Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:26 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

IIRC he mad 2 clean breaks but, it was like watching an action replay.
Sadly, like so many others, he just isnt quick enough these days.

He never was. When at Leigh he once made a break, trundled (rather than ran) about 30 yards, seemingly decided that that was all he could manage and, embarrassingly, went to ground. How the heck he wasn't pinged for self-tackling is a mystery.

Bongser never rated him but there he was hooking for Wakey in SL whilst in The Championship the much maligned Chester signed Edwin Ipape for Leigh!

Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:15 pm  

[quote="Bent&Bongser"

Bongser never rated him but there he was hooking for Wakey in SL whilst in The Championship the much maligned Chester signed Edwin Ipape for Leigh![/quote]

After he had already signed Hood for Wakey
Anyway Hood must be good, why else would Carter have given a contract for a further season, then again

[PopTart]

Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:18 pm  

Bent&Bongser wrote:

He never was. When at Leigh he once made a break, trundled (rather than ran) about 30 yards, seemingly decided that that was all he could manage and, embarrassingly, went to ground. How the heck he wasn't pinged for self-tackling is a mystery.

Bongser never rated him but there he was hooking for Wakey in SL whilst in The Championship the much maligned Chester signed Edwin Ipape for Leigh!

You seem very keen on talking to us. Don't you have any Leigh friends?

But there is no such thing as a voluntary tackle/self tackle to be penalised.

Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:20 pm  

FIL wrote: So 2 Leigh players get fined £250 for "Grade B - Dangerous Contact" and another one gets fined the same for a trip, yet Hood gets 2 x 1 match bans for "Grade B - Dangerous Contact" ....of course it's a level playing field !!! https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61 ... view-panel Come on, FIL, since when has anyone in SL cut Leigh some slack? Last time we were up it was as fall guys and the previous SL chairmen (including Wakey's) collectively voted to award themselves extra SkY dosh taken out of Leigh's share!!! That playing field was about as level as Mount Pleasant. Hood has been charged but there is the option of a hearing. Leigh took that option last week and sense was seen.

FIL wrote: So 2 Leigh players get fined £250 for "Grade B - Dangerous Contact" and another one gets fined the same for a trip, yet Hood gets 2 x 1 match bans for "Grade B - Dangerous Contact" ....of course it's a level playing field !!! https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61 ... view-panel Come on, FIL, since when has anyone in SL cut Leigh some slack? Last time we were up it was as fall guys and the previous SL chairmen (including Wakey's) collectively voted to award themselves extra SkY dosh taken out of Leigh's share!!! That playing field was about as level as Mount Pleasant. Hood has been charged but there is the option of a hearing. Leigh took that option last week and sense was seen.

Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:23 pm  

PopTart wrote:

You seem very keen on talking to us. Don't you have any Leigh friends? ...

Bongser likes tarts!

Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:28 pm  

Bent&Bongser wrote:

Bongser likes tarts!

Plenty of them in Manchester Area, so I’m told.

Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:32 pm  

PopTart wrote:

You seem very keen on talking to us. Don't you have any Leigh friends?

But there is no such thing as a voluntary tackle/self tackle to be penalised.

Loves a chat does Bongser. Sadly.

Don't get your second point though? Because there is definately a voluntary tackle rule, it just hardly gets used!

Re: Liam Hood : Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:41 pm  

To be fair to Hood defensively he's probably our best hooker, he hits hard and sticks quite well. But with the ball he's now painfully slow at everything he does and it is giving our halfbacks no time and space at all to work with. Kay speeds thing up but his strength is dummy half running, the rest of his game there isn't anything to write home about. Time to see what Bowes can do with a run in the team.