what changes would we like to see against Cas(if any) : Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:29 pm  

I'd like to see(yes you've guessed it!!)ratchford on the bench instead of paul,and having swap round with smith at some stage in the game.Also I know paul white isn't fit yet ,but seeing maybe smith give way on the wing after a nightmare defensive performnce against wakefield and maybe mcgilvray given a chance.Also perhaps Jordan turner slotting in place of Adamson??

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:42 pm  

didn't see the game at wakey but i'd go with the same team, unless injuries come into it. Won one lost one, if players underperform again against cas, then we should look to swapping players IMO.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:20 am  

Jaymc9 wrote:

didn't see the game at wakey but i'd go with the same team, unless injuries come into it. Won one lost one, if players underperform again against cas, then we should look to swapping players IMO.

The performance of Talau in particular and a few of the other so called experienced in that first half was truly awful though.
Do you reward a performance like that with another start ?
McRae has dropped players in the past for a misplaced pass or tackle, but it is always the younger players never the senior pros.
This is what pi$$es me off.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:06 pm  

I will agree with you there prestwich red.Mr mcrae does seem to have a thing for the old boys of the team! Ratchford was by far one of our players of the year last year and I know people for some reason seem to be gettieg pi$$ed off with his name constantly being mentioned on here and I say lets start a facebook group for ratch just like the alker ones!!!

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:24 pm  

I'd like a win, failing that a good game to watch.

The left wing is weak, it needs sorting out.

Robbie Paul added little on Sunday, try someone else on the bench (Turner or Ratchford)

Plan b would be good.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:26 pm  

wardleyred wrote:

I will agree with you there prestwich red.Mr mcrae does seem to have a thing for the old boys of the team! Ratchford was by far one of our players of the year last year and I know people for some reason seem to be gettieg pi$$ed off with his name constantly being mentioned on here and I say lets start a facebook group for ratch just like the alker ones!!!

I think what gets people is Ratchford is talked of like he is Wally Lewis. He is a promising talent but he wouldn't of changed the game or result one iota on Sunday. He will get his chance this year, but the daft hype that is building round him but will probably hinder his performances.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:25 pm  

Well said Walshovski - also cannot agree re Robbie Paul - we were far better with im on and Malcolm in second row than other times in the match.

Henry will be fortunate to be in if White is fit. Smith was defo carrying a dead leg come Sunday night so the Ratchford fans may get their way after all. Only February you know - plenty of time.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:32 pm  

Early Bath wrote:

Well said Walshovski - also cannot agree re Robbie Paul - we were far better with im on and Malcolm in second row than other times in the match.

Henry will be fortunate to be in if White is fit. Smith was defo carrying a dead leg come Sunday night so the Ratchford fans may get their way after all. Only February you know - plenty of time.

Seeing as you have agreed with me I will agree with you over Robbie Paul. He added some speed round the play the ball and we scored our first try when he was on at the start of the second half. Why he was on for such a short period I don't know. On that, we scored after about 8 minutes of the second half and then McRae sent on three changes straight away. That is a quarter of our whole interchanges used less than 10 minutes into the second half. Which players were so tired they needed bringing off at that stage and why did he feel the need to change a team that had just scored and was looking ok?

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:30 pm  

Walshovski wrote:

I think what gets people is Ratchford is talked of like he is Wally Lewis. He is a promising talent but he wouldn't of changed the game or result one iota on Sunday. He will get his chance this year, but the daft hype that is building round him but will probably hinder his performances.

Agreed. He'll get his shot in the not too distant future, just hoping he takes it.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:32 pm  

Robbie Paul DID make a difference when he came on but we need 3 forwards on the bench and I would like to see Ratchford given a chance as an impact player.
I think he could have made a difference early in the 2nd half when there was a slim chance of us getting back into it.
Not sure how we can accomodate Ratchford ,though, as the imports need to be given chance to settle.
Smith was inded disappointing but he was behind a well beaten pack in the first half,which is why Myler was not seen much before the break.
On balance I would agree with whoever said to give another chance to the same team