Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:54 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Saints considering appealing the ban, according to their twitter

worth appealing, if its reduced to 1 game hes free for the cup game, if it gets increased he misses a meaningless league game

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:10 pm  

Has anyone seen the incident online anywhere?

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:31 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Saints considering appealing the ban, according to their twitter

Got to be worth a shot. Half the season is over anyway if he doesn't play, so may as well try it. What difference will an extra game and a few hundred pounds make to anything?

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:21 pm  

Certainly worth it. Both him and Amor are huge losses.

Either way, gives an opportunity for someone to make a name for themselves this week. Didn't Jonny Lomax start his first game at 7 against Leeds a few years back? We've been there with inexperienced pivots before and done a job. Won't be easy, but we're at home. Lets get behind them on Friday and see what happens.

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:42 pm  

Tez the Saint wrote:

Certainly worth it. Both him and Amor are huge losses.

Either way, gives an opportunity for someone to make a name for themselves this week. Didn't Jonny Lomax start his first game at 7 against Leeds a few years back? We've been there with inexperienced pivots before and done a job. Won't be easy, but we're at home. Lets get behind them on Friday and see what happens.

Jonny made his debut at Full Back against Wakefield. His first appearance in the halves was against Bradford at Stand Off I think.

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:50 pm  

Tez the Saint wrote:

Certainly worth it. Both him and Amor are huge losses.

Amor I'd agree with but I honestly never thought I'd see the day that Wilkin was described as a huge loss.

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:53 pm  

Thunderpot wrote:

Amor I'd agree with but I honestly never thought I'd see the day that Wilkin was described as a huge loss.

In the context of Luke Walsh being injured and our crazy decision to start a season with only one genuine halfback in the whole squad, he's an enormous loss.

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:54 pm  

Thunderpot wrote:

Amor I'd agree with but I honestly never thought I'd see the day that Wilkin was described as a huge loss.

To be fair he probably wouldn't as big of a loss had Walsh not been injured.

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Jonny made his debut at Full Back against Wakefield. His first appearance in the halves was against Bradford at Stand Off I think.

Meant his first at 7. I remember that Wakefield game though. Flanno supposedly walking round the hospital in his kit for the birth of his child at half-time, and Gary Wheeler sidestepping a couple for a try.

It's decent going though that despite the number of injuries we have, the side that will most likely be put out is still relatively decent. Huge opportunity for a few young players. I suppose that was the benefit of last season to an extent. A couple of experienced guys are still touch and go but without the injuries suffered last year many of them wouldn't have had a chance. At least now they have a decent understanding of what is expected of them and hopefully we'll have another step up and take his opportunity come Friday in a key role.

Club deserve credit in my opinion.

Re: Wilkin banned : Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:06 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

To be fair he probably wouldn't as big of a loss had Walsh not been injured.

Very true. I personally think he's lucky to still be with us. He's had too many below average games for a long time now and can't see what he actually brings to the team anymore.
He let down both the fans and the club with this and should have been more professional when it's a bit of backs-to-the-wall time regarding injuries and suspensions.