Phuzzy wrote:Mate, this very post belittles us! I asked if you recognised irony but maybe I should extend that to "damning with faint praise" too.

I'll also ask again; would you say "being unable to score points" is a reasonable description of toothless? If not, what is?

Stu M wrote:And this is why you are the most sensible poster on here (Wigan fans I mean )

NickyKiss wrote:The styles of the two sides currently makes for an intriguing match up. Saints will always dominate territory IMO because of how they play in getting off the line and trying to pin you down at your end. There aren’t many team that can try and play to a plan that we can and that’s to not panic, try to soak it up and be confident that at some point we can trouble them with our pace, as the intensity drops a touch. The issue we face with Saints though is that intensity never drops significantly and they seem to lift it and have a 2nd/3rd wind as the game goes on. Where we’ve hurt ourselves badly in games against them is adding to that pressure they apply by keep making basic errors, down at our end of the field. Clean those up and we’ll be a far better chance in future games against them.

Ultimately they’re still favourites at the moment because like it or not, they’re the better side. It’s not tough or embarrassing to admit that, I just think it’s a fact. We’re getting there but there is still work to do yet. I’m chuffed we’ve closed the gap as much as we have because we’re probably a year in front of where I thought/hoped we’d be. To think back to last season, I wouldn’t have believed you had you said we’d have a cup win in the bag, beating Saints in the process and would be sat 2nd in the table (even after basically giving up a couple of losses for the Cup win).

Phuzzy wrote:Because he agrees with you? Have a word Stu...

Trainman wrote:
We should all agree that we are both very good sides playing completely contrasting styles. History does tend to favour the St Helens way of playing when it comes to October though.

Stu M wrote:How is admitting you are closing the gap, the coach doing a great job and you being able to score from anywhere belittling??

Stu M wrote:No. See the subsequent reply from Egg Chasing. Maybe he/she needs to have a word too.

Phuzzy wrote:No, it's his opinion and he's entitled to it. You grading posters on whether they agree with you or not is what needs a word! Utterly condescending.

Phuzzy wrote:Because "closing the gap" implies there is a gap to be closed and that remains to be proven. As it stands, we are the ones with the trophy in the cabinet so, if any gap needs to be closed, it's you winning something to close the gap on us. Until then, any comments about "closing the gap" are condescending.