Re: Simon Grix : Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:30 am  

wire 74 wrote:

Because he isn't a Centre and with Gleeson going we will now be short of 2 centres,It has now been proved imo that King is a winger and imo Johnson should be in the 2nd row Grix is a squad player or should be just a stand in loose fwd or even play in place of Vinnie Anderson who imo is very underwhelming .
If we have the cash and the room in the cap I would like to see Atkins and Shenton come in A.S.A.P we will need them both before next friday imo .please Simon and Tony

Atkins is nothing special, and why should Cas part with one of their best youngsters? Let's not start sounding like Wigan in the 1980s when they just bought everyone.

Grix is a good back row/loose forward and has worked hard at centre but is out of position. If Gleeson goes Johnson should be right centre where he played very successfuly for the Pies before going to the Bulls and converting to a forward.

Re: Simon Grix : Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:44 am  

wire 74 wrote:

Because he isn't a Centre and with Gleeson going we will now be short of 2 centres,It has now been proved imo that King is a winger and imo Johnson should be in the 2nd row Grix is a squad player or should be just a stand in loose fwd or even play in place of Vinnie Anderson who imo is very underwhelming .
If we have the cash and the room in the cap I would like to see Atkins and Shenton come in A.S.A.P we will need them both before next friday imo .please Simon and Tony

Padders ranting tastic.

I like Atkins, but he's pledged his future to Wakefield. I'm starting to find him a bit one dimensional when I watch him too, he's strong as an ox, but you get a fair amount of joy out of him defensively. We've got our own centre that struggles with side of his game.

Shenton, I'd love, but I just don't think he'll leave there, I really don't. There's not many decent centres about, hence why Saints have Gilmour filling in, Nero, Baile, Bailey, Ablett, Clubb, Raguin last year etc. There's more & more backrowers playing centre, I think because of the lack of centres kicking about, and the physicality of our backrowers, they can do both roles.

We've got lots of options at centre right now, Grix, King, PJ, Anderson, Bridge, Blythe (at a push), Reardon once fit, Hicks (at a push)

I'm not sure realisitically who'll be available, that's obviously the biggest problem, I'd be happy at the the end of the year if we picked up say Craig Hall, Cudjoe & Lee Smith, something like that, 3 young, exciting english backs. Maybe Goulding too.

Re: Simon Grix : Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:00 am  

JWP wrote:

We've got lots of options at centre right now, Grix, King, PJ, Anderson, Bridge, Blythe (at a push), Reardon once fit, Hicks (at a push):

"We`re DOOMED"!!!

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:33 am  

You wouldnt be moaning if he scored

Re: Simon Grix : Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:59 am  

Tin Soldier wrote:

Different viewpoint. He's a winger for me.

If you are going with that viewpoint, what position is Grix?

Re: Simon Grix : Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:23 am  

Dave T wrote:

If you are going with that viewpoint, what position is Grix?

stand off

the pitch

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:08 pm  

all this talk of centres why hasnt no one mentioned Jake Webster from Hull Kr

Matt King has got the pace to be a winger for me but as said before he has been one of the better players recently

i think Ts will play him in the centres when Kings confidence returns thats why he s out on the winger

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:59 pm  

Atkins is only famous for boning that Channelle bike off Big Brother