Saints away - Saturday 30th November

[Scuttle]

A good team on paper but that's not the issue. It's whether the team can rise to be more than the sum of its parts that worries me.

This is the gardens
This is the noisy neighbors

What more motivation could one possibly need?

Or will the Remy bottle remain stoppered!

I think you should get the bottle out as a show of quiet confidence, but don't touch the stopper before it is due....that would be presumptuous!

[Smudge]

Why no Telusa Vianu? Is he crocked again?

[Tigerbeat]

Why no Telusa Vianu? Is he crocked again?

He has got a facial injury.

[Mark62]

Why no Telusa Vianu? Is he crocked again?

Been widely reported that he has issues with a blood vessel repeatedly bursting in his nose following his knock against Gloucester and he’s seeing a specialist.
Running in training but minimal contact

[JP14]

Taute and Tuilagi could be a brutal combo if used correctly.

Like the idea of Wells at 6, mobile and good at the breakdown which lightens the load on Thompson, hoping for a big win which could make our season.

[Mark62]

Taute and Tuilagi could be a brutal combo if used correctly.

Like the idea of Wells at 6, mobile and good at the breakdown which lightens the load on Thompson, hoping for a big win which could make our season.

Saints gone with Hutchinson and Procter in the centre with no sign of Francis. Just noticed that they don’t appear to have a replacement 10 either

[teds]

Taute and Tuilagi could be a brutal combo if used correctly.

Like the idea of Wells at 6, mobile and good at the breakdown which lightens the load on Thompson, hoping for a big win which could make our season.

I’ve watched too many matches against Saints where I thought we looked much stronger on paper but that failed to materialise. Saints have a good squad and more importantly appear to be very coherent. In contrast we have loads of individual talent but are only just beginning to pull together.

Any sort of win even by a single point will be for me a ‘big’ win. And I agree it will help reset the season.
Anyone else hoping Saints are a little nervous, as favourites going into this fixture?

[JP14]

Saints also have a double header against Leinster to think about.

[voice of the crumbie]

A good team on paper but that's not the issue. It's whether the team can rise to be more than the sum of its parts that worries me.

This is the gardens
This is the noisy neighbors

What more motivation could one possibly need?

Or will the Remy bottle remain stoppered!

Will Posh Richard have to buy a round or two?

[Mark62]

Saints also have a double header against Leinster to think about.

They have picked a very strong side, it will be interesting to see what they prioritise. A league loss won’t dramatically effect their chances of a top 4 finish. However if they loose home and away to Leinster and an away trip to Lyon to come getting further in Europe would be very difficult

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

I thought we had stopped picking people out of position, Lewis or Coughlan should be starting over Wells, nothing against Harry, but square pegs etc...

He's played there a fair bit IIRR

We just end up with an unbalanced back row.

[CitizenSmiff]

Balanced on a knife edge those squads, and a lot of players in there who know each other well, should be a cracker! Bit worried about the Saints back row I have to admit.

[Tiglon]

Our lineup looks very strong, with back row being the only weakness (if everyone plays to their potential and as a team!). Unfortunate to have Liebenberg and Taufua out at the same time, but it happens and overall the squad is in pretty good health so can't complain.

[markharbtiger]

I’d say their bench looks pretty strong. Might come down to relative quality of replacements (if we can stay in the game)

[Soggypitch]

For some reason I have high hopes for this game. Our team in the main looks very strong and I'm just hoping that the old Tigers spirit will re-surface today and then continue.....!!