: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:41 pm  

Utterly stupid, you could see before hand he wasn't running right, the only more stupid decision was to play Duffy.
Were both gonna be in the play offs, why risk players like this.
Thats why were in the Co-Op league i suppose.

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:55 pm  

For Fax Sake wrote:

It may have been that he did his cruciate last week v Fev. Sometimes with a full clean tear of the cruciate there is less, or sometime no pain, compared to a partial tear.

He may well have trained ok, and on that basis, the player thinks he's ok to play and then you don't know until its too late. A slight turn or twist in a tackle and the knee's gone!

Not saying this is the case, but it happens!

As for Duffy....wammo! Looks like he could be on liquids for a while. As MM says, certainly a more obvious gamble than Miles. Hope its nothing too serious.

I snapped a cruciate 20 years ago - I heard it as well as felt it, and can confirm that the pain is excrutiating...

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:24 am  

From what I have heard Miles played against medical advise!! And the quote from Matt about everyone saying he is ok to play is not entirely accurate!!!

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:28 am  

Stupid to play him.

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:30 am  

Just gets more and more ridiculous. For crying out loud, we are in the play offs, why risk our best players when injured. Hate to say it, but, maybe the club needs more experience and less spontaneity at the helm. Look what it's done for widnes

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:40 am  

freddies wig wrote:

Just gets more and more ridiculous. For crying out loud, we are in the play offs, why risk our best players when injured. Hate to say it, but, maybe the club needs more experience and less spontaneity at the helm. Look what it's done for widnes

More expierenced then Martin Hall?

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:50 am  

how about Karl Harrison

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:55 am  

houdini wrote:

how about Karl Harrison

Barrow have offered him 1 million a game, plus a pimp pad in higher Barrow.

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:13 pm  

ads7fax wrote:

Stupid to play him.

After seeing him after the Fev game he looked a certain none starter for Widnes so was gobsmacked to see him play.
As you stay stupid, come on Fax be professional which means being ruthless with players, any fitness doubts then they don't play.

: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:20 pm  

both teams have paid the price for their risks (miles and duffy). Seems like Calland treated that as much more important than other games. Why.
We would only have got 3pts as usual if we had won it.