It appeared as though brown was easing Gaskell into the team without giving him the added responsibilities of kicking and moving the team round rhe field. I'm sure that had he shone in his appearances, he would soon have been given the extra responsibility. Unfortunately he didn't perform even in his limited role, so has been banished, again.

Of course you are assuming that is how Gaskell wanted to play, rather than him doing as directed by the coach.

Brown clearly doesn't have much of a clue about his players. On his post match interview after the Leeds game he reckoned that neither Wheeler nor Wilkin had played in the halves before.

This team just looks like a Mike Rush/Keiron Cunningham team. I'm starting to think they're still calling the shots.

Quote ="SaintsFan"Brown clearly doesn't have much of a clue about his players. On his post match interview after the Leeds game he reckoned that neither Wheeler nor Wilkin had played in the halves before.'" Why are you posting lies? I saw the interview and he NEVER said that. See his comments after the Bradford game (www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2778): "Jon Wilkin was good at scrum half too. He has played like a half for a number of years and [uI remember Mick Potter putting him in that position in a big Cup game at Leeds not so long ago[/u"

Quote ="SaintsFan"Brown clearly doesn't have much of a clue about his players. On his post match interview after the Leeds game he reckoned that neither Wheeler nor Wilkin had played in the halves before.'" Why are you posting lies? I saw the interview and he NEVER said that. See his comments after the Bradford game (www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2778): "Jon Wilkin was good at scrum half too. He has played like a half for a number of years and [uI remember Mick Potter putting him in that position in a big Cup game at Leeds not so long ago[/u"

I watched it on fulltime and he said, after the point had been made about Wheeler's injury, that the halves hadn't played there before.

I wasn't posting lies. I was referring to what I heard.

I can only assume that I didn't hear the full interview on fulltime. I didn't watch the match back on Sky so I didn't see the red button show.

I don't post lies. End of story.

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You just did. At no point did Brown say they had never played there. I've just watched it again. You really need to start thinking before you post. I'm shocked you're still allowed on here frankly.

He said the halves hadn't played together before I think?

But he definitely didn't say that they'd never played there before.

No I didn't. You're going to my motive and you know sod all about my motives.

I might have misheard but I didn't lie.

Ah well, that is maybe what I misheard. Fair enough if that's what he said. I didn't hear that but I'm perfectly willing to accept I misheard.

Amazing what progress a person can make when they don't start stupid accusative crap without any clue.

Your motive, it would seem, is to take as much nonsense as possible. Some of the stuff you put on the official Saints facebook page is laughable.

Oh go away, you silly child.

Sorry Diane, do you not like people pulling you up on things? You have wrongly quoted Nathan Brown and you have been pulled up. What is your problem?

Who is Diane? And should you be using people's names on here?

I haven't quoted Nathan Brown at all. Do you know what a quote is? Clearly not!

You're Diane. And yes, I don't see why not. But then again, you dont know who Diane is so why do you care?

Anyway, OK you didn't directly quote him verbatim, but what you did do was tell us something he had said, when in reality he didn't say it.

You're being very defensive Diane.

alright kids, calm down.
and for what its worth of course you are allowed to use first names on here, people call me Simon all the time

I think you will find a lot of people who post in here also user twitter and Facebook. It doesn't tak Sherlock Holmes to work out which poster is which. If you do t want people to work out who you are then do t post the same stuff under your other ids

Except I'm not on Facebook. I am on Twitter though, as I've said on here plenty of times. So I have no idea what the daft sod is talking about. Or you for that matter.

Very droll. Given that your username is simon then that really isn't a surprise is it? That would be the same as calling me Fan, which of course, could be my real name. Who knows?



Who gives a flying f?

Not me. I was just curious. But glad to know I can out people if I choose anyway.

well if you post on a public forum, dont be surprised when things become public. Or put another way, dont be naive about the internet and public forums on it

Naive? Me?

Cynical more like!

There you go lying again. Or is just a massive coincidence that somebody also called Diane commented on the saints facebook page word for word the same as you commented on a thread on here?

but seriously, who cares?
Anyway 19 man squad???

Phew, it's a good job we got Makinson to sign a new contract...

Not me really. I was simply proving once again that she is a liar.

Anyway, moving on.....

I'd be very unhappy to see Lomax moved and Hohaia at 1 after the way Lomax has improved since shifting from scrum-half.

I'd like to, and think we will, see:

Lomax, Gardner, Turner, Percival, Meli, Hohaia, Wilkin, Laffranchi, Roby,Walmesley, Soliola, Manu, Flanagan.

Subs: LMS, Clough, Puletua, Jones.

I am quietly confident for Friday. We have a good record at the HJ stadium and I think this will continue. When I left LP last Friday I was very frustrated, but having sat through the game again, we weren't THAT bad. Our atttack on the whole was poor but we showed glimpses here and there which encourages me.I think Flanagan is very underrated and adds some solid defence and good yards through the middle. It also allows TP to add impact from the bench. Flanagan and Walmesley in place of Walker and Greenwood is an improvement on last week, and Hohaia for Wheeler is hardly a step down.

Also, Warrington are without Briers, Waterhouse, Harrison and Morley, with both Monaghans and Bridge all doubtful.

Saints to win by 8.

What a waste.