Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:35 am  

duke street 10 wrote:

Agree,would like to see Brierley get a little game time this year.

I know some say he isnt big enough yet,but....

I have said it loads of times on here - If we play him and he makes some mistakes and we get beat - at least we get something out of it in terms of development, learning and that's good for the future.

Patching Shifty up to play at 40%, or concocting a back rower to play hopelessly out of position at 6 and ruin Rangi's game as well is not only stupid, but also doesn't offer us anything in the midterm.....

BUT!!!!!!! and here it is, if we play some kids then booing them off at half time and getting on the teams backs will not help, so everyone has a responsibility.

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:59 am  

duke street 10 wrote:

Agree,would like to see Brierley get alittle game time this year.

I know some say he isnt big enough yet,but....

As a club we looked at Rob Burrow(said to be too small), we also said the same with Gareth Ellis .

Also,we have to ask ourselves this,IF Sam Tomkins(hardly muscular) was at Cas would he have got chance like he got at Wigan last year?

Maybe young Ryan should talk in a aussie twang,get barred from Xscape and get to work on a beer gut to get T.M's attention :)

He's got T.M's attention,hopefully a bit of game time won't be that far off.

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:27 pm  

I am quite fearful of the expectation that has been put on Brierley over the last year or so.

I'd like to see him get his chance against Barrow.

It would be easy to say he should play against the likes of Quins, Salford and Crusaders but we need to take into account that we need to be winning those games, at least with Barrow he'd get a run out with the first team and if we lose that game then it's no massive loss. We'd all like a cup run, but giving some experience to a youngster is important too.

Ryan will get his chance when it's the right time and let's hope that he gives TM a reason to play him every week.

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:40 pm  

Legionited wrote:

I am quite fearful of the expectation that has been put on Brierley over the last year or so.

I'd like to see him get his chance against Barrow.

It would be easy to say he should play against the likes of Quins, Salford and Crusaders but we need to take into account that we need to be winning those games, at least with Barrow he'd get a run out with the first team and if we lose that game then it's no massive loss. We'd all like a cup run, but giving some experience to a youngster is important too.

Ryan will get his chance when it's the right time and let's hope that he gives TM a reason to play him every week.

Disagree completely with that statement. I feel a cup run is our only chance of winning anything or coming near to winning something.

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:42 pm  

Yeah I agree with that ^. Plus on our day I do think we're capable of springing a surprise or two. However the league requires consistency, something we're not.


I still can't understand how we beat Catalan with no scrum half and no full back (in theory).

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:08 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

Yeah I agree with that ^. Plus on our day I do think we're capable of springing a surprise or two. However the league requires consistency, something we're not.


I still can't understand how we beat Catalan with no scrum half and no full back (in theory).

They had no stand off and a full back who was injured during the game. We were as bad as each other i guess.

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:15 pm  

Yeah, they got a good 65 minutes out of Greenshields though didn't they, played a wonderful part in their final try. A lot of teams getting some crucial injuries this season, seems more then ever.

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:06 pm  

castigers13 wrote:

Disagree completely with that statement. I feel a cup run is our only chance of winning anything or coming near to winning something.

So when would you give Brierley his chance? Against Wigan? Against Quins? There's arguments for and against every single game he could play in the first grade. Or do we just not play him at all?

I think the fact that he hasn't been included in any squads so far this season suggests he's not ready for Super League in the eyes of TM and the management but if he's ever going to replace Mr Sherwin he's got to be given a chance to prove himself.

If there is any confidence in his ability we should not see playing him against Barrow as a risk anyway.

The problem with bringing youngsters through is fans demand wins, it's hard to see the positives of giving a youngster a chance to play if it comes at a cost.

I don't really know the answer to this one, I'm just thinking out loud.

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:18 pm  

How about the last few games of the season?

Re: Brett Sherwin : Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:21 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

How about the last few games of the season?

What if we're chasing a playoff position?