: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:15 pm  

Steve Ella's Beard wrote:

Wing is very dependant on the centre. Offiah, Robinson, Dallas, they'd all look utterly pointless playing on the outside of Phil Bailey.

For the perfect example in reverse, just look at chuffing Gardner at Saints, playing on the outside of Gidley he scores plenty.

Hell, forgetting which hand they write with for a sec, if you put Ainscough outside Bailey he'd not have done a great deal so far either.

Absolutely correct.

Gidley assisted 21 of Gardners 27 tries last season.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:19 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

Simple is it? Or just wishful thinking? Don't be so confident with predictions. I was excited with his arrival but I'm watching him live game after game, and i see a lack of effort and nothing special.

Just because a player does well in the NRL doesn't mean he's gonna do well over here.

Not wishful thinking, his try scoring record proves outside decent centres he scores tries for fun.

2000–2003 St. George Illawarra Played-65 Tries-29
2004 Penrith Panthers P23 T23
2005–2008 Sydney Roosters P91 T54

Following your train of thought, Richards would have been fired off early doors.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:22 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

No you're not getting it.

You sit on past performances and thats it.

I suppose Fielden is still the world's best prop.

Lol perfect reply.

Is he a world class prop? No far from it

Is he better than what he currently is tho? Yes

Has he got a season and a half left? Yes

I don’t see many offers coming in for people to take him off our hands do you? So what do we do then? What is it you suggest? We can all sit around moaning about him or we can work on him in training and make him better and we can also put better players around him by replacing players who are off contract like Coley.

Roberts has four seasons left so instead of looking for the impossible option of getting rid of him as it’s NOT GOING TO HAPPEN we have to bring in the right players round him to help him do his job i.e Gleeson.

Talking about getting rid of Hansen, Fielden, Roberts etc is futile as they are hear to stay we have to change the things we can change no live in a fairy tale RL land with no SC!

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:32 pm  

why are people talkig of getting rid of Hansen (last seaons top tackler in SL)? is it his turn to be picked on this week?

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:36 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

why are people talkig of getting rid of Hansen (last seaons top tackler in SL)? is it his turn to be picked on this week?

Simply because they are STUPID!

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:36 pm  

Steve Ella's Beard wrote:

Wing is very dependant on the centre. Offiah, Robinson, Dallas, they'd all look utterly pointless playing on the outside of Phil Bailey.

For the perfect example in reverse, just look at chuffing Gardner at Saints, playing on the outside of Gidley he scores plenty.

Hell, forgetting which hand they write with for a sec, if you put Ainscough outside Bailey he'd not have done a great deal so far either.

Mark calderwood?

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:40 pm  

so where is this nailed on signing?!?!

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:41 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

why are people talkig of getting rid of Hansen (last seaons top tackler in SL)? is it his turn to be picked on this week?

Because he is overrated and clueless in attack, blah blah blah

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:49 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

No you're not getting it.

You sit on past performances and thats it.

I suppose Fielden is still the world's best prop.

As opposed to future ones?

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:50 pm  

{Hogan} wrote:

Simply because they are STUPID!

for once, we agree!