Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:54 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

Hohaia has done nothing to justify selection ahead of Gaskell but I'm sure he will be in the starting 13. I hope we retain Gaskell in the 17

I would suggest that it is Gaskell who has done nothing to justify selection ahead of Hohaia. Please remember that Lance was the starting stand-off up to the Widnes game. Gaskell did not come in and give a stand out performance, therefore Hohaia gets the shirt back. This is all assuming that the player in possession of the starting slot keeps it until another player replaces him and performs better. I think you must agree.

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:03 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

Hohaia has done nothing to justify selection ahead of Gaskell but I'm sure he will be in the starting 13. I hope we retain Gaskell in the 17

What has Gaskell done to justify selection over Hohaia?

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:36 pm  

TheVee wrote:

What has Gaskell done to justify selection over Hohaia?

He won a game for us. Something Hohaia has yet to even get close to.

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:51 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

He won a game for us. Something Hohaia has yet to even get close to.

So should we bring Foster back in? His kicking did win us some games...

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:18 am  

TheVee wrote:

So should we bring Foster back in? His kicking did win us some games...

Fine by me. I like winners in my team.

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:24 am  

So do I. I can't be bothered with a petty argument though so I wont carry on with that. At this moment I don't think either is outplaying the other but I think Hohaia's experience will get him the nod ahead of Gaskell.

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:26 am  

TheVee wrote:

At this moment I don't think either is outplaying the other but I think Hohaia's experience will get him the nod ahead of Gaskell.

Gaskell has only played two full matches since Royce left so it would have been hard for him to 'outplay' anyone. But I do agree, Hohaia will 'get the nod' ahead of Gaskell but that's because under the current regime the senior players always do get the nod ahead of the young blokes.

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:56 am  

I like Gaskell, however I think Lance and Lomax where starting to get something going prior to Lomax getting injured. it's going to be difficult for Gaskell to break into that team unless he pulls out some very good performances. Just matching Lances efforts will not be enough to get noticed and replace someone.

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:42 am  

TheVee wrote:

What has Gaskell done to justify selection over Hohaia?

It's a good question, for me Gaskell has proven to be a very good halfback (last season especially) and I think most people agree he has quite a bit of unrealised potential in him . Lance for me is robbing a living at standoff , he is not and never will be a halfback, his distribution (as Pete has noted on several occasions) and for me speed of though is just too slow. He hinders are play rather than helps and given his age we either need to play him in position (fullback) or use him as utility/backup

Sometimes you need to play your way into form , giving Gaskell a run with Lomax might just help him do that

Re: 19 Man Squad announced for Catalans. : Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:39 am  

Hi all.
Ive been out the country for about 2 months so im out the loop, and couldnt watch RL in USA

Whats the news on Wheeler, is he injured again?
also how has shenton been performing after the anouncement he was leaving?
has Perry shown his worth yet?