He was in the lounge last night. He's hoping to be back for the Leeds game but will definitely be OK for the final
He was in the lounge last night. He's hoping to be back for the Leeds game but will definitely be OK for the final
Although Holbrook has consistently been saying "yeah, he'll be right" when asked about Coote and Wembley, last night he said "Obviously we're pushing to have Lachlan Coote back for Wembley but we'd have no issue if we had to play Jack"
With news that he was still wearing a leg brace this week, is it cause for worry?
His brace came off yesterday. I did see him at the game without the brace on. I have heard (normally a good source) that all three Al,Knowles and Coote will be ok for Wembley but not sure if they will play before the day.
Believe it or not my bigger concern if Coote were not to play is if we have Welsby at FB who will be our kicker?
You would assume (getting through Leeds unscathed) it would then be Lomax/Fages with Richardson dropping out. I know Percy used to kick but what a risk that would be. Richardson’s kicking was excellent yesterday and them extra points make such a difference. Does JH go with Lomax FB and Fages/Richardson?
Just hope that decision is not needed.
Also maybe JH is playing mind games to keep Wire guessing. Which is what they are doing re Austin.
Humans are more concerned with having than being.
If that's the situation we are in, then Percy needs to be told to grow a pair, at least for one game. I think if he kicked and failed people would appreciate it more than him not having a go. At least people now know that he does not have the confidence, and can accept him missing.
Not heard from any sources or anything like that, but I’ve got a bad feeling Coote won’t be ready for Wembley. In an ideal world, he can get a run next Thursday against Leeds. Even if it’s just 40 mins.
He's done it before, he kicked goals at the GF. Will be a big problem I reckon even if Coote is playing. You can tell he has been practicing conversations through out the season, if you compare how he was kicking at the start of the season up until his injury. How will he be without weeks of practice?
I expect him to play in the final but if he doesn’t play at Leeds next week, I think it’ll be a race against time to get him right. You wouldn’t choose to have your full back missing for 5 games before a final.
If there’s a substantial knock there, it’s very difficult to cover it up at full back, particularly on a pitch that big. There’s too much ground to cover.
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Have Saints said what is actually wrong with Coote? I seen all the posts about the leg brace, but don't remember reading what the problem is.