Simple, the RFL bring in a "no turning around" rule, it would benefit the game as a whole and bring us closer on the international scene to teams like The Lebanon and Russia.

Wellens would like such a rule.

Very nice.

Only 47 posts but already wheeling out the old worn out "jokes".

I wonder who I'd rather have as FB for England, Wello or Butterfingers Sykes? Leave it with me.................

The answer to your question is Wellens, but the real choice is Wellens or Briscoe and I know who i'd have.

I'll leave it with you......................

We have gone back to the V shirt this season. As modeled by Longy

I think an All red with a White V and hoop maybe a good way for St's to go.



our Away shirt aint bad either

I agree, his hair is better on the second one.

and had a face lift on the second one as well

At our Fans Forum tonight the first question asked to Longy was,
"are you going to get your cut?"

He sadly replied with "No, its taken me a long while to grow this"

Well with Wellens not even in the squad I very much doubt we'll be seeing him there. I think we all (Wello included) know he's past his sell by date.

Do you not feel this could cause a bit of problem when playing someone who wears red and white?



Royal blue with a white V. It's not been done for twenty years and looks quality in my opinion.

These would be the ultimate in Saints shirts. The best ones I have ever seen. No chance of them being used then.

If the V tapered over the back of the shirt like the old umbro kit then that would be the dog's doo-dahs...

No. Obviously at home we'd be wearing white with a redvee but away we could easily wear either a home kit or an away kit, being red with white vee:

Leeds: Home and Away
Huddersfield: Home and Away
Hull KR: Away
Wakefield: Away
Castleford: Home and Away
Catlans: Away
Warrington: Away
Wigan: Home or Away (depends on how Wigans is. All red wouldn't clash with hoops)
Bradford: Away
Quins: Home and Away
Hull: Home and Away
Salford: Home
Crusaders: Home and Away

Why mention him for England then?

Goodness, he looks a lot better when he smiles, doesn't he.

Longy doesn't look happy in that shirt. Perhaps they've purposely made it into a V to make him feel at home

Because even past his best he's miles better than the last guy that played FB for England.

The FB in the meaningless warm up match you mean?

Even if you belive Wellens is better than Sykes, Wellens is still very very slow which was the point of the my post.

Wellens may be relatively slow but he is brilliant defensively and do you seriously think we are not going to need someone who is brilliant defensively when we face the Aussies?

If we base it on his performances in the World Cup then, no, don't need him at all.

His lack of pace was cruelly exposed last year and it would have been again, whether he is sound in defence or not.

He was good against New Zealand, I think it was, until injury made him leave the pitch. Our whole defensive structure fell apart at that point.


I agree (no choice really, since you speak a truth!). In a sense I'm glad he is not there because I wouldn't want to see him exposed in that way again, given what he's done for the club over his 10 years with us.

Yes we do, but that person needs to be able to run to catch the person he is supposed to be tackling.

Isn't that just the same as the St George shirt?

The ones Rogues posted are awesome made by a guy called marko on our board.

In that it's a white shirt with a red vee with a point to it yes. otherwise the collar, trim, sponsors and make and team badge are different