Sione Faumuina : Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:49 pm  

I dont like to knock our players, but from what i have seen of him this year he would be better off standing with us!! really disappointing so far hope he comes good though

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:57 pm  

I agree. He hasn't really done much this year to impress me. But I still think we haven't seen what he can do. I think his problem is that sometimes he tries too hard. For example, those ridiculous passes he throws out without even looking who he's throwing to. Most of the time they end up going to ground and we lose 10 metres.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:50 pm  

any idea why he went steaming town tunnel faster than he takes ball in?? and why nobody including tm had a clue wot was going on?

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:53 pm  

alw1987 wrote:

any idea why he went steaming town tunnel faster than he takes ball in?? and why nobody including tm had a clue wot was going on?

Ye, I was wondering that too!?

Rather random???

Re: Sione Faumuina : Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:27 pm  

tigerbaz wrote:

I dont like to knock our players, but from what i have seen of him this year he would be better off standing with us!! really disappointing so far hope he comes good though

Disagree.

Playing nowhere near his best but still works really hard and shows flashes of brilliance.

Time will tell, but i expect a lot of people to start looking very foolish soon over their "get on a plane" esque comments

Sione : Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:36 pm  

I have heard that he needed to use the loo for a 2!

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:43 am  

I think alot is down to his style of play. I have bagged him (i admit to it) on the terraces and said he isnt good enough just yet but i suppose he needs time. I wonder if it is down to him trying to hard. He allways seems to try to be creative at times when we dont needs it EG in our own 20 trying to offload the ball or flicking out a pass to our centre/wing when it would just be better to take the ball up. I think he can be a decent player for us, but i just dont think Terry has found the right role for him. Time will tell i suppose. I have seen on casforum people saying a spell in the reserves would do him good but with injuries biting we cant afford that luxury just yet.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:20 am  

Whilst I agree he hasn't yet played to his full potential, I don't think he deserves some of the criticism he's been getting, I honestly think there are times when he tries too hard - seems as though he's trying to create something special every time he gets the ball. I think we will see the best of him now the grounds are getting harder, I want to see him running out wide, not barging up the middle, reckon he could be devastating, his defence has definitely been ok though, some of his bone crushing big hits have been awesome!
Let's get behind Sione instead of knocking him, I'm sure it will make a difference to him, just look at Rangi Chase now he's playing with confidence.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:02 am  

danny boy1 wrote:

Whilst I agree he hasn't yet played to his full potential, I don't think he deserves some of the criticism he's been getting, I honestly think there are times when he tries too hard - seems as though he's trying to create something special every time he gets the ball. I think we will see the best of him now the grounds are getting harder, I want to see him running out wide, not barging up the middle, reckon he could be devastating, his defence has definitely been ok though, some of his bone crushing big hits have been awesome!
Let's get behind Sione instead of knocking him, I'm sure it will make a difference to him, just look at Rangi Chase now he's playing with confidence.

there is no end product to his game at the mo, when he signed we were told he played like willy manu! i agree with what your saying about running out wide i want 2 see him smashing defences with ball in hand, he has the size!

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:08 am  

danny boy1 wrote:

Let's get behind Sione instead of knocking him

Unfortunately Danny, this is something quite a few Cas fans are unable to do. Unless our team/players are doing well we find it impossible to support them and can only rip them to bits. After the quins game, we were all shouting for TMs head and that all the overseas players should feck off back home. We've since changed our tone and are happily cheering on the same team we were calling a set of losers. Rangi Chase was being pulled to bits for being no better than Andy Kain and we should get rid. He's now the best thing since sliced bread and those same people are queuing up for his autograph and pretending he always was their favourite player.

Sione will only ever get the support of these players when he is scoring tries and winning games. At the moment he's doing a lot of things right and wrong but he won't get the support he needs from some. Some of our fans think they can spot a SL player from day one, make up their minds there and then and will either support him or pull him to bits from then on no matter what, well until he proves them wrong and ends up a superstar and then they're his number one fan.

I'm not blind to Sione errors, and he's annoyed and frustrated me at times. But i never get the feeling his mistakes have been through lack of effort and effort is something i'll always support. Micky Wainwright is a great example of that. I still think he's not a SL player, or at least no more than a squad filler in a poor side, but he's always a 100% player and plays with heart and effort. He continues to prove the likes of me wrong with his performances, but he gets my support even when he's not making match winning headlines because he plays for Cas and puts in as much effort as he can, and that's all i ask. Sione is putting the effort in but making silly mistakes and giving penalties away. Those are his only faults and both can easily be put right by TM and himself.