Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:59 am  

Given that you all saw a lot more of him than I did, what were his weak points? Why didn’t he make it at wire?

As a Leeds fan back when it seemed like we would never have anyone young and good enough to take over from one of Sinfield/Mags/Burrow, I remember there being a year or two of being really jealous of lots of teams who had young, exciting and confident half-backs who could kick well out of hand and set tries up. I believe Patton was towards the top of my jealousy list for a while. Was this just because I only saw him play certain matches (almost certainly all vs Leeds or on highlights vids) or was I simply mistaken?

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:58 am  

MillennialRhino wrote:

Given that you all saw a lot more of him than I did, what were his weak points? Why didn’t he make it at wire?

As a Leeds fan back when it seemed like we would never have anyone young and good enough to take over from one of Sinfield/Mags/Burrow, I remember there being a year or two of being really jealous of lots of teams who had young, exciting and confident half-backs who could kick well out of hand and set tries up. I believe Patton was towards the top of my jealousy list for a while. Was this just because I only saw him play certain matches (almost certainly all vs Leeds or on highlights vids) or was I simply mistaken?

His passing game was pretty poor. He didn't take the line on enough, he'll give you lots of effort but he simply isn't good enough and never will be for a club challenging for SL titles.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:30 am  

MillennialRhino wrote:

Given that you all saw a lot more of him than I did, what were his weak points? Why didn’t he make it at wire?

As a Leeds fan back when it seemed like we would never have anyone young and good enough to take over from one of Sinfield/Mags/Burrow, I remember there being a year or two of being really jealous of lots of teams who had young, exciting and confident half-backs who could kick well out of hand and set tries up. I believe Patton was towards the top of my jealousy list for a while. Was this just because I only saw him play certain matches (almost certainly all vs Leeds or on highlights vids) or was I simply mistaken?

It's a weird one, he was supposed to be 3rd choice half/cover when we brought austin over, then brown did his achilles. so he got a full season as 7. But it seemed that he was under very very strict instructions to do ABC, and ended up looking very limited.

It's true that you dont see him take the line on, whether that was by instruction,but at the same time we've seen games where he's made just, bad bad decisions in the opposition ten, mind he's not alone in that in our team.

Conversely in 2019, he had that weirdly effective double pump pass that seemed to work very well for either currie or the left winger.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:32 am  

jackflash wrote:

Good luck to the lad,but to be fair he was the only man I know who started at the bottom and went down.

not accurate and not needed

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:20 am  

I'd say it's his decision making. It seems glacial. The double pump was almost a symbol of that as it seemed to come from indecisiveness rather than being planned.

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:48 pm  

Douglas Black wrote:

I'd say it's his decision making. It seems glacial. The double pump was almost a symbol of that as it seemed to come from indecisiveness rather than being planned.

The double pump is quite a skill and there are not many who can do it. He did create several openings. Give the lad a rest.

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:59 pm  

100+ games for his hometown club, LLS and CC medals, and a couple of GF appearances - much more than many players will ever get.

Did a decent enough job for us, especially if we compared his £ per min value against some of, what I assume, are other much higher paid "star" players.

Good luck to him wherever he ends up.

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:04 pm  

But, at the same time, the club will spend big money on players who don't deliver....not once but repeatedly.

I for one hope Dec learns & prospers at Salford.

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:32 pm  

He had the opportunity to cement a place, he didn’t do it, his contract came to an end. I can’t see any reason for ill feeling on either side.

Re: Dec Patton has left the building : Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:52 pm  

He's not a bad player but he progressed and improved in the first 2-3 years then stayed at that level for the rest of it. He's an average squad filler in the halves but i still think he played better at Hooker than he ever did in the halves. I do hope he plays hooker at Salford and finally finds his position. I think it was the speed of his decision making that really let him down, the speed was too fast at the top level for him. I genuinely think he would do much better in the championship in the halves, but Hooker could be his making