: Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:49 pm  

slimwire66 wrote:

apart from when johnson tried to get hin to run the length of the pitch again with a dodgy pass, i thought he didn't drop a pass or kick, cmiiw

Surely we can't hold that against him.

Fully deserving of the shirt next week, very good performance by him, even without his fantastic try.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:11 pm  

Sure there was a knock on from a high kick early on

Re: Mathers to Start Next Week? : Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:42 pm  

SPIRIT OF 74 wrote:

We played against a team of motorway cones last night,Huddersfield will be a different battle altogether and as much as I liked the try Riley scored last night there is no way in this world he is SL quality as a 1st choice player ,yes maybe a lower earner to be used as back up in an emergency but he has the wrong build for a fullback or winger imo and isn't that good or strong enough in either position and I can't think of a 1st choice winger or fullback in the whole of SL who I wouldn't put him in front of .
So yes Mathers would be the right preference imo !

what a load of don't bypass the swear filter please

Re: Mathers to Start Next Week? : Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:49 pm  

SPIRIT OF 74 wrote:

I would have either of them over Riley ,You shouldn't judge any player off 1 game ,my reference was over the season this and last and imo Riley is not of good enough quality to be a 1st choice Fullback or Winger ,The same goes for Penny as well ,he will never make a SL player and should be either sent out on loan to NL 1 or transferred out if anyone will have him ,he is taking up valuable salary cap space !
It was only last week that Sheriffe was the next wonder of SL when he helped Bradford beat Leeds 1

How can you possibly say whether riley or penny will ever be enough. They have both got the raw ingrediants, i don't think they are that far away.

but if you can see into the future...................

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:53 pm  

Riley dropped a bomb early on, dropped a hospital pass from Paul Johnson and spilled on after a great run. In my opinion he made to errors and contributed a great deal. It would be unfair to drop him in my opinion. He my a lot of useful early tackle count runs from dummy half too.

Why chance Mathers after such a lay off. When he was at Wigan people were saying he was a laughing stock

Re: Mathers to Start Next Week? : Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:06 pm  

Dawson wrote:

How can you possibly say whether riley or penny will ever be enough. They have both got the raw ingredients, i don't think they are that far away.

but if you can see into the future...................

Depends on how good your binoculars are Everyone has the raw ingredients ,but not everyone will make the grade ,Penny would be a world champion back slapper / cheerleader but he hasn't got a clue when it come to rugby he hasn't got an instinct for it which imo is something you need to be a top player and be able to play in SL and he hasn't got it imo.
Riley may make the grade eventually but imo he is not ready yet he needs to work on his upper body strength and his positioning and if he improves on both counts he may make it ,Penny is a lost cause ,I wish he wasn't seeing as he is a local lad but unfortunately things for him do not look good, but that's just my opinion and I am not in charge Lowes was of the same opinion he said so at the last forum he was a long way off and didn't expect him to feature this season ,Tony Smith has come in and unless we are desperate he won't play him either so surely that means the writing is on the wall for him !

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:51 pm  

He won't play. Simple.

: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:03 pm  

Wire On The Telly wrote:

He won't play. Simple.

You actually remind me of that 'meerkat'.

: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:25 pm  

JWP wrote:

You actually remind me of that 'meerkat'.

Oh...thanks. I think.
If only people read things properly and in context we wouldn't have problems.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:18 pm  

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