SKY SPORTS pundit Kevin Brown believes that main signing Tristan Sailor has been “underwhelming” this season and should be dropped.
Sailor moved from NRL side Brisbane Broncos to Saints, who are out of the Challenge Cup and lost a fourth league game from nine against Warrington Wolves,
England halfback Brown is surprised that the Merseyside club are failing to click in attack following Lee Briers’ move to be Paul Wellens’ assistant.
“I don’t think there’s credit in the bank with the fans,” Brown said on Sky Sports.
“They expect this team – with the players they’ve brought in – to win and they’ve been underwhelming.
“Attack wise we expected so much with Lee Briers going in there, though defensively they have been solid.
“I think they’ve got a great pack, their attack just isn’t firing and is letting them down in big games.”
When asked further about what the issue in Saints’ attack is, Brown believes that new signing Sailor has failed to fire – and that youngster George Whitby should be playing alongside Jonny Lomax in the halves.
Lomax hasn’t featured for the past three weeks, with Whitby and Welsby in the halves and Sailor moved to be fullback.
“I’ve been underwhelmed by Tristan Sailor, he’s come in at 6 and is better at fullback,” said Brown.
”He’s playing fullback but then you’re moving the best fullback in the competition in Jack Welsby into another position.
“That will affect him playing for England and Saints’ attack. And then you’ve got Jonny Lomax who is the captain of the club, who you thought would have credit in the bank, sitting out.
“George Whitby deserves his place, but it’s a bit embarrassing for Lomax to warm up with the team (as 18th man against Warrington) as captain and not featuring.”
