Amor can’t wait for new boss

ST Helens forward Kyle Amor admits the arrival of new head coach Justin Holbrook cannot come soon enough after revealing he did not want to leave his house after the club’s humiliation against Castleford at the weekend.

Already reeling from a 40-18 Super League derby defeat at Warrington, Saints’ fortunes plummeted further when they were knocked out of the Challenge Cup in embarrassing fashion with a 53-10 hammering by the Tigers.

“It ruined my whole weekend, to a point where you almost feel you don’t want to go out of your house, because of the manner in which we got beat,” Amor said.

“It’s hard for the fans to watch, it’s hard for us as players, we all want the same thing, we all want success for our club.

“There’s a lot of bad things being said out there, some of it maybe justified, some of it maybe not, but we’ve just got to focus on us and work real hard.”

Amor is now hoping new boss Holbrook can help turn the club’s season around as he prepares to begin his reign as successor to Keiron Cunningham.

Although assistants Sean Long and former Giants favourite Jamahl Lolesi will remain in charge for that game, Amor admits the presence of the new coach may just provide the fillip the players desperately need and said: “We need a bit of stability and a bit of direction at the minute.”