Re: Joe Greenwood : Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:23 am  

I'll never understand picking Richards over Greenwood in any team. Considering last season was Greenwood's first season of playing every week he was fine. He started off very well and faded after his injury but he's a dangerous player on his day and runs good lines. I'd have

Amor Roby Walmsley
Vea Greenwood
Wilkin

Tasi/Thompson
Savelio
LMS
Burns/Charnock.

Let Wilkin play as a ball playing 13 for 80 and rotate the three second rowers for me.

Re: Joe Greenwood : Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:46 am  

His not good enough its as simple as that. Runs good lines but his defence isent good enough andhe doesent make enough metres after contact. Often gets dumped on his backside or pushed back.

Re: Joe Greenwood : Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:57 am  

LFC Saint wrote:

His not good enough its as simple as that. Runs good lines but his defence isent good enough andhe doesent make enough metres after contact. Often gets dumped on his backside or pushed back.

I think he's far too young to write off yet (22 or 23?) It's quite probable that other coaches have studied his running lines and Saints drop off ball to him close to the line and made plans to defend against it.
Give the lad some time, we (as a game) are far too impatient with young players. If he has been as poor this season as some on here are saying than maybe a loan spell away from the club could do him good. As TYG and MS have intimated, I too have heard that it's not a happy camp at Saints at present.

Re: Joe Greenwood : Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:22 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I think he's far too young to write off yet (22 or 23?) It's quite probable that other coaches have studied his running lines and Saints drop off ball to him close to the line and made plans to defend against it.
Give the lad some time, we (as a game) are far too impatient with young players. If he has been as poor this season as some on here are saying than maybe a loan spell away from the club could do him good. As TYG and MS have intimated, I too have heard that it's not a happy camp at Saints at present.

He was poor last season apart from those runs when he runs good lines but you need more to your game than that.

He gets smashed when he has to take the ball up. He misses far to many one on one tackles by going to high and he also gives pens away for high shots or lying on in the tackle.

He's at a age where he should hold his own more but he's getting smashed and if I was coach I wouldn't pick him for his own safety. He's a big which makes it hard to believe he gets put on his bum so easy.

In don't think it helped when KC was bigging him up as a superstar when it was clear he wasn't. Some giddy posters on here was saying he should play for England lol

Re: Joe Greenwood : Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:31 am  

Have to admit, I was one of those giddy posters. I thought he was mostly very good in past couple of seasons but he's hit a wall at the minute. If he can adjust a few aspects of his game mentally as well as physically then I'm confident he can go on to have a good career for us.

Re: Joe Greenwood : Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:41 pm  

I really hope we don't offer LMS a new deal. Waste of a shirt for me.

Re: Joe Greenwood : Wed Mar 09, 2016 5:51 pm  

He will be playing this week going off Cunningham's latest on the Star website.

Re: Joe Greenwood : Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:42 pm  

SO that will satisfy the Greenwood in brigade.

What about the burns in brigade and the Turner out brigade and the Sell everyone brigade???

Re: Joe Greenwood : Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:31 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

SO that will satisfy the Greenwood in brigade.

What about the burns in brigade and the Turner out brigade and the Sell everyone brigade???

Have you been the games this year?

Seems like your the only one who enjoys the way we playing. It's so boring it's unreal. I find myself not even watching the game now I'm so bored.

(Not having a dig by way )

Re: Joe Greenwood : Thu Mar 10, 2016 11:24 am  

Some fans have a longer patience than others, some fans are more willing to let sh*t go where as some fans are just blind or far to blinkered in red & white spectacles to see anything else.

At this moment we are playing some of the dullest rugby I've seen in years. The type of stuff I watch other teams play on Sky & turn over after 10 minutes.

Sadly being at the ground & already committing my money I'm kind of stuck with this dross.

Here's to hoping we open up abit when the grounds toughen up & we at least try to entertain. Sadly, I don't see that coming with the structure we play & the personnel we use in certain positions week in week out