: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:10 am  

Bovrick wrote:

Tries
Hansen - 2 =2nd
Hock - 3 1st
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Tomkins - 5/11/3 1st
Lockers - 9/14/10 3rd

Hock - 1+2+1+1+4+1+4 = 14 1st
Tomkins - 2+2+3+2+3+3+1 = 16 2nd
Lockers - 4+1+2+4+1+2+3 = 17 3rd
Hansen - 2+2+4+3+2+4+2 = 19 4th

Hansen dropped ...wow I am bored

I know your post isn't completely serious, but you can't just add up the rankings at the bottom like that - some of the rankings were for positive things (e.g. metres gained) and some for negative things (e.g. errors).

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:31 am  

If Mossop/Flanny or Farrell stepped in, played a blinder and offer more than Hansen we'll all credit it as a good move.

Lets give one of them a chance, whoever is playing better obviously should get the nod.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:23 am  

roverspie wrote:

i'd rather drop coley.
he doesn't bring anything, let alone defensive qualities!

Give over. He was good on Friday and good against Salford. Ah well guess he'll always be used as a scapegoat but seriously he was good fielden and feka both played worse and coley's defence wasn't bad at all. I'd drop fielden before Coley at the moment.

Stop using him as a scapegoat. That's what we have Mathers for

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:44 pm  

In my opinion, Fielden is the one who is more at risk of being dropped, and I think it could be the kick up the backside that gets his season going. If Noble does drop him for Barrow, and possibly even Saints as well, it might make him realise that he has to do more than just put on the shirt each week to keep his place in the side, especially if he wants to be anywhere near the England squad at the end of the season.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:02 pm  

Unfortunately we have more options to improve the back row than the front.

Feka-20min spells
Coley
Fielden
Prescott
O Carroll-Injured
Mossop? A SR pushed into prop. Not ideal to put in the front row against saints.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:42 pm  

talulah wrote:

I know your post isn't completely serious, but you can't just add up the rankings at the bottom like that - some of the rankings were for positive things (e.g. metres gained) and some for negative things (e.g. errors).

It was tongue in cheek, a bit of a crack at all of the stat whores on here. If you look at it again though, I ranked them in order of most tries, most meters etc, and least errors/penalties etc. Of course they dont show the whole picture, but they indacate certain things Stats only show what you want them to show, tbh I would still want Hansen starting against Saints

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:48 pm  

Bovrick wrote:

tbh I would still want Hansen starting against Saints

I would too.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:04 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

I would too.

Its an interesting one, throwing the young lads in against Saints usually when they are expected to be out of there depth pays dividens they seem to be our better performances and the entire occasion seems to bring out the best in them, add that to the fact Hansen looks pretty lethargic all the time of late, i think i would quite like to see Mossop have a pop.

In fairness we have nothing to lose.

I do not think it will happen as it is a risk, and i am not sure Noble professionally could take that risk. While he may play well and his, Tomkins and Ainscough's enthusiasm may inspire the team it could also be costly, and lead to the lad struggling and getting exposed.

Noble can afford to lose this game and still be in a job the following day, if we are flogged i am not sure he will, which is why i have a feeling he will go with the most negative tactics he can, that may not result in victory but will not generate a bad loss.