: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:44 pm  

He's worth the right centre place for me. defence is solid, making breaks with ball, scoring.......if he can add passing to his winger will be icing on cake.

As someone else said...what DOES he have to do? hes fought for a place, won it ans keeping it on merit by earning it

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:46 pm  

davey37 wrote:

Wouldn't be in my team if everyone was fit.

Thats just it though, the team is never always fit. Graeme Horne is invaluable in terms of his flexibility. I bet Agar has him in the first 18 every week.

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:49 pm  

Raggytash wrote:

What's he gotta do? Score a double hat trick? If the lad scores three tries in a tightly contested game and still gets labeled a squad player, I don't think there's anything he can do!

Thankyou. If Yeaman had scored a Hat-trick he would be GB material.....Again.

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:52 pm  

just reading through posts on here

craig hall not good enough
calderwood terrible
grahame horne cant pass
briscoe still learning
thorman gone off the boil
yeoman wont pass
dowes looking tired
cusak wanted rid last year
radford never breaks tackles
manu fades out the game
tickle should not miss kicks
berro should have set up a drop
tommy lee just gets blamed anyway

richard horne must be good to keep us joint top on his own

please give them a chance they might just come good

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:55 pm  

BIG H wrote:

just reading through posts on here

craig hall not good enough
calderwood terrible
grahame horne cant pass
briscoe still learning
thorman gone off the boil
yeoman wont pass
dowes looking tired
cusak wanted rid last year
radford never breaks tackles
manu fades out the game
tickle should not miss kicks
berro should have set up a drop
tommy lee just gets blamed anyway

richard horne must be good to keep us joint top on his own

please give them a chance they might just come good

There are a fair number of correct statements there!

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:05 am  

Rupert Pupkin wrote:

There are a fair number of correct statements there!

One or two, and that doesnt always make them a bad player. Radford not breaking tackles for example isnt an issue, Manu fading out of games is etc etc.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:09 am  

Big Dave T wrote:

One or two, and that doesnt always make them a bad player. Radford not breaking tackles for example isnt an issue, Manu fading out of games is etc etc.

But that depends on the reason for him fading IMO. Often (but not always) it is because he is being asked to get through too much work and/or play for too long. The issue then is as much, if not more, about coaching tactics for him rather than him being a bad player.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:14 am  

carl_spackler wrote:

But that depends on the reason for him fading IMO. Often (but not always) it is because he is being asked to get through too much work and/or play for too long. The issue then is as much, if not more, about coaching tactics for him rather than him being a bad player.

Agreed. I didnt say it was always Manu's fault!

ive been an advocate on here for a long time of him being limited to 2x20 min spells off the bench.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:36 am  

Big Dave T wrote:

Agreed. I didnt say it was always Manu's fault!

ive been an advocate on here for a long time of him being limited to 2x20 min spells off the bench.

Fair enough, I just wasn't sure with your comment about being bad players or not.

I agree Manu should be our bench 2nd row. When he plays 80 minutes I think he tends to receive the ball flat too often and miss a few tackles.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:20 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

Agreed. I didnt say it was always Manu's fault!

ive been an advocate on here for a long time of him being limited to 2x20 min spells off the bench.

I wonder how he would fair at centre??? got the step the strength and the speed and a cracking pass ability?? maybe a shout when we have a glut of forwards all champing to play??