world class players in the squad in 06 in Lyon, Long, Cunningham and Scully, and a pack strong enough to leave Fozzard and Anderson out of final squads. We now have Graham and Roby and kids filling the squad past the first 13.
We were getting good value, but are we this year? I think that there are probably a similar number of average players in there, but there are far more kids expected to be first teamers, and I don't think it's them taking up all the cap space.'"
Its definite not as good value as our 2006 squad, of that there can be little arguement, but is it good value compared to the other top 7 squads? |
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