Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:21 am
Exeter Rhino wrote:
I've been highly critical of Sutcliffe, who started as a red hot prospect but has gone backwards since. He's failed miserably as a half-back, looked distinctly below average as a full-back, and was largely anonymous in the second-row (admittedly he got through a lot of work there without doing much on attack). In recent weeks, as in glimpses earlier in his career, he's shown an ability to get across the whitewash when it matters at centre, some nice attacking play, as well as doing some good defence (against Wigan, if not Catalans - ouch). I reckon he is a centre, but just not a centre for a top 4 team (see Dwyer and hooker). Since we've let Broadbent go, who I assumed would take over in this position, it wouldn't be the end of the world if Sutcliffe stays, but a club of our ambitions should be aiming higher.
Agreed, a case of fixing more pressing issues first.
