Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:16 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

I think Brown has with the forwards and Percival.

I think Brown can be credited with bringing through Percy, Walmsley, Greenwood, Walker, Thompson, and to lesser extents Charnock and Hand, by giving them a chance in the first team.

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:04 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

I think Brown can be credited with bringing through Percy, Walmsley, Greenwood, Walker, Thompson, and to lesser extents Charnock and Hand, by giving them a chance in the first team.

Seems to try hard to blood them but protect them as much as possible

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:33 pm  

southernsaint7 wrote:

Seems to try hard to blood them but protect them as much as possible

And that's the hard balance.
Personally I think browns done a good job of it

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:35 pm  

signed for us (Wigan) according to the WEP

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:14 pm  

WarriorWithin wrote:

Well to be fair the Leigh fans are saying he's probably a better prospect than Chris Hill and are genuine about his quality.

He was very impressive against us at the DW in the Challenge Cup.

I hope the lad does well at whatever club. What I will say look at his body shape and compare and contrast it to Hill and Walmsley he would be a two year project in comparison.

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:37 pm  

Never seem him play have you ? (Obviously)

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:36 pm  

Hi Loz, Sam will be a current day 13 and has more in his locker than Chris and I also feel 2015 will see him at his best
Saints tried the cheap option if rumours are true and lost him

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:46 am  

Nostradamus's lad wrote:

Saints tried the cheap option if rumours are true and lost him

I'm not surprised

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:35 pm  

Signed for Wigan. Missed out on a gem.

Re: Put up or stay silent - Sam Hopkins? : Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:54 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

How many youth players have played this year? They've been the mainstay of the majority of our teams each week. I think it's unfair to say we've not used them this year, the only place they haven't been used really is half back, and in all honesty, had we thrown them in there it would have been like throwing them to the wolves considering the way we were playing and the lack of confidence throughout the team.

Wane put two young half backs into a winning confident team, that makes a major difference.

Boots n all have just echoed what I said about Shaun Wane and wigans confidence in youth.