Pats plastic pitch wrote:
Once you'd edited your first reply. Agree the current state of some of super league isn't great but this lad is definitely an improvement on what widnes currently have. It's not hard but he caught my eye in the World Cup, albeit not over great opposition.
That's my point, he shouldn't be.
My club Wakefield have just signed 2 NRL players both of whom I believe will do well.
Pauli Pauli I get he's huge and we just don't produce that kind of player. All the same he's a reject.
Randell couldn't get a start at one of the NRLs worst clubs. He's a hooker ffs - since when did my club need to import hookers when I started watching in the 80s we had so many we had to give them away! Yet the truth is we hasn't produced a decent one in years.
Look at Wigan they used to sign superstars now it Sarginson who frankly is the bang in bang average. Hell we signed Wally Lewis!!
People are getting excited about Mead now - seriously - he's crocked one way or another. There is no sane reason with a weak pound and a cash rich NRL that a still half decent would join SL. He may do ok but anybody expecting the player of old will be massively dissapointed as has been the constant case in recent years.
We need to put faith in youth and give it time - sadly with P&R that won't happen and quick fix will always be the way. There is talent out there but it needs nurturing far more than it is.
