: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:52 pm  

Top lad is Jonny - finest player of his age group.

He used to defend at full back and attack from stand off when he was with Orrell St James.

Meanest tackler I have seen since Wayne Pearce!

...and he is only 18 too....

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:05 pm  

Toadstool wrote:

Top lad is Jonny - finest player of his age group.

He used to defend at full back and attack from stand off when he was with Orrell St James.

Meanest tackler I have seen since Wayne Pearce!

...and he is only 18 too....

We'll see. I've got the 'Ian Hardman' award waiting for him. All this talk of a superstar is getting nausiating.

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:26 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

We'll see. I've got the 'Ian Hardman' award waiting for him. All this talk of a superstar is getting nausiating.

I don't think anyone called Lash a superstar.

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:42 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

We'll see. I've got the 'Ian Hardman' award waiting for him. All this talk of a superstar is getting nausiating.

I'm not saying he is a superstar, just commenting on his junior career after watching (and often reffing) him for 8 years.

If I had a penny for everytime I have had to tell him to gently put down the player he was tackling I could afford to buy a pint at the LSV (and that is a lot of pennies! )

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:47 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

We'll see. I've got the 'Ian Hardman' award waiting for him. All this talk of a superstar is getting nausiating.

I'm curious. Is this your default position when it comes to our young lads? I can't decide whether you're doing a wind up every time you comment or whether you just think they're all crap. You certainly seem to think they're all crap.

: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:57 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

I'm curious. Is this your default position when it comes to our young lads? I can't decide whether you're doing a wind up every time you comment or whether you just think they're all crap. You certainly seem to think they're all crap.

No I do not! I just call it as I see it. At this level performances in the academy means absolutely nothing. It is the performances in the first team that count.

I support the lads to the hilt on the pitch, but if there play poorly or lack the ability or physique required to make it at Saints, I'm not scared of saying so.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:12 am  

Not 19 untill September. http://www.saintsrlfc.com/player/71

Not 19 untill September. http://www.saintsrlfc.com/player/71

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:01 am  

Saddened! wrote:

No I do not! I just call it as I see it. At this level performances in the academy means absolutely nothing. It is the performances in the first team that count.

I support the lads to the hilt on the pitch, but if there play poorly or lack the ability or physique required to make it at Saints, I'm not scared of saying so.

I agree, everytime a young lad makes his debut there is talk of him being a superstar and the next "XYZ". Its embarrasing, and only causes trouble when the lad inevitably has a bad game, and the fans get on his back.

Steve Tyrer is the ultimate example of this.

Let the young lads come in at thier own pace - dont heap any more pressure on them before they even play for the first team.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:33 am  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

Steve Tyrer is the ultimate example of this.

Do you have any other examples?

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:39 am  

Matty Smith?