: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:40 am  

Barkers had more clubs than tiger woods, you should know that a player who's travelled about that much is pretty gash.

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:41 am  

Tony Fax wrote:

Didn't he give away that STUPID penalty on the last tackle under our own sticks against Widnes in the NRC semi to let them get back at 22-22? Now he's left, I can honestly say I'm glad ... he vastly underperformed IMO.

You're a hard taskmaster Mr Tony.

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:26 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

you should know that a player who's travelled about that much is pretty gash.

Tim Hartley????

As for Barker, think he's have been best suited playing in the centres for us, but we have better centres so wise decision to let him leave.

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:34 pm  

griffax wrote:

Tim Hartley????

As for Barker, think he's have been best suited playing in the centres for us, but we have better centres so wise decision to let him leave.

Hartley = Salford, quins and Fax and now Widnes.



Barker = Leeds, Hull KR, Hull, Castleford, Quins, Halifax and now Featherstone

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:35 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

And didn't Blacky drop that ball with the line beckoning to put the game out of reach? You can't just blame Barker for losing that, there were other factors involved as well TF.

There's a difference between a genuine error and stupidity, TS. Put it this way, I'd rather Barker play against us than Black.

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:47 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

There's a difference between a genuine error and stupidity

So, in that case, every player that gives away a penalty is stupid?

Tony Fax wrote:

Put it this way, I'd rather Barker play against us than Black.

Not arguing with you on that one.

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:00 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

So, in that case, every player that gives away a penalty is stupid?

In certain situations ... yes. Giving away a penalty on the last tackle under your own posts is .... for want of a better word ..... stupid. I can't think of any other way to describe it. (Especially when the offence is blantant foul play, like ball stripping).

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:14 pm  

Barker had the potential to do very well for us, he showed glimpses of what he could do but never kicked on from there, we've had too many players like that and while I never tore into him like some fans have done I don't think we'll be worse off without him.