: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:31 pm  

Wakefield No 1 wrote:

How many tries has Sam made with his little kicks/darts from dummy half?? takes the ball up when nobody else wants it and tackles when nobody else seems to want to..Sam would be my second name on the team sheet after JD, a grafter who doesnt know when to stop..

my thoughts Excactly.

: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:23 am  

SimonBarrett wrote:

we have just won 3 on the bounce, are 7 from 10........this is with Martin at 6! That is his best postion for us!

No offence to Sam, but he is a better 9, and even then with a fully fit squad would not make my 17.....would have Drew and Latu......two world class players in my view, which Sam is not.
Re Rooney, well where do you start!??? He is consistatly uncosistant!!!! He has not performed well since we made the play offs, and l am now starting to think he is little more than average at best.........is he in the last year of his contract??? If so l can see us letting him go, and l think that will be the best action for both him and the club............this is all IMHO!

But hey, its great to be having this debate!!! Shows our squad strenght!

Martin's had some really good games at s/o but is a class centre which were highlighted on Fri night when he was switched there from s/o. And as for Obst being a better No. 9 it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on that. Nowadays with uncontested scrums a hooker is just terminology and the contribution Sam makes is not from the hooking role.

: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:47 am  

SimonBarrett wrote:

we have just won 3 on the bounce, are 7 from 10........this is with Martin at 6! That is his best postion for us!

No offence to Sam, but he is a better 9, and even then with a fully fit squad would not make my 17.....would have Drew and Latu......two world class players in my view, which Sam is not.

Re Rooney, well where do you start!??? He is consistatly uncosistant!!!! He has not performed well since we made the play offs, and l am now starting to think he is little more than average at best.........is he in the last year of his contract??? If so l can see us letting him go, and l think that will be the best action for both him and the club............this is all IMHO!

But hey, its great to be having this debate!!! Shows our squad strenght!

When did Latu become world class


Sam would be very close to first in my 17 every time.


Agreed it is, we all see it differently and it does show how well things are going.

: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:57 am  

The Clan wrote:

I understand peoples reservations on Rooney but last year when we were at our best he played a magnificent supporting roll to Danny Brough.

He proved to be the perfect stand off foil to Broughs more prominent playmaking roll as scrum half.

I think on form and fully fit he is still our best stand off.

not the best in defence teams target him