: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:43 pm  

Ashley Gibson - Solid but not spectacular...
If needed at Right Centre for the rest of the season he will do a solid job but that's it, He is the best candidate to finish the season in that role should anything happen to Lee Smith but i don't feel he has a future here personally and doesn't offer the team anything attacking wise...

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:44 pm  

Always thought Ratu was a better prospect than Gibson, but he appears to be even further down the pecking order.

Gibson was decent, but you only have to look at the performance of Donald so far this year to see that we are lacking a quality centre.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:55 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

But, if you had to answer yes or no, will Ashley Gibson become a starting centre for Leeds, what would your answer be?

if Smith leaves then yes, if Smith stays then he'll be a strong reserve and i'd take him over Ablett all season long.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:05 pm  

His hat trick at Hull KR last year shows some of his potential when fully fit

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:07 pm  

RossRhino wrote:

His hat trick at Hull KR last year shows some of his potential when fully fit

The Potential he had, that's the problem how much damage have the injuries done?, You can't really on that one game...

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:11 pm  

The Joker® wrote:

The Potential he had, that's the problem how much damage have the injuries done?, You can't really on that one game...

No true that was one game and you cannot keep harping back to days gone by. At some point he has to be judged on the here and now.

Someone at the Rhinos obviously thinks he is still going to be good enough and, on tonights evidence, I thought he did well and kept Watuira largely quiet.

I guess time will tell!

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:28 pm  

The Joker® wrote:

The Potential he had, that's the problem how much damage have the injuries done?, You can't really on that one game...

Exactly so take yer own advice!
How long did it take the like's of diskin,jjb and scruton to show their true worth again after major injuries and long lay off's??
Gibson deserve's at least till the end of the season before anyone write's him off or calls for him to be ditched.
As for donald is it really just because he's been switched from left to right and has a different centre partner that his form is sketchy???

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:56 pm  

Gibson - What does he offer ?? - silky smooth hair.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:58 pm  

LS16_Rhino wrote:

Gibson - What does he offer ?? - silky smooth hair.

Why play him at centre?

Because he's worth it...

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:59 pm  

Pity we cant magically combine Gibsons defence and reading of the game with Watkins attacking threat, step and offload ability.

Maybe GH is spending his money on working on a machine to do that instead of spending 100k on Gleeson