Sheens in! : Fri May 25, 2018 9:59 pm  

With approximately 45% of the playing roster in rehab, Tim played his (now) usual hand of playing players out of position whilst also giving a SL debut to a winger. Not many would have called this result pre match. Not many would have called HKR keeping Wigan to 1 Try all game, winning at 1/2time & nilling them in the 2nd half.

I’m not getting carried away after 1 win but am giving perspective against the sheens out thread.

Re: Sheens in! : Sat May 26, 2018 9:49 am  

Ive questioned his team selections several times but we have to put into perspective the fact we had the last pick of available players, what other coach would have done any better with what Sheens has had available?

Re: Sheens in! : Sat May 26, 2018 10:10 am  

I Don't know one KR fan who has said they wanted Sheens out in everyday life. Forums after bad defeats may be a little different? It's generally FC trumpets playing daft again. He's done as well as anyone could with the hand dealt

Re: Sheens in! : Sat May 26, 2018 10:49 am  

bishops finger wrote:

Ive questioned his team selections several times but we have to put into perspective the fact we had the last pick of available players, what other coach would have done any better with what Sheens has had available?

His team selection often leaves me baffled, the switch of Lee/Atkin is something that I still don’t get. But last night everyone I know was calling for quinlan to go in the halves & put Dagger at FB. I don’t think anyone called it the other way round, but all us “expert fans” clearly know nothing.

Re: Sheens in! : Sat May 26, 2018 12:01 pm  

REDEOD wrote:

His team selection often leaves me baffled, the switch of Lee/Atkin is something that I still don’t get. But last night everyone I know was calling for quinlan to go in the halves & put Dagger at FB. I don’t think anyone called it the other way round, but all us “expert fans” clearly know nothing.

Must say i agree, his selections have sometimes left me a little baffled, but with a limited squad available it worked a treat last night. Perhaps swapping players out of position will give Tim a better idea on the versatility of individual players. so he can decide who to keep, when the end of season cull starts... i dont usually believe rumours, but (lol) i've heard whispers up to a dozen players leaving. Just to say iv'e never been in the 'TIM OUT BRIGADE'

Re: Sheens in! : Mon May 28, 2018 1:22 pm  

Rumours going round where after Carl Ablett not sure why because he’s not much different to Chris Clarkson or Ben Kavanagh and he’ll probably take up more off the salary cap

Re: Sheens in! : Mon May 28, 2018 4:01 pm  

Davetherobin wrote:

Rumours going round where after Carl Ablett not sure why because he’s not much different to Chris Clarkson or Ben Kavanagh and he’ll probably take up more off the salary cap

I saw that today & wondered why? Not that he is not a good player but we want someone with another 5 years in them for the kind of money I assume he would want. On his selections some seem to be out of left field to me? But listening to his post match interview he is planing Atkin to be our No 9 in the long term so he may see Dagger as a halfback for the future?

Re: Sheens in! : Mon May 28, 2018 9:08 pm  

Atkin looks good at dummy half when coming of the bench, when lunts fit having them to in the team up ower game...dagger looked like he added something we really need in the half’s speed... I think we still need a controlling half back aswell.... I agree Ablett is not that bad but don’t think he will be good value for money he wants he is not much better then what we have already we need at least one big tackle busting second rower a Cook Islands or samon with size and power

Re: Sheens in! : Tue May 29, 2018 7:41 am  

Davetherobin wrote:

Atkin looks good at dummy half when coming of the bench, when lunts fit having them to in the team up ower game...dagger looked like he added something we really need in the half’s speed... I think we still need a controlling half back aswell.... I agree Ablett is not that bad but don’t think he will be good value for money he wants he is not much better then what we have already we need at least one big tackle busting second rower a Cook Islands or samon with size and power

True but can we get one or maybe two let’s hope so

Re: Sheens in! : Tue May 29, 2018 10:05 am  

Well done tim,finally managed to put somebody with a bit of pace at half back,interesting our top try scorers this season shaw 6,minns 4,quinlan4,carney 3,moss3.Am i missing something shaw played 14,quinlan 13,carney 13,moss 1.one.!!!
The top average gain per carry in superleague is 11 metres,moss averages 10.76 per carry the 2nd best in the league.Am i missing something.???
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