: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:49 pm  

Baron Greenback wrote:

I know what you're saying, but I thought we were talking about the season Sharp was sacked. Reilly should've been released the season you're talking about and we should've kept Donlan IMO. He was on the slide whereas Donlan was doing very well.

What do you think to the suggestion that fan's opinions swayed the decision to keep Reilly?

With the way people slagged Sharp for playing CT at fullback I can't believe anyone was swayed by sentimentality.

: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:11 pm  

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote:

In his last season with us Reilly was a far better full back than Thorman ever would be yet Sharp played CT at full back & PR on the wing. There was no let down in signings that season.

That was the season we got into the play-offs and Thorman played well at FB then?

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:28 am  

I appreciate everyone's different opinions on Reilly, Sharp and Thorman ect, lets respect each others.

ATEOTD the trophy cabinet was hardly bursting at the seems, granted we got to the c/c final and finished in top 6, but what i'd love to be doing is coming on here in the next 2-3 yrs cheering that we won the C/C and won the SL play off final and league.

It's about time the sleeping giant awoke, 2nd best is so last year.

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:55 am  

Wadski wrote:

Comparisons will be made, I also remember how many 'Jon Sharp Fans' turned up to watch us play York City Knights in the CCup after those 7 defeats in 2007 - most of these people bagging Brearley84 weren't there.... I remember it well as it was the last game Nic went to before she had Tom.

I was there.

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:56 am  

LF13 wrote:

That was the season we got into the play-offs and Thorman played well at FB then?

Isn't it strange how people select certain things from the big picture to try and make their POV and miss others out. To make the informed opinion you need all the relevant info you can get.

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:01 am  

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote:

With the way people slagged Sharp for playing CT at fullback I can't believe anyone was swayed by sentimentality.

Reilly is a Huddersfield boy. That means he's going to get backed, much more so than Sharp or Thorman. I remember one time very early in his career with us that Reilly dropped a bomb that the opposition scored from and we lost by that score. He was absolutely gutted but the crowd clapped and supported him.

We all saw what happened with Thorman. He bore the brunt.

We always have our favourites and we always have the one we love to dig at. Our homegrown lads and our favourite Aussie. Then the Aussie we snipe at too. Waste of money this, all hype that. Mick De Vere is a classic example of people having a dig at a world class player because they didn't know anything about him and expected him to do things he wasn't here to do. The rabble need their heroes and their hate figures and they always will!

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:57 am  

Danril wrote:

I was there.

Not that it actually matters.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:29 am  

brearley84 wrote:

sharp will be down at that pharm on fri night trying to beat the giants but im afraid he will be dissapointed.

Top of the table. Bet he's gutted