Joined: Feb 18 2002 Posts: 32302 Location: Swimming against a tide of fekkwittedry
Stirlingshire Saint wrote:You don't consider the end of winter rugby and the start of summer rugby as the end of an era ?
What about using the month of October from any given year as a relevant period.
Quote:Every player in our squad could probably earn more money with another club. But they prefer to sacrifice a few extra quid in their back pocket to share special memories. And playing at a place like Old Trafford on a night like this makes it all worthwhile.
Joined: Feb 18 2002 Posts: 32302 Location: Swimming against a tide of fekkwittedry
Stirlingshire Saint wrote:Reasons why people dislike Saints in the modern era.
1. Saints have finished as champions more than any other.
2. Saints have won the Challenge Cup more than any other.
3. Saints have finished top of the pile more than any other.
Quote:Every player in our squad could probably earn more money with another club. But they prefer to sacrifice a few extra quid in their back pocket to share special memories. And playing at a place like Old Trafford on a night like this makes it all worthwhile.
Stirlingshire Saint wrote:Reasons why people dislike Saints in the modern era.
1. Saints have finished as champions more than any other.
2. Saints have won the Challenge Cup more than any other.
3. Saints have finished top of the pile more than any other.
You do realise with an unbalanced fixture list that finishing top is neither here nor there??
Also winning championships carries more prestige when you do it without cheating!!
I don't think theres any doubt that if Saints had turned up for the previous 2 Grand Finals then we'd have won the double for the past 3 seasons. We didn't and consequently Leeds can revel in the most successful period of their history.
getdownmonkeyman wrote:You need to move on from here. SS has replaced you, he gets this debating/conversing lark far, far better.
Stirlingshire Saint wrote:I actually agree with this.
I don't think theres any doubt that if Saints had turned up for the previous 2 Grand Finals then we'd have won the double for the past 3 seasons. We didn't and consequently Leeds can revel in the most successful period of their history.
There's also little doubt if catalan dragons,huddersfield giants and more recently hull fc had turned up in their respective cup finals they'd all have a challenge cup in their cabinet after making you "choke" in their finals aswell!!
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This is a top thread, you wouldnt find this kind of.. erm.. "Banter" on the "Mighty S" boards with its clinical censoring of anything slightly anti saints, kudos to you all and viva les mods.
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Stirlingshire Saint wrote:Wigan and their trophy record is the benchmark in the game. One day Saints should reach it, unless a miracle happens and Wigan get competitive.
Using the usual measures of Championships, Challenge Cups, Premierships, RT/JP, Floodlit, Lancashire, Yorkshire and World Club Championships:
Wigan have won 70 Trophies
St Helens have won 44
Leeds have won 41
and
Bradford have won 34
Rather than chasing the much more successful Wigan you'd be better served trying to hang onto 2nd.
Joined: Oct 09 2004 Posts: 15864 Location: Nottingham. 800 years ago outlaws stole from the rich. Little has changed here
tvoc wrote:Using the usual measures of Championships, Challenge Cups, Premierships, RT/JP, Floodlit, Lancashire, Yorkshire and World Club Championships:
Wigan have won 70 Trophies St Helens have won 44 Leeds have won 41 and Bradford have won 34
Rather than chasing the much more successful Wigan you'd be better served trying to hang onto 2nd.
Are hubcaps, lazenby trophies and tetleys festive challenges and other such important trophies included?
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