Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 4:24 pm  

watch a few swinton games and looked poor all round each time.....think he is great behind a big pack in a team like warrington dominating.......but put him in a run of the mill team he offers zero or hasnt for swinton.......really cant imagine he will solve your problems

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 4:38 pm  

barry1982 wrote:

Gaskell would of done a job for us this year and we would not have been in this mess , and yes it's a big mess , we have signed a 7 FOR NEXT YEAR IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP US THIS YEAR I've seen people talking on er for a few years when it gose bad we just need this and we just need that , well we got a prop that didn't help , it will probly be a total dif team for next year but we could of sorted all this before I don't think Gaskell would of done a bad job alongside wilkin and we might of been in a better position than what we are

Ask one or two senior players at Saints both of whom have played for England about Lee and see what they say! I predict he will be at Swinton in two seasons time. Why do you think we persevere with Gary W. Think of the correlation between the two and it answers why the perceived experts at the club have gone down the path they have.

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 4:45 pm  

So Gaskell wouldn't of done a job this year for us that's all I'm saying we wouldn't of had to beg a other team for a player

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 4:56 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

There could easily be more to this than the mini crisis we're in this season. It is rumoured that Leigh have a really promising half back (Brierley) who will be playing Super League next season. If Warrington are that club, it may well be that O'Brien doesn't have a place for next season and wants out. This could end up being a trial more than a month's loan. (I don't see what good a month does, as we're back in the same boat when he goes).

Lomax and Wheeler will be back in a month so maybe the plan is to move Wellens back to 1 and go with Lomax at 6 for the rest of the season, or Lomax to 1 and Wheeler to 6?

I know it's not ideal but we're stuck with very little until next season so for the short term it's a good move.

I do agree with the overall issue that it's a sad indicement of where we are in terms of player recruitment right now though. We should've been much more prepared than this and whilst it's great that we've signed a 7 for next year, we still haven't got a 6!

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 5:20 pm  

The story coming out of Leigh is that Mike Rush approached Rowley about loaning RyanBrierley. But unfortunately he is out for 6-8 weeks so you ended up with Obrien! I think Ryan will play Super League but not just yet. He has been outstanding for Leigh this season and last, 39 tries in 40 games. I've watched Gaz at Swinton and he has been very average, hope he goes well for you guys.

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 5:27 pm  

Who would be people's halves on Monday night with Gaz O'Brian now on board ?

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 5:28 pm  

St pete wrote:

Who would be people's halves on Monday night with Gaz O'Brian now on board ?

Wilkin and O'Brien.

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 6:01 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Wilkin and O'Brien.

Hobson's choice really since Hohaia is injured and there is nobody else at all to choose from.

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 6:11 pm  

quinny wrote:

watch a few swinton games and looked poor all round each time.....think he is great behind a big pack in a team like warrington dominating.......but put him in a run of the mill team he offers zero or hasnt for swinton.......really cant imagine he will solve your problems

He can't be worse than Ashe.
Hopefully having a genuine 7 will just help us set our patterns better, perhaps in a month we'll swap and use Yates in stead.

Re: Gaz O'Brien : Thu May 30, 2013 6:11 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Hobson's choice really since Hohaia is injured and there is nobody else at all to choose from.

If we had a fully fit squad