Not anymore. Haha

A good advert on free to air, feel for Salford.

Terrific game where chances were bombed by both teams in the last 10 minutes or so. Salford will be gutted after being 24-12 down and getting back into the game.

Set's things up nicely for Wigan's visit to the HJ

Top second half that. Salford v Field. Best I’ve seen all season. Feel sorry for Salford. Field to Wigan is what Sandow was to Wire. Take him out and Wigan will struggle.

I liked Sandow but not a patch on what Field has produced for Wigan this year.

Wouldn`t be surprised if the Pies field a weakened team against us on Friday.

It does. My preparations for managing being gutted are already underway.

Fields good, but we do have ashton

JF can step off each foot to create a gap but with legs like Ashton.
Have we stifled Ashton by not playing at fullback? I think we have, but Thewlis is ripe for it.

Put Field in the Salford team, and they would have won that game.

He was the difference.

Ashton is quick but not quite the nifty feet of Field.

How much weaker can it get? If you take Field and French out they are worse than Leeds. There is no one in their team worth resting other than those two.

Who knows but I'm not convinced Wigan will rest many against Wire.
Deep down they must feel unlikely to beat Saints whoever plays for them.

While St Helens are quite rightly the favourite to win the Challenge Cup Semi Final game versus Wigan, it is a one off game, and in cup ties, form/class doesn`t always guarantee a victory.

I would be more magnanimous in your posts, they could bite you, if you lose that game.

Quote ="Boss Hog"While St Helens are quite rightly the favourite to win the Challenge Cup Semi Final game versus Wigan, it is a one off game, and in cup ties, form/class doesn`t always guarantee a victory. I would be more magnanimous in your posts, they could bite you, if you lose that game.'" Exactly. Upsets happen. Saints Team: Jack Welsby, Josh Simm, Konrad Hurrell, Mark Percival, Tommy Makinson, Jonny Lomax, Lewis Dodd, Matty Lees, Joey Lussick, Agnatius Paasi, Curtis Sironen, Morgan Knowles. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Interchanges: James Roby, Kyle Amor, Jake Wingfield, Dan Norman. https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2022/03/19/s ... 0%9D%99%8E!

Quote ="Boss Hog"While St Helens are quite rightly the favourite to win the Challenge Cup Semi Final game versus Wigan, it is a one off game, and in cup ties, form/class doesn`t always guarantee a victory. I would be more magnanimous in your posts, they could bite you, if you lose that game.'" Exactly. Upsets happen. Saints Team: Jack Welsby, Josh Simm, Konrad Hurrell, Mark Percival, Tommy Makinson, Jonny Lomax, Lewis Dodd, Matty Lees, Joey Lussick, Agnatius Paasi, Curtis Sironen, Morgan Knowles. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Interchanges: James Roby, Kyle Amor, Jake Wingfield, Dan Norman. https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2022/03/19/s ... 0%9D%99%8E!

Open field, I'd be confident of him chasing him down. I was very disappointed with escare giving up so easily. He's pretty pacey

I think Wrench has got similar footwork to Field, thinking back to him putting Ashton away against Leeds. He’s actually very quick, certainly over the first 30 metres.

I agree in a straight foot race, but the thing with Field and French that Ashton might want to look at (don't recall this in his armoury), but that's pace with movement.

I'm not at all bagging the lad, I really like him in the team, but I was convinced that Ashton could have gone for the corner first half but cut inside, when we scored off the back of the pen. Field seems to stand the defender up creates the gap before hitting the gas,. French for a couple of weeks running, has had the defender in his sights back peddling in every direction I was dizzy just watching.

Although I concede that doing it on the wing with only the touchline for company might make a difference.

Agreed, its that pace off the mark that is so important in rugby league, and the ability to change direction without dropping speed. Be interesting to see who would win a foot race over 100m, my money would be on French & Field over 30m though.

Wrench looked very quick going for the corner on Saturday.

I was disappointed he didn't back himself and go for the corner, mind maybe he was conscious of how bad that wind was. I've no doubt he would have made it.

Bevan French's best position (by a mile) is full back. He is not getting the opportunities he craves playing out on the wing. Neither Field or French are best suited to half-back either. Hardaker's best position is FB too.

I've not said they can't or won't? It's a cup semi final and a derby and all it takes is a couple of tries from kicks, a Field/French runaway or two or a red card and they'll win. I'm not one of those posters that claim Saints are unbeatable, never have been.

Outside of Field and French, their squad is about all the same level. If they rest Bibby are you going to notice? If they rest Partington, Smithies, Byrne, Thornley, Shorrocks, Ellis, Singleton, Isa, Mago etc etc is anyone going to notice? The kids/squad players they would bring in will be at the same level anyway and nothing to worry about. I don't see Wigan resting anyone against you. They have the backup of Field and French, so it's less risky than if they just had one of them. If they get a few scores up (or down) they might sub a couple early though.

French & Field do look a class above anything that Wigan (or most teams in SL) posses on the playing front. However, if I was Peet, I would want to put my best team on the pitch for the semi final. We might see this happen, regardless of our opinion of their overall squad. With Hull keeping Catalans two points behind them, Wigan look to be able to sacrifice two league points to us and still be favourites for that second spot at the end of the season. From our point of view, we cannot run out on Friday believing that because there's no Field or French that our job is done. I'm sure that DP or Woolf would think the same in such circumstances.

If I was Peet, Field, Farrell and Bateman miss out, most of the 3/4 line that played yesterday have barely played, and the props get rotated anyway