These moments are not just settling down in front of the TV
Rarely do I do that.
These games I am a restless wolf
ready for battle
playing as I did in my youth
every tackle - I feel it
every magical pass of the ball - I grasp
every item of team work - I rejoice
every player - I feel are my friends
every blooded nose/skull/eye socket - I hurt
I just love this game called rugby League
and the is team called St Helens -the Saints.
St Helens caretaker coach Mike Rush
"It is a dream for a local lad to be doing what I'm doing and I would never say I don't enjoy doing it, but the club has a long-term plan and my role is in development and making sure that we always have a conveyer belt of new players.
"I would love to tell everyone I'm a genius but it's not the case. We have some very good senior players and very experienced players with hundreds of caps between them and they realise they have to roll up their sleeves and do some hard work during the week and get the rewards at the weekend.
"We are not doing anything differently. We have a culture at St Helens like Barcelona and Ajax play football and we as a town and a club need to play how we play and the senior players have really took to that.
"The likes of Josh Perry and James Roby really laid a platform for us and Sia Soliola also made a big difference. We also gave Josh Jones a debut and I give credit to the senior players like Paul Wellens and Jon Wilkin who offer guidance and togetherness so they are not left to fend for themselves."
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