: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:23 pm  

Mighty Wires wrote:

Aye pal, since Gleeson looks to be unavailable I think Lowes may choose to play Bridge rather than Penny now. I most definatley agree Bridge needs more time and should be played bit by bit, after such bad spell of injuries.

Exactly, the temptation is there to kind of 'be greedy' and solve a problem by getting him back into the 17. I think we should really avoid this to be honest, it wasn't too long ago that folk were intimating that one more injury would/should see Chris & his career continuing away from Warrington. As a club, we should look after him, and ensure that he only plays SL when he's ready. I'm sure the medical staff will assess him, advise him & Jimmy and they'll all make a decision but I'd hate for this to end in tears when it was avoidable.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:11 am  

RAI of Sunshine wrote:

Because I don't believe one bad game should mean writing off a player

You're not reading Cockers.

I'm not writing Johnson off. Anyone with even a basic knowledge of RL can surely see he's too slow to play in the centres now. He's strong and runs the ball in hard, he should be in the second row or interchange with the forwards from the bench - centre, no way. Saints moved Gilmour from second row to centre and he skinned Johnson the first time he got a run at him.

My worry is that Lowes will play him on the wing instead of Penny next weekend

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:16 am  

Hasn't Bridge played on't wings before?

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:38 am  

He played outside Toa in the back end of his first season (2005), we won pretty much all those games

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:45 am  

I'm not saying we should play him there now, but with his fitness still short, surely it would be easier for him on the wing, than at 1/3/6?

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:25 am  

Milly wrote:

Going by your question, you didn't go. Your location says Callands, so how do you get your running costs so far as £225 for Saints away?

I did go, got there just as the teams were coming out for the kickoff and didn't hear the lineup, thats what I want to know. I know Riley was fullback and Penny on one wing.

£171 for season ticket, £15 for Saints ticket (got a lift there so no transport costs) and Swinton was the rest for ticket and transport

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:29 am  

eddie gordo wrote:

You're not reading Cockers.

I'm not writing Johnson off. Anyone with even a basic knowledge of RL can surely see he's too slow to play in the centres now. He's strong and runs the ball in hard, he should be in the second row or interchange with the forwards from the bench - centre, no way. Saints moved Gilmour from second row to centre and he skinned Johnson the first time he got a run at him.

My worry is that Lowes will play him on the wing instead of Penny next weekend

I agree with most of this, I don't like the idea of Johnson in the three-quarters. He can cover there if needed, but not as one of our starting players.

I do think you are being slightly harsh on him getting skinned the other night, as Gilmour is no slouch.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:31 am  

COCKNEY GIANT wrote:

Only one change needed from Wire and that is the coach.

very true and his backroom staff...

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:49 am  

Latchford Wolvesfan wrote:

Bridge needs to come in for Briers until we sign Myler from Salford.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:18 pm  

Mighty Wires wrote:

Aye pal, since Gleeson looks to be unavailable I think Lowes may choose to play Bridge rather than Penny now. I most definatley agree Bridge needs more time and should be played bit by bit, after such bad spell of injuries.

i'd happily have bridge at centre, i've advocated that for a while , i like his in out and away(one out of JWP's book).

Although, in a sort of perverse fashion i'd also quite like to shove matt king over to right centre, anything to get him away from penny, give him a go on the right and see if he's any good there.