Totally agree with you from the St Helens viewpoint a point against the champions is great and shows we are still competitive this season. Relieved Sam Tomkins drop goal missed and delighted the wire lost... respect to Wigan!

Bilko, without looking through your site - when was the last time we played Saints for the first league game of the season, if ever?

1901/1902. Wigan 8 St Helens 2.

A while ago then.


Cheers.

Rogues said we definately deserved to win that one!


I believe it was the first time he'd had to pay full price?

Thought it was a poor game. I can say that because I have not been able to bring myself to sit and watch it again since I got back. I enjoyed the weekend but it was spoiled a little by the rugby on show. Can't quite put my finger on why, empty stadium lacking any atmosphere(should have stayed in walkabout), first game a bit rusty, the loss of Deacon putting us around the field, having very little ball, or what seems like an effort by the RL to step back two years and allow the quick play the ball and scoot at all costs!
I do hope it's one of the first and not the latter. The latter would point in several directions has to the reason. The Cas game was a penaltython ours had it's share of bad calls, even from one of the better refs in my oppinion. I can't comment on todays games because I had my fill yesterday with the rugby on show, so have not watched it!! If you had told me that last week I would have thought you mad.
Now I don't want to seem biased here, Roby was outstanding, he was a easy MoM but the game going to quick plays and scoots makes that feature of his game the one to dominate(good player all the same). My hope is it's not the case and that the first reasons or maybe it was the beer that blurred my thoughts slightly.
It's not great to watch because it's faster, despite what the likes of such RL visionaries like Kear, Hemmings or Agar may want to tell us. Strange game, felt like we should of won, in the end glad we didn't lose. Reet time for bed.