Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:44 am  

Get him paired up with Millard and let's get some bloody ball to them!

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:56 am  

Schunter wrote:

Ahhh so thats why we let Latu go to Salford.....

Can't believe we've signed that trouble causer and let Latu the angel go, shocking!

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:57 pm  

The Clan wrote:

That is not where the good stuff ends, while his speed is obvious to everyone what is maybe not so obvious is his ability to take advantage of his pace in various ways.  He positions himself to make a break, has a great ability to offset the defence by varying his pace, has a great instinctive awareness of how to manipulate the defender with body shape, swerve, in and out, and he certainly doesn't lack bottle when going low for a try.

His defence is obviously a concern but he has shown over the last two years that he is willing to work on it and has the ability to improve. It's an aspect of the game he will always be troubled by but it's also something he that can get better with good coaching and experience.  

His signing will give us a cutting edge and we will have an ability to score from anywhere provided we can get the ball to him. 

a spot on assessment in my view.

A loss for Warrington in my opinion. The problem with Penny was he was given a contract by Paul Cullen that by all accounts was quite a good one and one that Tony smith thought could be better spent elsewhere i.e two or three academy players for the price of Penny's contract is good business to him (and you can see the merits of it when Penny was just a kid himself).

Opposition fans may console themselves by reeling out the he "cant tackle cant catch" line truth is he made a high profile knock on in a challenge cup game not long after scoring an absolute blinder and he recieved plenty of stick from the saints fans...and its just stuck with him i'm afraid. Ive seen Francis Meli and Ade Gardner make more basic handling and defensive errors than Penny. Plus Penny played alongsde Matt King when he was absolute dog pooh or Chris Bridge when he was relatively new to the centre position.

however your team goes next season turning up to Watch Kevin Penny goose all and sundry will help the days go by.

and when you play us if theres a foot race between Penny and our wingers we wont win it

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:11 pm  

I hope the home crowd at least give him time to settle in I will,

while I haven't seem him play for some time, its with out doubt that his blistering pace is an asset for us and we should play to that, for all the blundering defense we have had to put up with this season he can be forgiven as long as he puts the effort in, welcome Kevin to the Trin roller coaster

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:29 pm  

The one thing you will get from Penny, as well as his blistering pace, is 100% effort and enthusiasm. He will let in some soft tries, but he will score some scorchers too.

His defense is suspect, but IMO not so bad as some would have you believe. As has been said, he was playing outside some guy who looked like Matt King for a while (thankfully the real Matt King eventually turned up, but too late for Penny unfortunately). As a result he would often, through no fault of his own, find himself defending against two or three attackers which would inevitabley make him look stupid.

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:35 pm  

Thelonius wrote:

The one thing you will get from Penny, as well as his blistering pace, is 100% effort and enthusiasm. He will let in some soft tries, but he will score some scorchers too.

His defense is suspect, but IMO not so bad as some would have you believe. As has been said, he was playing outside some guy who looked like Matt King for a while (thankfully the real Matt King eventually turned up, but too late for Penny unfortunately). As a result he would often, through no fault of his own, find himself defending against two or three attackers which would inevitabley make him look stupid.

THATS ALL WE HAVE EVER ASKED FOR FROM OUR PLAYERS !!!!!!!

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:20 pm  

Good signing still young and will improve match winner with ball in hand
well happy

better than Blanch thats for sure

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:44 pm  

I don't think his attitude will be a problem as others have alluded to. I spoke to a Harlequins player last year who spoke very highly of him.

Saying that his attitude was brilliant and that he was a nice lad to have around the dressing room.

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:53 pm  

tbh, not a fan at all, however he is now our player whether i like it or not.

positives - speed, try scoring ability

negatives - dodgy in defense (but is he any worse than last years wingers?), prone to errors (so are other players, but this can improve with the right coaching...???), temprament (my biggest issue with him), will not get the ball (again a major issue with all trinity wingers - coaching??)

so overall, my view even though i do not like him, is that he is better than last years wingers and he also gives us something we havn't had for a while - pace.

split loyalties for me, but i have decided that i will give him a chance, but will never have his name on my shirt.

i think that is fair.

to anyone who is not willing to give him a chance - will they be cheering if he goes the length of the field to score a try???

Re: Penny signs : Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:00 pm  

Best finisher in superleague by a mile. If you put Kevin Penny tries in that video sharing website you'll see what I mean. I have seen him score tries that no other winger in superleague is capable of scoring. He does struggle in defence but sometimes that's because he's over eager. I hope he play's on the left for you as it's more natural to him. I also think he will be a great marketing tool for the team, he's a player the youngesters cna relate to and was very popular at warrington. Great signing and a great lad as well.