Re: Willy Tonga : Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:05 am  

I like his tweet about being much better next year. Another sliver of hope for my battered fingernails to cling to.

I am some kind of masochist. I'd told myself this season was the last but perversely am not looking forward to a year (hopefully) in L1 where we actually see a victory or two, a side we can call our own and pigs flying over the stadium...

Re: Willy Tonga : Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:20 pm  

I thought our run of 'luck' with new signings had continued on Sunday when Tonga was down for a few minutes early in the 2nd half!!! If Pryces's knees had stood up to the challenge, or Chisholm not got crocked after 60 mins of his first game back, we would have had 3 or 4 wins against teams near the bottom in my view and still been in there pitching to avoid the drop without any help from our fairy god father at Red Hall

Re: Willy Tonga : Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:57 pm  

Mirfieldbull wrote:

I thought our run of 'luck' with new signings had continued on Sunday when Tonga was down for a few minutes early in the 2nd half!!! If Pryces's knees had stood up to the challenge, or Chisholm not got crocked after 60 mins of his first game back, we would have had 3 or 4 wins against teams near the bottom in my view and still been in there pitching to avoid the drop without any help from our fairy god father at Red Hall

Can't argue with that. As daft as it sounds I did think Pryce was slow but he did at least set up a few plays for us near the opposition line. At the moment, we look so clueless.

But I would argue that Chisholm has been more of a loss than anyone. His presence alone lifts the team so much and I'd go as far as saying if he hadn't have been crocked against Hull KR we would have won that game and a lot more. Potentially off of the bottom before the Middle's 8's started.

I just hope we keep Chisholm for next season. As well as Tonga (sounds like he is staying from his tweet).

Re: Willy Tonga : Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:08 pm  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

Can't argue with that. As daft as it sounds I did think Pryce was slow but he did at least set up a few plays for us near the opposition line. At the moment, we look so clueless.

But I would argue that Chisholm has been more of a loss than anyone. His presence alone lifts the team so much and I'd go as far as saying if he hadn't have been crocked against Hull KR we would have won that game and a lot more. Potentially off of the bottom before the Middle's 8's started.

I just hope we keep Chisholm for next season. As well as Tonga (sounds like he is staying from his tweet).

With Pryce calling the shots, Scott Moore looked a lot more dangerous as well, he's looked a shadow of the player he was at the start of the season in this bleak spell!

Re: Willy Tonga : Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:33 pm  

Mirfieldbull wrote:

With Pryce calling the shots, Scott Moore looked a lot more dangerous as well, he's looked a shadow of the player he was at the start of the season in this bleak spell!

I would say you are spot on with that. I still think he controls things when we finally dominate the collision. But hasn't looked nowhere near as threatening from dummy half.