Re: Mark Percival : Mon May 16, 2011 10:28 am
SaintsFan wrote:
Leave Gary Wheeler alone. If it hadn't been for that dirty git Hoffman from Wigan, he would have still been our stand off and we'd have been ripping teams to shreds.
As for Percival ... since Scott Moore had his debut at 16, I don't see why a 17 year old can't have his debut at 17. That guy Clarke at Cas is 17. He's injured at present - a big risk with young players yet to develop physically - but a real talent when playing. If Percival has missed a large chunk of time due to injury then he won't be match fit for some time yet. But when he gets there and if he's good enough then throw him in is what I say. If they're good enough, they're old enough (with props being the exception as they also have to be big enough!).
As for Percival ... since Scott Moore had his debut at 16, I don't see why a 17 year old can't have his debut at 17. That guy Clarke at Cas is 17. He's injured at present - a big risk with young players yet to develop physically - but a real talent when playing. If Percival has missed a large chunk of time due to injury then he won't be match fit for some time yet. But when he gets there and if he's good enough then throw him in is what I say. If they're good enough, they're old enough (with props being the exception as they also have to be big enough!).
To be fair centre is not one of the positions we're in bad spot for as Shenton and Meli have been largely unaffected by the soggy biscuit syndrome. We have also got plenty of players who could cover the centres before we go throwing another child to the lions.
