Disappointment for Saints fans as season ends with semi-final defeat (From St Helens Star)
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Disappointment for Saints fans as season ends with semi-final defeat
11:15pm Saturday 29th September 2012 in News
Warrington's Ryan Atkins reaches for the ball.
SAINTS supporters are coming to terms with the disappointment of witnessing their side suffer defeat in the play off semi-final at Langtree Park.
The 18-36 loss to Warrington ends Saints run of reaching the Super League Grand Final for the past six seasons.
Hopes were high at half time as the home side led 14-12 after being the dominant side.
However, the momentum shifted shortly after half time as Tony Smith’s side took control of the contest with four tries.
It is a disappointing end for coach Mike Rush who, working with assistant Keiron Cunningham, had done superbly to turn the club’s season around after the dismal form earlier in the year that led to the departure of Royce Simmons.
Rush will return to his role as general manager when Nathan Brown arrives during the off season to take the coaching reins.
Afterwards several of the Saints players turned to Twitter to thank the supporters for their backing over the season and share their disappointment.
Winger Tommy Makinson, whose acrobatic finish for the game’s opening try was outstanding, tweeted: “Not much to say after that result, just gutted. Thank you to all the fans who have been amazing all year. See you next year.”
Comments(27)
jimstevo
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8:33am Sun 30 Sep 12
Warrington deserved the win in the end but got big help from the Ref.The amount of 'lying on' at every tackle and encroachment when Saints played the ball but low and behold he gives them a penalty when we had them under pressure near their own line(and only 4pts behind) ,to relieve pressure and they go down the field and score.Also the try when Monaghan dropped the ball and picked it up again to score and change the match.99 times out of 100 that would have been a knock-on.
As the night before with some of the decisions given against Leeds in Wigan's favour ,I feel that the RL did not want a Saints and Leeds GF again,the problem was Wigan cocked their chances up!
After the start we had to the season we did well to finish were we did in the League and be 40 minutes away from another GF but we are still short of some class players and someone with 'Guile' to get us over the line from great positions that we get in. We also need a kicker ,which is another point,why did the management 'Dump' Jamie Foster,who is one of the best kickers in the game?The way that lad and also Lee Gaskill have been treated this season is a disgrace!
Got that off my mind! I am sure we will be back next Year and with our new Stadium and Revenue Streams and Manager,we will move forward.
Good luck to Warrington in the Grand Final! COYS!
the dr who
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9:10am Sun 30 Sep 12
butscratcher wrote:what you on about????
Turned it around when !!!!!!
frankly
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10:12am Sun 30 Sep 12
bobih
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10:38am Sun 30 Sep 12
bent bald git
jimstevo
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1:49pm Sun 30 Sep 12
Warrington had 3 men lying on and turning our players at every 'play of the ball' last night,without a single penalty!
What's all this about the player on the ground being turned completely around by the tacklers?
Heard the Aussie ref saying "it's a penalty because you have gone to sleep on top of the player" and the Bulldog's player was only on his man for seconds!
frankly
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5:05pm Sun 30 Sep 12
jimstevo
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5:45pm Sun 30 Sep 12
Not Bothered
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5:37am Mon 1 Oct 12
jimstevo
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8:00am Mon 1 Oct 12
Not Bothered wrote:Usual anti-Saints rubbish from you! "Sore losers",think that you will find if you actually read the comments, most of us wished Warrington "all the best" in the Final!
A few sore losers on this page but never mind try again next season.
the dr who
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8:03am Mon 1 Oct 12
jimstevo wrote:dont take him on thats what he wants we all know he is an idiot, he has no interest in saints or rugby he is just a **** head loser
Not Bothered wrote:Usual anti-Saints rubbish from you! "Sore losers",think that you will find if you actually read the comments, most of us wished Warrington "all the best" in the Final!
A few sore losers on this page but never mind try again next season.
mattmxl
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11:14am Mon 1 Oct 12
the dr who
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2:18pm Mon 1 Oct 12
mattmxl wrote:what did you read it for then?? get on with the things that are more concern.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter! It was only a game of rugby and the town has bigger concerns right now than the achievements (or lack of in this case) of one of it's sports teams.
Not Bothered
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2:33pm Mon 1 Oct 12
the dr who wrote:Reads to me that the dr is one of the disappointed brainwashed, I wonder if he is one of the grown men that were shown on TV crying floods of tears because the team he/she supports were beaten, no need to cry it was only a game but a better one for The Wolves.
mattmxl wrote:what did you read it for then?? get on with the things that are more concern.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter! It was only a game of rugby and the town has bigger concerns right now than the achievements (or lack of in this case) of one of it's sports teams.
the dr who
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3:14pm Mon 1 Oct 12
mattmxl
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6:33pm Mon 1 Oct 12
the dr who
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6:49pm Mon 1 Oct 12
mattmxl wrote:cant argue with that point
I read it because I read most of the articles on here, hometown news is of interest to me. I was moved to comment after the rhetoric used by some commentators who seem to be of the opinion that St Helens Rugby League club is everything in life and of paramount importance. I suppose to some it is, but I'm glad I'm not one of them, I seem to be in a better mood. The point I was trying to illustrate is that the earth is still spinning, life is continuing and there are other problems to face. Some of which make getting upset about the result of a sports match seem a little bit silly.
butscratcher
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10:47pm Tue 2 Oct 12
frankly
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11:09pm Tue 2 Oct 12
the dr who
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8:34am Wed 3 Oct 12
butscratcher wrote:DR who AS no sense !!! " does that make sense
DR who AS no sense !!! read the report , it says Mr rush and Mr cunningham have done SUPERBLY to turn the club season around , WHEN did they turn this around !!!!! the last 2 lge games , wigan and wire , but what happend saturday , always been on the back foot for the last 3 seasons !! oh and dont count on mr brown turning up next season always wants to go home and the way he went at huddersfield ( player power ) why are the club pulling out all the stops for him !!! mmmmm strange
any way as said by Frankly they did turn it around and we almost pulled it off.
Not Bothered
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9:52am Wed 3 Oct 12
the dr who
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7:10pm Wed 3 Oct 12
Not Bothered wrote:you can only comment if you actually watch the game and as you hate st Helens you would not have done so so who gives a sh@t what you think
I think some of the Saints fans should have gone to Specsavers as they see a different game to what the result shows.
Not Bothered
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7:28pm Wed 3 Oct 12
the dr who wrote:Obviously you give a sh@t as to what I think otherwise you would not be stupid enough to respond, I get loads of fun from numbskull's like you who take the bait and can't see when they are being taken for a ride.
Not Bothered wrote:you can only comment if you actually watch the game and as you hate st Helens you would not have done so so who gives a sh@t what you think
I think some of the Saints fans should have gone to Specsavers as they see a different game to what the result shows.
the dr who
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7:33pm Wed 3 Oct 12
butscratcher
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7:27pm Thu 4 Oct 12
saintsfan
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11:01pm Fri 5 Oct 12
saintsfan
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1:56pm Sat 6 Oct 12
butscratcher says...
1:22am Sun 30 Sep 12