: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:58 am  

sandy wrote:

dont you mean 10 minute burst

Quite. As I've said elsewhere, at least Feka does a few spells. Moa needs to be capable of doing that (he may be) and given the chance by the coaching staff (he isn't).

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:06 am  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

FWIW i don't think you'll ever see Moa getting any more gametime than he currently does. He is an out and out impact player and 10 minute bursts will be all he is ever capable of.

A palpable waste of money imo and bringing these type of players over clearly sends out the wrong signals to young British players.

Spot on, what you see is what you get if he ran at half backs he may burst through, his whole body shape makes him quite easy for bigger forwards to stop him.
Maybe Thacks has been giving a bit of lip about it hence his stint in the 21s, maybe the rest dont like the treatment Thacks is getting.

[Kosh]

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:11 am  

me 'n' our kid wrote:

Spot on, what you see is what you get if he ran at half backs he may burst through, his whole body shape makes him quite easy for bigger forwards to stop him.
Maybe Thacks has been giving a bit of lip about it hence his stint in the 21s, maybe the rest dont like the treatment Thacks is getting.

If that's the case then all concerned can feck off right now. They're paid to play rugby to the best of their ability, not sulk like kids.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:15 am  

Kosh wrote:

If that's the case then all concerned can feck off right now. They're paid to play rugby to the best of their ability, not sulk like kids.

Maybe but then this comes down to Agar...it looks like he has his favorites and to see somebody jump off a plane and straight into the 1st team will cheese some off,Maloney?..........should have put thacks in the u-21s for a match....not carry on like he is doing and screwing the team up.

Contracts....a tribunal with have a bloody field day.

[Kosh]

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:22 am  

fc baldy wrote:

Maybe but then this comes down to Agar...it looks like he has his favorites and to see somebody jump off a plane and straight into the 1st team will cheese some off,Maloney?..........should have put thacks in the u-21s for a match....not carry on like he is doing and screwing the team up.

Contracts....a tribunal with have a bloody field day.

As you know, I'm not a fan of Agar and didn't welcome his appointment. But there is NEVER an excuse for professional RL players to give less than 100% effort just because they're unhappy with a coaching decision. It just takes the pi$$ out of the fans who pay their wages.

And yes, I am aware that contracts can't be torn up mid-season. But I'd certainly hope to get shot of any players with such an appalling attitude at the first available opportunity. No matter who they might be, either.

In the meantime, replacing them with players from the reserves might be a salutary lesson. If we're going to lose games through incompetence and pique anyway...

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:27 am  

me 'n' our kid wrote:

Spot on, what you see is what you get if he ran at half backs he may burst through, his whole body shape makes him quite easy for bigger forwards to stop him.
Maybe Thacks has been giving a bit of lip about it hence his stint in the 21s, maybe the rest dont like the treatment Thacks is getting.

He burst through the other day and no one could be arsed to be on his shoulder and score the certain try that would have resulted. This type of player requires the team to play around him and to his strengths. He played 20 minutes yesterday - 10 each side of HT. Not enough I agree but he wasn't the worst Hull forward on the pitch. Agar should play him for longer or not select him.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:36 am  

Thacks
King
G. Horne (Whiting to Centre)
Manu

Hope whiting can create more chance's for the right side he's a good ball player.