Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:38 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

I'd do the above and spell Speakman with Hohaia, but I do have a feeling Brown will go Hohaia 9, Turner 6 and Percival in at centre.

Gaskell played at centre for Rochdale at the weekend, scored two tries and assisted in one that didn't quite come off (as the receiver knocked on over the line), and was described as outstanding in reports in the rugby league paper.

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:01 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Gaskell played at centre for Rochdale at the weekend, scored two tries and assisted in one that didn't quite come off (as the receiver knocked on over the line), and was described as outstanding in reports in the rugby league paper.

Outstanding ? He was average. Scored a breakaway try for one and put the ball down over the line for the other. Lee is really dissapointing me at the minute. If he wants a career at Saints he aint going about it the right way.

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:03 pm  

One eyed monster wrote:

Outstanding ? He was average. Scored a breakaway try for one and put the ball down over the line for the other. Lee is really dissapointing me at the minute. If he wants a career at Saints he aint going about it the right way.

Take it you didn't attend then Gaskell was the best player on the park by a mile

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:07 pm  

If Gaskell doesn't play against Salford, then I think that's it for him. Especially if Turner plays there ahead of him.

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:20 pm  

Gaskell played well yesterday and if it wasn't for him Rochdale would of been nilled He stood out from the the rest which you would of expected at that level greenwood play ok he took the well and tackle well the one who disappoint me was Nathan Ashe this lad looked poor come off the bench to play hooker and you wouldn't of guessed he was on the pitch

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:06 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

If Gaskell doesn't play against Salford, then I think that's it for him. Especially if Turner plays there ahead of him.

Personally I doubt we will see Gaskell in the first team again. I think it's been a question of 'that's it for him' since Rush was appointed as coach.

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:58 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Personally I doubt we will see Gaskell in the first team again. I think it's been a question of 'that's it for him' since Rush was appointed as coach.

He was certainly unfairly treated last season but it was a clean slate for everybody this season, as shown by Brown's willingness to give pretty much every squad member a game so far, and Gaskell was poor in the first 3 games. Our form has picked up without him and it's up to Lee to force his way back in.

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:25 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

He was certainly unfairly treated last season but it was a clean slate for everybody this season, as shown by Brown's willingness to give pretty much every squad member a game so far, and Gaskell was poor in the first 3 games. Our form has picked up without him and it's up to Lee to force his way back in.

well said 100% agree

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:35 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

He was certainly unfairly treated last season but it was a clean slate for everybody this season, as shown by Brown's willingness to give pretty much every squad member a game so far, and Gaskell was poor in the first 3 games. Our form has picked up without him and it's up to Lee to force his way back in.

That's not the full story though.

It was against Warrington that our pack finally stepped up and actually started to work hard. Had Gaskell had the advantage of a pack working hard in front of him he may have had more space to work in.

Also, he had to work with Lomax, who has now been put at fullback. Had he had the advantage of an experienced player like Wilkin by his side then maybe that too would have helped him. But he didn't.

It's not up to Gaskell at the end of the day. He could be playing his socks off in every Rochdale match he played in. If the powers that be don't want him in the team, he won't get in the team.

Re: Gaskell : Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:39 pm  

I agree with sime on here and I have said it for weeks Gaskell doesn't play this weekend he won't play again for the club