Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 3:10 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Did we really? Blimey. Then when did we last produce a decent winger?

Barrie Ledger.

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 3:16 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Good question, although I have pretty high hopes for Tom Makinson in time.

Possibly. He's not threatening to rise above 'solid' as yet though. Despite his apparent pace, he doesn't seem to be a threat to the opposition.

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 3:31 pm  

Northampton_Saint wrote:

Well, there goes another one of the "we must sign 20 speedy wingers now" brigade's great white hopes...

I think some have read this and not got the gist. I'm pretty sure Northampton was trying to be sarcastic about some peoples desperate pleas for yet another speedy winger. I don't think he was endorsing it....

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 3:57 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I think some have read this and not got the gist. I'm pretty sure Northampton was trying to be sarcastic about some peoples desperate pleas for yet another speedy winger. I don't think he was endorsing it....

Wasn't Brotherton the one that many people were saying should have gone straight into the team last year because of his pace too?

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 4:00 pm  

Les Jones.

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 4:05 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

Wasn't Brotherton the one that many people were saying should have gone straight into the team last year because of his pace too?

He was also big and the reports often had him scoring from high kicks. He must have had some serious holes in his game to detract from his plus points.

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 6:03 pm  

To be honest ,Wing is probably the one position that you can get through on natural ability and speed, theres probbaly less coaching goes into 'producing' a winger than any other position...Martin Offiah being the obvious example

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 7:31 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Despite his apparent pace, he doesn't seem to be a threat to the opposition.

It might help if he got some bloody ball. Saints aren't exactly great at setting the right hand wingers free at present are they?

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 9:04 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

It might help if he got some bloody ball. Saints aren't exactly great at setting the right hand wingers free at present are they?

A sign of a lack of confidence in Shenton perhaps? The ball isn't going down that side at all.

Re: Dan Brotherton : Wed May 09, 2012 9:08 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

A sign of a lack of confidence in Shenton perhaps? The ball isn't going down that side at all.

i think its more to do with J-Lo and Lance only passing the ball one way