Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:33 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

I don't think you can slag Agar off for playing what is, in his opinion, our best 17.

While we all want to see young players come through, I myself can't wait to see Chris Green play, if one played in front of a available experienced player and he cost us the game these pages would go into melt down.

Hence the question by RBA regarding what fans would prefer. You are right though Agar will want to play his strongest team to help keep his job.

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:34 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Think that's a bit simplistic. Whilst the first team are struggling to make an impression on the competition, would you drop Manu, Tickle, Fitz or Westerman to accommodate an academy back rower? Agar allowed Houghton to displace Berrigan because his performances merited it. Hall and Lee played stacks of games for FC being being moved on. I applaud Saints and their approach of getting youngsters straight in the team when required, but much of that this season has been down to a shocking run of injuries. I do think Agar prefers to shift his senior players round to cover an injury rather than simply replace with an academy specialist, but think you're being a bit unfair.

Fitz should have been rested before the CC kicked in , Then we get Dowes replaces Radford ,Then vice versa.

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:38 pm  

B0NES wrote:

Fitz should have been rested before the CC kicked in , Then we get Dowes replaces Radford ,Then vice versa.

Fair shout on Fitz. Problem is him and Houghton do about 100 tackles a game between them.

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:38 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Hence the question by RBA regarding what fans would prefer. You are right though Agar will want to play his strongest team to help keep his job.

If we get beat on Sunday then I feel we wont see any of our youngsters get a sniff .

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:39 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

I don't think you can slag Agar off for playing what is, in his opinion, our best 17.

While we all want to see young players come through, I myself can't wait to see Chris Green play, if one played in front of a available experienced player and he cost us the game these pages would go into melt down.

I agree that Agar should play his strongest 17 because first and foremost we need to be winning games but last week when Fitz played a cameo role off the bench after his Exiles appearance seemed like the ideal time to play one of the youngsters.

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:41 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Fair shout on Fitz. Problem is him and Houghton do about 100 tackles a game between them.

Correct , But it's been said this season that the rest of the squad have to do their share ,The hard work shouldn't be left to those two players .

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:43 pm  

Going back to the 3 backrowers who are not getting first team opportunities Kent, Cunningham and Green. Does this mean both Washy and Burnett may have a future with Hull next year?

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:46 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Hence the question by RBA regarding what fans would prefer. You are right though Agar will want to play his strongest team to help keep his job.

But these are the some of the same fans who complain about us not putting 50 on a club for x amount of games.

I must admit having overseas players as back up or even signing one which would keep a player getting good reviews in the u20's further down the pecking order is a little confusing but that might be the difference between one or two places in the league.

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:49 pm  

knocker norton wrote:

I agree that Agar should play his strongest 17 because first and foremost we need to be winning games but last week when Fitz played a cameo role off the bench after his Exiles appearance seemed like the ideal time to play one of the youngsters.

To a extent I agree, in the match tread I said we should have left them all out, but imagine if we'd have put in a Wakefield performance and hadn't have had Fitz on the bench to come on and stead the ship?

Re: Best we can hope for is 8th : Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:52 pm  

R.B.A wrote:

What would you guys rather see from the rest of the season, Agar continue to pick his strongest side every week and possibly end up in 8th spot or blood half a dozen or so youngsters over the next 10 games possibly finish 9th but be better equiped for next season?
From a Rovers point of view i would like us to finish in the 8 but in reality even if we do we arnt going to be a threat in the play-offs. Would rather we blood some youngsters in readiness for 2012.

I want to see agar sacked. 8th at best is shocking for a side spending the full cap. At least 2 sides above us are spending less on players