Sat 19th Mar: SL: Toulouse Olympique v St Helens KO 5pm (Local Time)

[The Hallucinating Goose]

1 minute ago, clogdance said:

I remember in 2019 when Saints lost to London Broncos twice, after resting players.

Funnily enough that was one of the first things I thought of when I saw this result. 

[Ant]

Oh for TOXIII to be 9th in the next round!

[bromleybulldog]

Great win for Toulouse. The Saints team was still (on paper) a really good team, so no excuses about sending the reserves or the academy.Brilliant result for the rest of the season. Hope they can kick on now and we can welcome Leeds to Mount Pleasant next year!

[Jughead]

3 minutes ago, clogdance said:

I remember in 2019 when Saints lost to London Broncos twice, after resting players.

Saints didn’t rest players today. Walmsley, Batchelor and Hopoate are injured and Matautia is injured and suspended. 

It was the weakest enforced Saints side for a few years, which is no excuse as Toulouse were soundly the better side. Injuries have been kind to Saints over the past few years so it’s interesting to see how they get on now. 

[David Shepherd]

14 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Toulouse’s next game…Cas. 

I’ve no idea what’s on TV that weekend but scrap them all and get that on the box. 

Remember though, jeopardy bad because reasons.

[David Shepherd]

15 minutes ago, Jughead said:

 

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

A great victory for a great club, Castleford, Wakefield, Hull kr and Salford will all be worried they could be in a relegation battle this year 

[dboy]

1 minute ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

A great victory for a great club, Castleford, Wakefield, Hull kr and Salford will all be worried they could be in a relegation battle this year 

Lol - Leeds must be shitting themselves.

 

[weloveyouwakefield2]

I’d like to meet the person who had Toulouse’s first win of the season against st Helen’s! And vice versa st Helen’s first loss v Toulouse!

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

10 minutes ago, clogdance said:

I remember in 2019 when Saints lost to London Broncos twice, after resting players.

Fun fact for you, Toulouse already have 50% of the number of wins Leigh managed in a whole Super League season in 2021

[Jughead]

Just now, David Shepherd said:

Remember though, jeopardy bad because reasons.

I personally feel it still is bad. We could still lose Toulouse, we could lose an institution like Cas and the financial hit on anyone relegated could be direction changing for a number of clubs at a time where the game is at a junction that shapes the future. 

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

3 minutes ago, weloveyouwakefield2 said:

I’d like to meet the person who had Toulouse’s first win of the season against st Helen’s! And vice versa st Helen’s first loss v Toulouse!

[Davo5]

1 minute ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

A great victory for a great club, Castleford, Wakefield, Hull kr and Salford will all be worried they could be in a relegation battle this year 

Nah they won’t,they have a Yorkshire banker firmly embedded below them.

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

I doubt many had Salford, Wakefield and Toulouse all to win against Leeds, Warrington and Saints.

[soulboy]

I wonder if this defeat will affect the Home Bargains share price.

[Hammerless Nail]

24 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Toulouse’s next game…Cas. 

I’ve no idea what’s on TV that weekend but scrap them all and get that on the box. 

But there's a danger viewers will soon tire of seeing relegation haunted teams, what with Leeds being on every week already.

[Scubby]

3 hours ago, Scubby said:

The Saints side. Hardly a reserve team - should still be strong enough to get the job done

19 minutes ago, clogdance said:

I remember in 2019 when Saints lost to London Broncos twice, after resting players.

That is still some side they put out. Saints had plenty to win most SL games.

[Loiner]

1 hour ago, Scubby said:

I'm sorry but this commentary is a disgrace. So disrespectful towards Toulouse. 

What else did you expect, just wait for the excuses.

[RIGGY]

Great win Toulouse well done.

[Scubby]

Just now, Loiner said:

What else did you expect, just wait for the excuses.

It was pathetic. Completely disrespectful to another Super League team. The first 30 minutes was a joke.

[David Shepherd]

9 minutes ago, Jughead said:

I personally feel it still is bad. We could still lose Toulouse, we could lose an institution like Cas and the financial hit on anyone relegated could be direction changing for a number of clubs at a time where the game is at a junction that shapes the future. 

As someone with no dog in the fight (other than an irrational and visceral hatred of Cas), I think it’s brilliant.

With Wakey winning, It’s been a day for the underdog. As a neutral, it’s fantastic entertainment 

[Henson Park Old Firm]

Time for a St Helens doom and gloom thread!

[Futtocks]

Congratulations to Toulouse! That wasn't a 100% St Helens side, but still a very strong selection, including first choices at FB and the halves, and tons of talent and experience elsewhere on the field and bench.

This is nothing like the severely weakened teams Saints have sometimes gambled on in the past.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

4 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

Time for a St Helens doom and gloom thread!

Christ! if we were to discuss all the gloomy stuff in St Helens that thread would be the longest thread in TRL forum history!

[RayCee]

Who were those eight deluded souls at the beginning of this post who picked a Toulouse win? Well I wasn’t one of them.

I said last week they have assembled a squad capable of staying up, they just need to start turning that potential into wins. They only chose the champions to begin doing that!