Re: Howarth : Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:36 pm  

Albion wrote:

His distribution was not slow.

Of course it was. His longer passes were accurate and crisp but his general speed off the floor was too slow

Re: Howarth : Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:26 pm  

I think people are just confusing each other here.

He took a while to get the ball of the floor but when put the pass out it was very accurate and had some real pace on it.

Re: Howarth : Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:39 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

I think people are just confusing each other here.

He took a while to get the ball of the floor but when put the pass out it was very accurate and had some real pace on it.

Exactly, his speed af pass was excellent, the long distance and accuracy of pass was something we have not seen consistently this year. If he does the same tomorrow our outside backs will have more time and space on a lesser effecient sliding defence.

Re: Howarth : Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:47 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

I think people are just confusing each other here.

I don't see why? It's not a difficult concept.

If you want to see a slow distribution you should just watch Hohaia from dummy half.

Re: Howarth : Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:08 pm  

Albion wrote:

If you want to see a slow distribution you should just watch Hohaia from dummy half.

I know what you mean, sometimes it reminds me of the re inactment of the "Green Cross Code"

Re: Howarth : Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:25 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Of course it was. His longer passes were accurate and crisp but his general speed off the floor was too slow

Would his lack of training with the team not affect that though? As in he doesn't know the moves so has had to look where the players are running rather than going off instinct?

On a more general point in this discussion, haven't we only signed him as cover until the end of the season?

Re: Howarth : Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:02 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

Would his lack of training with the team not affect that though? As in he doesn't know the moves so has had to look where the players are running rather than going off instinct?

On a more general point in this discussion, haven't we only signed him as cover until the end of the season?

The deal is a straight loan swap. He will go back to Salford at the end of the season. Gaskell is OOC so will use the time to showcase his talents. I see Gaskell had a good game at Centre, a position I and others have said he should have been tried at while at Saints.

Re: Howarth : Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:26 am  

To put Gaskell at Centre at Saints would require pushing Jones out into the 2nd row.

With Percival also showing good performances, it could give a back line of

Lomax, Makinson Gaskell Percival Turner.

Lots of speed there, but not a huge amount of power.

Hard to see Gaskell ever making it back to Saints now.

Re: Howarth : Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:09 am  

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2880 "I'm on a season long loan deal but for the time being I want to just improve on that performance. I would then like to push for a full time deal as Saints are one of the best rugby league clubs in the world"

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2880 "I'm on a season long loan deal but for the time being I want to just improve on that performance. I would then like to push for a full time deal as Saints are one of the best rugby league clubs in the world"

Re: Howarth : Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:55 am  

Hope he has good game this afternon, I can see Brown looking at him for scrum half duties when Roby returns.
I think he started off as a half back with Tomkins, got a broken leg and went through a similar scenario as Gaskell.
In the Good friday game, i could see creativity and vision in his game, also as everyone has noted he has a great passing game, hope it works out for player and club.