Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:19 pm  

Agree with Price not playing Russell against Wigan.

However, he has revealed his hand too early. Wane has focussed Wigan`s attack against Russell in recent times, & would without doubt tried again on Friday.

With Russell in our 19 man squad, they would have been planning all week, to exploit him, only to find-out just before kick-off, that he wasn`t playing.

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:26 pm  

Unfortunately, no matter what people's views are on Russell he is a player under contract & due to the threadbare nature of this year's squad he will soon be back in the front line because we don't have a lot of players to choose from. It will be a big feather in the cap of the coaching staff if they can turn him into a better player.
Incidentally,what has happened to the young world beater we signed from Cas?

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:27 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Agree with Price not playing Russell against Wigan.

However, he has revealed his hand too early. Wane has focussed Wigan`s attack against Russell in recent times, & would without doubt tried again on Friday.

With Russell in our 19 man squad, they would have been planning all week, to exploit him, only to find-out just before kick-off, that he wasn`t playing.

Makes sense, but would you waste a 19 spot on a player knowing barring injury he definitely won’t be playing.

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:36 pm  

moving on... wrote:

Good idea, throw a half fit Roberts a starting shirt in one of the most physically demanding fixtures of the season and knacker him for another run of games. do the sensible thing and bring him on in the 2nd half against a jetlagged and fatigued Wigan side for Patton. Patton can play a dummy half role then if required for clark.

Exactly this. But make the "if" IF.

Clark to do 80 mins for me.

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:40 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Agree with Price not playing Russell against Wigan.

However, he has revealed his hand too early. Wane has focussed Wigan`s attack against Russell in recent times, & would without doubt tried again on Friday.

With Russell in our 19 man squad, they would have been planning all week, to exploit him, only to find-out just before kick-off, that he wasn`t playing.

You don't believe Wane wouldn't know what team we would play?
Anyways. Pies have a structured game. It wouldn't make much difference to SW.

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:43 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Agree with Price not playing Russell against Wigan.

However, he has revealed his hand too early. Wane has focussed Wigan`s attack against Russell in recent times, & would without doubt tried again on Friday.

I guess they will likely line up with Gildart on the left and Bateman on the right so everything will be coming to our right regardless I think?

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:10 pm  

Alffi_7 wrote:

I guess they will likely line up with Gildart on the left and Bateman on the right so everything will be coming to our right regardless I think?

Totally agree regards to the fact that their focus probably be on our right flank, but with Russell now out of the 19 man squad, there will be different tactics now.

Why tell Wigan he is not playing, at this stage when their game plan would have been based around his defensive frailties & lack of aerial/try scoring threat in attack.

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:59 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Unfortunately, no matter what people's views are on Russell he is a player under contract & due to the threadbare nature of this year's squad he will soon be back in the front line because we don't have a lot of players to choose from. It will be a big feather in the cap of the coaching staff if they can turn him into a better player.
Incidentally,what has happened to the young world beater we signed from Cas?

IMO Clark is one of the only players who never had a bad game and has not been backed up by a good enough replacement hooker and a poor pack. Played 80mins this season which worries me a bit as when Roby did that for a few years his level dropped! But for me Clark and Currie are our stand-out players, I don’t know why Clark doesn’t get more plaudits. It’s like players are forgotten about when a team drops down the league table, he’s been as good as ever.

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:15 pm  

He wants his England shirt back and good on him. Playing well. Top of the SL tackle count and with a > 10m average gain. http://www.rugby-league.com/superleague ... ayer_stats

He wants his England shirt back and good on him. Playing well. Top of the SL tackle count and with a > 10m average gain. http://www.rugby-league.com/superleague ... ayer_stats

Re: Squad for The Wigan Game : Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:37 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Totally agree regards to the fact that their focus probably be on our right flank, but with Russell now out of the 19 man squad, there will be different tactics now.

Why tell Wigan he is not playing, at this stage when their game plan would have been based around his defensive frailties & lack of aerial/try scoring threat in attack.

Maybe Price wanted to use this opportunity to reward a player by including them in the squad whilst sending a very clear message to the players that no-one is undroppable and he selects on form.