There are few towns in the land where you can almost feel the pressure to perform well on the rugby league field more than St Helens. Super League’s most successful club have such immense standards given their historical triumphs that any blip is treated with severe and harsh criticism.
Arguably nobody knows that better than Paul Wellens. One of the Saints’ greatest-ever players’ position as head coach has come under immense pressure in recent weeks after scraping into the playoffs last year and underwhelming again in the early stages of this year – so much so, speculation is already brewing about potential replacements.
