: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:30 am  

Adamjk wrote:

Some people's reactions are a bit over the top for me - the way people react on this forum, it's as if Ratchford is the second coming of Christ.

I want to see him given a chance as well but it's not going to just suddenly solve all our problems.

I agree. I would quite like to see Ratchford get a run out at stand-off, but don't for a second expect that to suddenly turn us into a top-eight side.

Smith is quickly becoming this season's Luke Dorn. Ratchford has done nothing so far to make me think he should be a first choice winger, nor has he shown enough to convince me that he should be the first name on the team sheet at 6.

Did anyone ever think that perhaps McRae is giving Smith some time to fit in at half back with Myler? How many games have they actually played together? In our last game we scored two tries - both scored by Myler, both made Smith.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:41 am  

Fatboys Limb wrote:

I agree. I would quite like to see Ratchford get a run out at stand-off, but don't for a second expect that to suddenly turn us into a top-eight side.

Smith is quickly becoming this season's Luke Dorn. Ratchford has done nothing so far to make me think he should be a first choice winger, nor has he shown enough to convince me that he should be the first name on the team sheet at 6.

Did anyone ever think that perhaps McRae is giving Smith some time to fit in at half back with Myler? How many games have they actually played together? In our last game we scored two tries - both scored by Myler, both made Smith.

so it seems that putting him under smiths wing might start to pay off the further along we go, and now that we have white back, they wont put ratchford on the wing he will probably stay in reserve

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:00 pm  

Adamjk wrote:

Some people's reactions are a bit over the top for me - the way people react on this forum, it's as if Ratchford is the second coming of Christ.

I want to see him given a chance as well but it's not going to just suddenly solve all our problems.

BUT CAN HE DO ANYWORSE THAN SMITH I THINK NOT GIVE THE KID CHANCE WIGAN HAVE WITH S TOMKINS AND HE IS DOING OK

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:53 pm  

Adamjk wrote:

Some people's reactions are a bit over the top for me - the way people react on this forum, it's as if Ratchford is the second coming of Christ.

I want to see him given a chance as well but it's not going to just suddenly solve all our problems.

Thank God someone else said it. I think the lad has potential but that's about it at the minute, and I shudder to think how heavy the defeats might have been with a half back pairing as young as him and Richie up against experienced SL players every week.