Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:55 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Nice to see your recent success hasn't made you arrogant!

Nice to see that your recent lack of success has given you no humility..

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:07 pm  

Wigan Peer wrote:

Nice to see that your recent lack of success has given you no humility..

Oh, look who it is. How nice.

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:22 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Nice to see your recent success hasn't made you arrogant!

That was not arrogance that is a fact.

Every player who had a niggling injury from the moment we got top 4 guaranteed was rested. In the run up to the play offs we got turned over by The Giants and Leeds. In the play offs they got blown away with ease. Though Leeds hung on even listening to their coach in the Review on Sky he felt they were never in the game. Maguire turned us from a SL side set up to a NRL one and it has shown.

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:38 pm  

tank123 wrote:

That was not arrogance that is a fact.

Every player who had a niggling injury from the moment we got top 4 guaranteed was rested. In the run up to the play offs we got turned over by The Giants and Leeds. In the play offs they got blown away with ease. Though Leeds hung on even listening to their coach in the Review on Sky he felt they were never in the game. Maguire turned us from a SL side set up to a NRL one and it has shown.

Haha ok. You should work for Sky with some of the hyperbole on show here!

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:42 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Haha ok. You should work for Sky with some of the hyperbole on show here!

Nice so you go back to your old habit if unable to think of a reply throw insults.

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:44 pm  

tank123 wrote:

Nice so you go back to your old habit if unable to think of a reply throw insults.

I have not insulted anybody. Unless you can point out evidence to the contrary? Or maybe you don't know what hyperbole means? That would explain your confusion.

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:49 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I have not insulted anybody. Unless you can point out evidence to the contrary? Or maybe you don't know what hyperbole means? That would explain your confusion.

No not confused but some can take a flipant comment as insulting. But you do tend to do that if you have no more to add to the discussion.

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:59 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I think you are doing Amor a disservice there mate. He is better than what you make him out to be.

Interestingly, you say he doesn't make big yards but his average yard gain last season was higher than all of the Wigan props. What do you think of that?

I agree on Laffranchi, he has been disappointing. LMS is very hit and miss, goes from excellent one week to frustratingly poor the next.

I watched Amor most weeks for the last couple of years. You can get stats to mean anything. The Wigan Props play a hurtful game they damage and fatigue the opposition.

Amor is steady, he is a good fourth Prop in a top team. Very reliable but not damaging.

I would not have been disappointed for Wigan to sign him, I do not think he would make the team each week for us but I think he would be a good player to have in the squad.

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:51 pm  

jonh wrote:

I watched Amor most weeks for the last couple of years. You can get stats to mean anything. The Wigan Props play a hurtful game they damage and fatigue the opposition.

Amor is steady, he is a good fourth Prop in a top team. Very reliable but not damaging.

I would not have been disappointed for Wigan to sign him, I do not think he would make the team each week for us but I think he would be a good player to have in the squad.

Each to their own opinion I suppose but I'd take him over Dudson, Luaki or Crosby any day. I thought Flower was superb last season for you and Taylor also impressed.

I think a regular starting spot for us will allow Amor to show everyone his true colours. He is far better than "a fourth prop" and I think he'll show that this season.

Re: Power Packs. : Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:46 pm  

Isn't that the point he would be 4th choice at best on last years form at Wigan. Starting next year on the players we have in place again he would not get in our 17 but I think he would be a good one to have as back up. I agree he is better than Lauaki, but our front row next season will probably be -

Taylor probably our best Prop
Pettybourne ropey year last season mainly due to injury in pre season ( remind you of anyone) showed good form again in the World Cup.
Flower cracking mobile workhorse.
Dudson/Crosby both young and only going to get better.

Crosby for me baring injury will be a shoe in for England Knights next year. I expect him to be our bolter. He is big aggressive and is only going to get better and better.