Let them worry about us, we just need to concentrate on our own game. At the moment our form is good, we've been killing games in the first half with an an overall average attack of 35 points. We have firepower all over the field and can strike from deep in our own half, can't say the same about Saints.

Keep the discipline up, the defence strong, a good kicking game deep in their half and hopefully restrict them to less than 16 and we should see this game out.

Oh and keep Hock fed on raw meat for the rest of the week.

Bring it on! Can't believe I'm on holiday though, camping too, so I won't even see it 'live' on TV. Will have to watch it late sunday night when I get back.

He does come across as a bit of a moaning git doesn't he. Thought this after our game and gave him the benefit of the doubt (sound like a video ref there!), but when he was moaning about the penalty count in the Wakefield game, going on about contacting Cummings I thought, God give it a rest man.

Lol

OJ, If Tommy Martin sees your post he will be instrusting his soliciter to hunt you down.

Have I missed something? What exactly has Rush done to upset you lot so much?
This isn't an attempt at trolling, I'm genuinely confused as to why you lot have taken such a dislike to him.

After watching Rush enjoying his time in the limelight following wins overs Wire and Rhinos he seemed like the man to take Saints forward. A loss against their biggest rivals and he could not even muster a "well done" he sulked and almost burst into tears. I would put KC in front of the cameras.

If I was the coach of a top team playing against one of the worst teams in the comp at home and getting hammered in the penalty count I would be more worried about my players performance than the refs. A poor attempt to put pressure on the ref for Saturday.

I think it mostly stems from his ungraciousness in his defeat against us. (His only one to date) Where instead of holding his hands up and admitting his team were outplayed on the day, he instead bemoaned one decision, Hock moving off the mark as the reason for defeat.

Fair do's he must have been severely disappointed, but perhaps he hasn't had that much exposure to the media to be able to bite his tongue and say well played to the opposition even if he doesn't mean it.

Fair enough. I haven't seen the interview because I never watch the games again when we lose.

I cant comment on his comments after the Good Friday game as I didn't see it. But in his defence, Alibert against Wakefield was shocking. He almost single-handedly ruined the game. I think Rush was right to comment on that, because he really was that bad. I'm not convinced his motives were to influence anything that goes on on Saturday.

If the team is struggling against Wakefield in the penalty count then I would be worried, I would have expected the better team to have the penalty count especially at home. That said Halibut can be difficult to understand

Where you are playing and who you are playing is irrelevant if the referee is completely inept.
I am not concerned in the slightest about how many penalties we conceded against them, because the performance of Alibert was that bad.

He was woeful, by the end saints fans were complaining when we got a penalty, as he has no concept of letting a game flow, penalising everything and just ruining the game as spectacle

Well, you lovely Saints fans have nothing to complain about regarding our comments about Rush. You were calling our coach an "Ape" before the season started. We gave yours fair chance, and have commented after his sulky appearences on TV. Whats your problem?

If you read my comments properly, you will see that I was simply asking why you did not like him. This has been explained by a couple of people, and I have expressed no argument or problem with their reasons.

Reading the thread would have told you. That said, your problems with injuries and the loss Graham would depress anybody. I can't understand why you would appoint a man who clearly does not want the job long-term, as stated by himself.

The answer is in the question. We haven't appointed him long-term.

We know, and thats not what i said.

I can only assume you are winding me up because I find it hard to believe you are that stupid.

You said you cant understand why we've appointed someone who doesn't want the job long term. My point is that we have only appointed him in the short-term, which he is more than happy to do. I really don't get what you're trying to say.

So he's happy to do it???? Thats our/my point, he's clearly not!!!

Well he is happy to do it until a permanent coach is in place.

What's so difficult to understand?!

Of course he is happy to do it, and he has said as much. McManus didn;t have a gun to his head.

Rush has said that he has happy to fill in for this season IN THE SHORT TERM and as a proud St.Helens lad, its a fantastic honour and privilge to take the job. He has also said the IN THE LONG TERM he wants to focus on his preferred role, which I am sure you would agree he excells at.

So to make it very simple, he doesn't want the job in the long term, and he hasn't been asked to do this. He is happy to do the job in the short term, and this is what he is doing.

It really is very very simple.

Exactly!!

He does not look like Tommy! How very dare you!!







But if that is all he's got, then I'm disappointed!

True, it is pretty lame. Then again, Wane is bound to be better at the jungle drums thing, having grown up in the tropical forests of Eastern Zaire



I actually quite like reading that we don't like each other in every interview, stoke it up



As an aside (not been on here since the announcement) - made up you get to host this at the DW, a proper away cup tie rather than the sanitised shambles that could have been. Well done Wigan.

I think he looks like a cross between Tom Hanks & Graham Norton, thats all I have to say.