More like The Rolling Stones and The Strokes I'd say. One's been at the top for years and will go on until they die and the other were the hottest ticket around for a year or two before they sank back into the pack before calling it a day.



As for having players over 30. You can get by with them because they have immense experience which is important but players over 30 pick up more injuries and take longer to recover from them. Both Briers and Morley are currently injured and you have to factor that additional missed time into any benefit they bring. They may well still be competent performers, even excellent, but that competency is irrelevant when it's up in the stands watching.

FLeet Foxes really? Really? REALLY?

If you have 2 older players leaving each season, and you currently have 11 who are 30 or over, surely even if you offloaded the oldest two (rather than the worst two) that would mean you'd have two 35 year olds playing for you? That's quite old isn't it?

Exactly, I don,t think jdrocket can do his maths. It would take 5 seasons to release the 30+ club of wire players. In that time there would probably be a further crop of players reaching the end of there careers. I still stand by my opinion that the wire will have to do a serious cull of 5 players somewhere along the line. Some wire fans mention the club is good at releasing the older players at the right time.............many thanks for Paul sculthorpe.

It is what I was listening to at the time.







I, nor you, can see that far into the future.



You did say that Wire will have to release 5 or 6 players this season. I was just saying that is absolute Bull!



We will see how many players Wire have to lose and how much of an impact it has on the team. No offense to Clarke but if we got rid of him, Briers and Solo in one year. We would only really miss Briers.



I am adamant the one's Wire will truly miss are Briers and Monas. That is due to class and has nothing to do with age.



As I said however, I don't know how Warrington are going to structure their releases. I do know however that WArrington are replacing like for like or better so far.



I don't need to worry, and you certainly don't, about Wire's players. I just think you should stop talking out your and, ultimately, Wire will NOT get rid of 6 players this year or next.



Glad we have cleared that one up.

There was one a few years back, Saints 1st, Wigan close 2nd and Leeds distant 3rd. Was done by a university sports graduate Might be on my computer at work if I can find the link will post.

for 2011 season Saints released:

Cunniningham 34

Matt Gidley 34

Nick Fozzard 34

Maurie Fa'asavalu 31

Just Re-signed 32 year old Tony Puletua on a 2 year contract so someone needs to inform the club of your policy of releasing 30 years olds.







Mathers was replaced by Hodgson to terrifc effect,

Chris Hicks was replaced by Joel Monaghan with Similar effect,

Clarke has only made a handful of appearances so hardly a major player to replace,

Solomona is a luxury we can afford and would be easily replaced plus would save a bit on the food bills.

Waterhouse has a signed a 3 year deal so Why we would get rid in 2 I dont know?

if Woody and Westwood are still in form in 2 years time aged 31 then I would imagine they would recieve extensions no dramas at all.

the problem we have is in replacing Briers and Monaghan. Briers probably has 2 years left but Gareth O'Brien is hot and looks an able deputy. and if Cunningham can play till 34 I'm sure Monaghan can so I'm sure we can get 3 years out of him.



anyway our kids have just won the rugby League 9's so I wouldnt worry too much

Lolz

I'd say Rolling Stones and N Dubz.



With Wire being N Dubz of having mediocre success in 2009 and popular amongst the chavs.

Corrected !



It really makes no difference who is right about age , Look at Menzies at Cats , a superb player at god know what age , if they feel they can go on then fine, if the club feel they can do a good job then well done to them, all teams change over time, evolving into something different Warrington are doing well there is no denying it , but lets se what the next few seasons bring before calling the donwfall of Saints and the rise of the Warrington all conquering dynasty

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Quote SAINTS57="SAINTS57"There is a thread on VT referring to an alternative League table, so I asked if anyone felt like compiling an all time Super League one. apparantly someone on Cherry & White has already done it; wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... age_id=259 The guy who posted the link did point out that if it was updated as of today Wigan would be second, but given that they are currently about five points ahead of us, they would have to do that every year for about the next nine years before they drew level with us. Does anyone want to point out to Wire fans that if they finished five points ahead of us every year it would take them 50yrs to get level It made me smile so I just thought I'd pass it on.'" Do Saints fans constantly have to have a pop at the mighty Wire? You're obsessed with us. I can only assume it's bitterness at the fantastic progress we've made under the best coach in the world of Rugby League.

Incorrect assumption I'm afraid, we're just laughing at some your fans who think two cup wins makes you a great team, that requires repeated and sustained success over a long period.