: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:08 am  

tigertot wrote:

On topic, Gibson will never make a top SL centre as long as he has a hole in his butt.

Off topic bradford will never be a top SL side as long as hood has a hole in his butt!!

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:34 am  

John D H wrote:

He is going a bit OTT. But Donald at least needs moving back to the left wing, he's had a pretty poor star to the season IMO.

Im not going OTT because i wasnt commenting on Donald as a player, i think he is a fine player, probably one of the best in the league,

however i would rather lose him than either, Hall, Smith or Webb, and i think we would be a better team with Smith playing outside Senior, and Ryan Hall playing outside a quality centre, than keeping donald and not getting a centre

i would hope when the quota comes down to 5, GH is thinking in a similar way,

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:14 pm  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

bit harsh. He looked good when he was breaking in. What he lacks in power he makes up for in pace, footwork and hands. More of a finesse player. The he got injured.

last night he showed glimpses. He sucked in wing and centre and flicked a ball out to Donald but did little else. Wigan didn't make him defend that much so can't comment. He made less mistakes than watkins to boot. In between plays he was breathing heavy so I suspect he's still short of fitness. Give him time to get up to fitness then judge.

I agree entirely.

I think Gibson will need several first team games, at the very least, to get back to the level he was at before his knee re-construction. And the level he was at was very good. He'd ousted Toopi and was emerging very nicely. People forget that. People also under-estimate what it takes to recover from a knee re-construction.

I think Gibson will make a solid centre and hope we're patient with him.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:19 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

top centre yes,but a steady,reliable good player he def is. and certainly better than anything the NRL has to offer if wigan are anything to go by

He is reliable, but the faith Leeds have shown in him I don't think will be rewarded with the quality he promised as a youngster. He is just not big enough, his horrific injuries can't disguise that. Watkins is already more of a threat. With regard to Wigan, Carmont was a revelation last year, but Noble seems to have managed to beat that out of him.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:20 pm  

rhinoms wrote:

Off topic bradford will never be a top SL side as long as hood has a hole in his butt!!

And why should that bother me?

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:21 pm  

tigertot wrote:

He is just not big enough, his horrific injuries can't disguise that.

Same build as Yeaman or Craig Innes even. I don;t think his size should hold him back.

Watkins is already more of a threat.

And more of a defensive liability and error strewn, though that is to be expected.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:30 pm  

G1 wrote:

Same build as Yeaman or Craig Innes even. I don;t think his size should hold him back.

Reminds me of a very young David Stephenson actually

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:33 pm  

G1 wrote:

I think Gibson will make a solid centre and hope we're patient with him.

Solid doesn't always cut it for the teams looking to win things. He did his knee around 23 months ago but my issue is not with the length of recovery time but rather that he was neither big enough or fast enough before it happened anyway. It's unlikely that a knee reconstruction will change that in a positive way and at 22 I don't see him developing his physique much further.

Out of contract at the end of the season and I'd be surprised if it's extended in anything other than making up the numbers capacity.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:40 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Solid doesn't always cut it for the teams looking to win things.

I disagree.

Yours,

Carl Ablett.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:46 pm  

G1 wrote:

I disagree.

Yours,

Carl Ablett.

It's a team game fortunately where the sum of it's part can exceed the individuals abilities within it.

Nothing wrong with that I suppose after a win against a truly awful Wigan performance.

As long as the opposition remain this inept anything is possible.