Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:28 am  

He didn't do a bad effort for self awareness with the quickly taken tap against Hull that produced a try. I suppose it could also be argued that there are other not so slender wingers in the game who may make it harder for defences to bundle them into touch.

If there are issues that affect his game though,surely that highlights a problem over us signing him in the first place.

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:50 am  

ninearches wrote:

If there are issues that affect his game though,surely that highlights a problem over us signing him in the first place.

Ultimately, that is indeed the issue. There were plenty of klaxons going off when it was announced we were signing him, and they don't appear to have quietened down in the subsequent months. That article is tongue in cheek, but there's a lot of truth bubbling away beneath the surface, I suspect.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:28 am  

Rocky Bobby wrote:

Hmm. Not so sure, personally. Think it shows a frightening lack of self-awareness. This is the same bloke who admitted on the Locker Room video that he has a mannequin of a woman in his bedroom and his weakness in a game is his inability to turn quickly. Hope the opposition teams all caught that. Strikes me his mouth is moving but his brain isn't engaging. Yet to see any sign he's trying to sort himself out - he only got back in after Penny pulled his hammy, didn't he?

Bobby, I was one of his critics earlier in the thread and I'm not saying for one minute that this Daily Star expose is, in itself a panacea for Lineham's early Wire form, or more correctly my opinion of it, as it appeared that some are satisfied with try scoring stats alone.

I'm also not aware of his previous 'mannequin admissions' etc, but, the first step on the 'road to recovery' is admitting that something needs to change?

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:41 pm  

Agreed, Rico. I too am hopeful he turns it around - he's a Wire now, and when fit, he's a formidable weapon in the arsenal (I know, more booty talk for the poor lad). I just worry that his head isn't in the game in the way other professionals are. Hope I'm proved wrong. An expose in the Star was the last thing he should've been signing up for - doubt the club will be happy to read that piece.

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:26 pm  

All the article makes me think is....£125,000 Really?!

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:57 pm  

Like Rico says admitting there is a problem is the first step to rectifying it. He has been ok without really justifying his price tag but I will still back him to come good, needs to lose weight and improve his all round game. No reason he can't go and become a terrace hero, so long as he wants to and appreciates that he has a long way to go in order to reach that status.

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:59 pm  

Wire Yed wrote:

All the article makes me think is....£125,000 Really?!

I agree totally Yed
You've clearly gone big with this purchase monetary wise but with very little thought or research about what you were buying IMO
It's almost like buying a Audi R8 but with a 1L engine and then wonder why it's not performing:lol:

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:17 pm  

Most players take time to settle in, plenty of time for him to step up. I suspect TS has his measure, time will tell but don't think it's time to panic just yet.

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:51 pm  

The £125k isn't a big deal to us, we can afford that to spend on a player TS clearly sees as a project rather than the finished article.

Westerman on the other hand, a couple of defensive lapses aside looks like a very good buy.

Re: Tom Lineham : Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:17 pm  

trent wrote:

I agree totally Yed
You've clearly gone big with this purchase monetary wise but with very little thought or research about what you were buying IMO
It's almost like buying a Audi R8 but with a 1L engine and then wonder why it's not performing:lol:

The wings are an area of the team we've spent no money on. Riley Penny and Ormsby were all free as they came though the youth team and JMonaghan was free as he'd been sacked. So we've only spent £125k on five wingers over the last six years or so really. Not much is it?

Plus the money doesn't really dent us, further still, the more money being spent in the game the better as it usually filters down or at least is spent by the receiving team on improvements in some shape or form.