Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:14 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Let me ask you a question
The Wigan team that is top of the league and has played two props light all season (Fielden & O'Carroll) and now has Prescott with a hamstring injury, do you think it is good business to bring in an experienced prop at this stage of the season as cover?

If not why not.

haha they're all at it.

this is PRICELESS

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:17 pm  

You are including Crosby and Davies who are decent players but are not yet at Superleague level. In fact I think Davies may leave, he hasn't progressed as well as we thought he would.

Coley is playing on knees that are as bad as mine (and I'm 62) so the Cross signing was a sensible move as I said all along. Just give him a chance before throwing the daggers.

One thing, Maguire won't pick him because of his past reputation, that isn't the way he works. Cross will have to earn his place, even if he is only filling in to give players a rest.

The games we have struggled this season have been where we have had three props, so the Cross signing does make sense.

It's great that the Wire obsession with Wigan is still alive and well.

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:21 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

You are including Crosby and Davies who are decent players but are not yet at Superleague level. In fact I think Davies may leave, he hasn't progressed as well as we thought he would.

Coley is playing on knees that are as bad as mine (and I'm 62) so the Cross signing was a sensible move as I said all along. Just give him a chance before throwing the daggers.

One thing, Maguire won't pick him because of his past reputation, that isn't the way he works. Cross will have to earn his place, even if he is only filling in to give players a rest.

The games we have struggled this season have been where we have had three props, so the Cross signing does make sense.

It's great that the Wire obsession with Wigan is still alive and well.

translated at 'i am totally losing this pathetic attempt to justify our complete u turn on cross, and am clearly a one eyed moron'

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:22 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

You are including Crosby and Davies who are decent players but are not yet at Superleague level. In fact I think Davies may leave, he hasn't progressed as well as we thought he would.

Coley is playing on knees that are as bad as mine (and I'm 62) so the Cross signing was a sensible move as I said all along. Just give him a chance before throwing the daggers.

One thing, Maguire won't pick him because of his past reputation, that isn't the way he works. Cross will have to earn his place, even if he is only filling in to give players a rest.

The games we have struggled this season have been where we have had three props, so the Cross signing does make sense.

It's great that the Wire obsession with Wigan is still alive and well.

I mean, this whole a coach signing a player that they know from previous to plug a gap that was problematic at a club due to injuries etc, this is nothing like the Mathers signing that we were pilloried for is it, just so that we're clear.

May I be the first, 'Bloody 'ell Cross !'

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:22 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

You are including Crosby and Davies who are decent players but are not yet at Superleague level. In fact I think Davies may leave, he hasn't progressed as well as we thought he would.

They were included by a Wigan fan on your board, so some people obviously think they are ready. I'd have thought that you would welcome players being brought into the starting line up through the academy rather than signing an over the hill Aussie prop.

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:27 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

You are including Crosby and Davies who are decent players but are not yet at Superleague level. In fact I think Davies may leave, he hasn't progressed as well as we thought he would.

Coley is playing on knees that are as bad as mine (and I'm 62) so the Cross signing was a sensible move as I said all along. Just give him a chance before throwing the daggers.

One thing, Maguire won't pick him because of his past reputation, that isn't the way he works. Cross will have to earn his place, even if he is only filling in to give players a rest.

The games we have struggled this season have been where we have had three props, so the Cross signing does make sense.

It's great that the Wire obsession with Wigan is still alive and well. :BOW:

Fantastic, considering a third of the posts on this thread are from Worrier "fans", including several from 1 boy
Obsessed?....yes, you lot are....you lot stay on here longer than the mother-in-law at Christmas

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:30 pm  

Odemwingie wrote:

our coaching staff turned Fielden back around, they can do the same with Cross.

When? I've only seen him getting flopped by Ben and staggering off the pitch.

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:31 pm  

keithcun wrote:

The best part of this deal is that irritating gonad's complete U turn on his his appraisal of Cross from the rumour thread a while back and the Offical thread today.

22nd June.

Today.

Keithcun = legend


Never thought I'd say that.

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:33 pm  

oli30045 wrote:

They were included by a Wigan fan on your board, so some people obviously think they are ready. I'd have thought that you would welcome players being brought into the starting line up through the academy rather than signing an over the hill Aussie prop.

I'll guarantee that the majority haven't seen Crosby and Davies as much as I have. Cross has been signed as back up.
Maybe Fielden won't play again this season, I honestly don't know. And I don't know how bad Prescotts hamstring is.
The Cross signing was an easy decision particularly as he had already worked with Maguire at Melbourne.

AS I said Maguire WONT just pick Cross on his past reputation, he'll have to prove himself, I can't see a downside, can you?

Re: Worriers getting excited : Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:57 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Let me ask you a question
The Wigan team that is top of the league and has played two props light all season (Fielden & O'Carroll) and now has Prescott with a hamstring injury, do you think it is good business to bring in an experienced prop at this stage of the season as cover?

If not why not.

Would of love to see your reaction if we had signed a 32yo Aussie booted out by a poor Leeds team instead of giving our own youth a chance.

One wonders..