Fri 13th Sept: SL: St Helens v Castleford Tigers 20:00 (Sky Sports+/SuperLeague+)

[League Express]

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Fri 13th Sept: SL: St Helens v Castleford Tigers 20:00 (Sky Sports+/SuperLeague+)

[Father Ted]

Saints too good for Cas so a 20 point win.

[48C North Stand]

Saints to make a fist of it but to win narrowly. 

[Thunder Road]

Saints have bodies back....Easy win.

[FearTheVee]

Much stronger looking squad but even so I worry about where the points come from.

We desperately need a positive perforamnce and hopefully it being the last appearance at home for people like Makinson and Sione means there is more positivity and feelgood about the place.

Saints by 10.

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Saints by 8.

[phiggins]

Saints have their 1-13 in the squad. Cas have two players without a squad number. 

Comfortable Saints win.

[Waynebennettswinger]

On 12/09/2024 at 13:19, phiggins said:

Saints have their 1-13 in the squad. Cas have two players without a squad number. 

Comfortable Saints win.

This is a fair point although Waqa Blake does have a number between 1-13 just to balance the argument

[northamptoncougar]

59 minutes ago, Waynebennettswinger said:

This is a fair point although Waqa Blake does have a number between 1-13 just to balance the argument

I’ve seen some comments on the fella and thought he can’t be that bad. I then watched the KR game and understood. It’s almost like the blokes forgotten how to play, there must be a serious crisis of confidence going on.

[Waynebennettswinger]

1 hour ago, northamptoncougar said:

I’ve seen some comments on the fella and thought he can’t be that bad. I then watched the KR game and understood. It’s almost like the blokes forgotten how to play, there must be a serious crisis of confidence going on.

Yeah he is that bad unfortunately, I always want to back the players but there was a particular moment (I think against Leigh or Salford) when it looked easier to score than not and he completely blew it, he’s gone altogether since IMHO. 
 

Quite a highlight reel from his career in the NRL but the only time he has ever been that explosive at St Helens was at the back of the Imperial Pub. 
 

He’s dropped out now thankfully, which then led to concern Davies might be picked but they have gone for Matautia thankfully. 
 

I think Saints will edge this one. 

[bobbruce]

16 minutes ago, Waynebennettswinger said:

Yeah he is that bad unfortunately, I always want to back the players but there was a particular moment (I think against Leigh or Salford) when it looked easier to score than not and he completely blew it, he’s gone altogether since IMHO. 
 

Quite a highlight reel from his career in the NRL but the only time he has ever been that explosive at St Helens was at the back of the Imperial Pub. 
 

He’s dropped out now thankfully, which then led to concern Davies might be picked but they have gone for Matautia thankfully. 
 

I think Saints will edge this one. 

It’s an awful situation because I want us to get into the play offs but I know we have no chance of beating any of the top 6 sides. Then from somewhere I start thinking if everyone’s back and the weathers awful we might have a chance. I hate this game. 

[Waynebennettswinger]

12 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

It’s an awful situation because I want us to get into the play offs but I know we have no chance of beating any of the top 6 sides. Then from somewhere I start thinking if everyone’s back and the weathers awful we might have a chance. I hate this game. 

Totally agree mate. Over the course of the season I am not sure we deserve it and it would be great to see other teams in there but, of course, we want to be in the playoffs. 
 

if we are in there then there is always a slight chance but we’ve been so poor at times that if we did (by some freak) go on and win it then I would question the value of the play off system in all honesty.
 

 

[StandOffHalf]

The pass for the first half Bennison try in the corner was way forward!

Just saw it at HT time in the boringly one-sided Sky linear pick.

[SUPERSTUD]

Absolutely garbage and boring by both teams. Really fear for the game at all levels moving forward. Lingard proud to have three eighteen year old players on the pitch. Yes because Cas are notoriously tight and want to be in the big league without paying out decent bucks. Those three will be lucky to be pulling in £60k between them.

[Harry Stottle]

Is this some kind of record, only one comment on a live game in game time?

[ATLANTISMAN]

5 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

Is this some kind of record, only one comment on a live game in game time?

Cas are toast for next season 

[Wakefield Ram]

2 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Cas are toast for next season 

If Cas get IMG Rating as A as rumoured, what they do on the pitch won't matter. 

Edited September 14 by Wakefield Ram

[Harry Stottle]

4 hours ago, Wakefield Ram said:

If Cas get IMG Rating as A as rumoured, what they do on the pitch won't matter. 

As already proven, it's like a farmer putting a field in fallow for a season.